Student Diversity Hackathon

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Join us for this 1-day hackathon to make UNSW more equitable, diverse and inclusive for students

Michael Crouch Innovation Centre

As part of Diversity Fest 2022 this hackathon invites UNSW students to bring their passion, skills, knowledge and lived experience to consider:How might we make our UNSW community more equitable, diverse, and inclusive for students?HOW DOES A HACKATHON WORK?During this 1-day hackathon students will work in diverse teams with likeminded peers to discuss areas for impact and generate ideas that have potential to make the UNSW student community more inclusive, from policy and technology interventions to communication and training initiatives. Students will be supported by experts and decision makers, creative problem solving and innovation experts and others from the UNSW community to maximise your success.WHAT TO EXPECT? Hackathons are fast paced and fun and give all participants a chance to make new friends, learn new skills and contribute to making positive change in the world, and pitch their idea and be in for a chance to win a cash prize. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS HACKATHON? This hack welcomes all current UNSW students. Students who have a passion for making positive change, have lived experience or have skills, knowledge and experience within equity, diversity and inclusion are highly encouraged to join this hack. HACK PRIZES Cash prizes are up for grabs across a number of categories such as: <ul><li>overall entry ($1000)</li><li>entry in the technology/technological innovation category ($500)</li><li>entry in the policy category ($500)</li><li>entry aimed at promoting equity and inclusion for First Nations students ($500)</li><li>entry aimed at promoting equity and inclusion for CALD students ($500)</li><li>entry aimed at promoting the mental health of students and staff ($500)</li><li>entry aimed at promoting equity and inclusion for students with disabilities ($500)</li><li>entry aimed at promoting equity and inclusion for women (cis and trans) students ($500)</li><li>entry aimed at promoting equity and inclusion for LGTBQI+ students ($500)</li><li>entry aimed at promoting equity and inclusion for students with caring responsibilities ($500)</li><li>entry aimed at diversity, social inclusion, and cohesion within the UNSW student body ($500)</li></ul>WHO IS ON THE HACKATHON JUDGING PANEL? <ul><li>Prof. Attila Brungs, UNSW Vice-Chancellor </li><li>Prof. Eileen Baldry, Deputy VC Equity Diversity and Inclusion and Professor of Criminology</li><li>Prof. Merlin Crossley, Deputy VC Academic &amp; Student Life</li><li>Caitlyn McLoughlin, Manager, Diversity and Inclusion</li><li>Oliver Pike, Chair of the Board, ARC</li></ul>HACKATHON SCHEDULE<ul><li>8.45am Breakfast and registration</li><li>9.00am Hackathon officially opens - welcome from VC, Prof. Attila Brungs</li><li>9.20am Welcome to Country ceremony </li><li>9.30am Mini workshop </li><li>11.00am Mentor support</li><li>12.30pm Lunch </li><li>1.00pm Mini workshop </li><li>5.15pm Pitch Night</li><li>6.00pm Celebration and dinner</li></ul>MORE INFORMATION AND FAQsVisit the Student Diversity Hackathon website: https://unswfounders.com/student-diversity-hackathon---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------By registering for this event/workshop you grant UNSW Founders full rights to use the images from any photography/video footage for publicity and education purposes. This may include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, coursework presentations, social media, and press releases. If you do not wish to be photographed, please inform an event organiser.

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