Join us online via Microsoft Teams on November 21st (8 AM – 8 PM) for 12 hours of creation, innovation, fun & prizes.
The Create-a-thon is a 12-hour event that harnesses creative talent from students participating from any major or field. It gives students the opportunity to practice team building and leadership skills, gain real-world marketing and presentation experience, and get exposed to modern technologies and tools while deepening their understanding of our community and creating a sense of student belonging. The goal of the event is to bring out ideas that can be later built into products or services that are compelling for students to use and foster student engagement.
What is Create-a-thon?
The Create-a-thon is a brainstorming event for ideas that matter to the community around us. An opportunity to bring your ideas to create a concept that can facilitate the involvement and engagement of the campus.
We are looking for students to work together and come up with a prototype of an idea to showcase it to the judges. You do not need to be an expert, just willing to step out of your comfort zone and bring out your creativity inside of you.
THINK. DESIGN. CREATE.
“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of mind to think.” – Albert Einstein
Why You?
Do you like brainstorming innovative ideas? Are you good at marketing and explaining ideas to others? Do you like to research what others think about products or services? Do you like to code and create applications? The create-a-thon leverages student thinking in these and other interest areas to generate ideas and/or prototypes for real-world problems.
The event will give you an opportunity to learn and practice new skills to be better positioned in their academic and career aspirations. Some skills include:
- Team building
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Resource utilization
If this sounds interesting and exciting, join us on November 21st for a 12-hour long event by registering.
Creat-a-thon Gallery
Resources
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Other Useful Resources
Prototyping (Idea to Design) Tips: More Information Here
Presentation Tips: More Information Here
Screen Recording 101: How-to Video
Creating Alexa Skills: Getting Started with Alexa
Mentors
This is an amazing opportunity to get direct access to industry professionals available to mentor you and your team on design thinking, prototyping, and ideation, no/low code development possibilities, and presentation skills. Regardless of your background or aspirations, access to these amazing mentors is a can’t miss an opportunity.
Sr. Solutions Architect from AMAZON
Training Lead from Microsoft
Challenges
Alexa Skill Challenge
As part of the Create-a-thon, we have a separate problem statement for building something using an Alexa skill. We have the following prize for this category. Incorporate an Amazon Alexa skill to effectively engage students as a part of your Idea/prototype to be eligible to win an Echo Show.
Each member of the Winning Team gets an Echo Show 8
Please use the Getting Started with Alexa 101 as a guide to brainstorming new ideas & craft an Alexa skill.
Microsoft Power Apps Challenge
As part of the Create-a-thon, we have a separate problem statement for building something using an Alexa skill. We have the following prize for this category.
Each team member wins an Echo Show 5.
Top Overall Winner
As part of the Create-a-thon, we will be picking the top 3 Winners for their creativity in creating something that will bring a difference in the community of St. Cloud State University.
- 1st Place: Each team member wins a certificate for up to $40 on Amazon.com.
- 2nd Place: Each team member wins a certificate for up to $30 on Amazon.com.
- 3rd Place: Each team member wins a certificate for up to $20 on Amazon.com.
Judging
Questions for consideration while building the idea/prototype:
- Is there a clear impact on the SCSU community?
- Is there evidence of creative and critical thinking?
- Is it reusable?
- How easy is it to implement in real-life?
View the Judging Husky Create-a-thon Rubric
Judges
- Clare Rahm, Interim Vice President of Student Life and Development
- Dr. Jason Woods, Vice President for Strategic Enrollment Management
- King Banaian, Dean of the School of Public Affairs
Event Partners
About
The Create-a-thon started with the goal to foster student engagement, build a sense of belonging in the SCSU community, and to bring creative students together to generate ideas that can later be built into products or services that are compelling for students to use.
The event seeks to deliver on the goal of Our Husky Compact to prepare their students to be global citizens of the 21st Century.
Organized by St. Cloud State University Information Technology Services and Residential Life.
FAQs
» Do I need to know how to code to participate?
No, you do not have to code for this event. If you can great, but all we ask from you is to be able to demonstrate and describe your idea. Wireframes, drawings, PowerPoint, or a rough prototype are some options.
» Will there be other prizes?
Yes definitely, we will be giving out other Miscellaneous prizes to students in Mini-challenges.
Questions
Contact us with any questions by using the form on the Contact page.