Welcome to Code Swarm 2023

A Twenty-Four-Hour hackathon hosted by the Computer Science Club at Delaware State University! A hackathon is a sprint-based design event in which computer programmers and non-programmers collaborate intensively with one another to create code for new software, products, or services. The objective of a hackathon is to competitively develop and construct prototypes of an idea in just under twenty-four hours.

Ready to Join Us?

Schedule

Tentative Schedule for 2023

Registration/Check-in 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Opening Ceremony 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Team Formation/Mentor Pairing 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Hackathon Begins! 4:30pm
NSBE Info Session 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Dinner w/ the Deans + Career Expo 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Sanafe Info Session 10:00pm - 11:30 pm
Workshops are each 90 minutes in duration.
Midnight Snack + Team-Based Exercise 12:00am
Breakfast 7:00am - 9:00am
Trivia 8:00am - 8:30am
Careers in Spacetech Panel w/Guest Speaker 9:00am - 10:30am
Practice Presentation Rounds Begin 10:30am
Lunch + NSBE Bingo + Non-CompSci Mahor Giveaway 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Practice Presentation Rounds Conclude 2:00pm
Presentation Time! 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Judge Deliberation 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Winners Announced/Closing Ceremony 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Sponsor

Prizes

Prize Pool

Playstation 5

Bundle 1: 4 Available
1 Year Playstation+

Bundle1: 4 Available
Samsung Gaming Monitor

Bundle 1: 4 Available
iPad Air

Bundle 2: 4 Available
Apple Pen

Bundle 2: 4 Available
1 Year Quizlet+

Bundle 2+3: 4 Available
Beats Studio Buds+

Bundle 3: 4 Available
Apple Watch SE

Bundle 3: 4 Available
Gift Cards

1 Available
Gift Cards

1 Available

Prize Notice

Bundles are selected by teams in order of placement, all other prizes displayed are given out during other activities.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

A hackathon is a 24-hour team event that allows students to showcase their creative talents in technology and design. Coding experience is not needed! We welcome all majors and all experience levels!
As long as you are an undergraduate/graduate student, or have graduated in the past 6 months from any accredited college and are 18 or older, you are invited to apply with Code Swarm!
If you registered as an individual and do not have a team yet, don’t sweat it. We will match you, on site, with people of differing experiences and outlooks. We will help you find people to work with!
Please email us at board@csclubdsu.org and we’ll get back to you ASAP!

Meet the CS Club Board