Students in McDaniel's Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship participate in sixth annual Carroll County Hackathon
McDaniel students Javon Spencer, a Business Administration major, and Tasir Money, a Marketing major, participated in the sixth annual Carroll County Hackathon presented by the Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC), on Saturday, Feb. 25. Spencer was also part of the winning team for the "Best Pitch" category.
McDaniel students Javon Spencer and Tasir Money, who are involved in McDaniel’s Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, participated in the sixth annual Carroll County Hackathon, a tech-based pitch competition presented by the Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC), on Saturday, Feb. 25. MAGIC is a nonprofit organization that works to spur tech and entrepreneurial activity in Carroll County.
Javon Spencer was part of the ReDorm team
High school and undergraduate college students teamed up to present their best app ideas to a panel of Industry judges from financial, graphic design and tech backgrounds at the event held at Carroll Community College.
Sophomore Business Administration major Javon Spencer of New Castle, Delaware, was part of the winning team for the “Best Pitch” category. Spencer, along with students from Carroll Community College, Westminster High School, and Liberty High School, created a “ReDorm” app, which is a recycling program for college students giving a second life to dorm furniture and textbooks for incoming students.
The team that included sophomore Marketing major Tasir Money of West Deptford, New Jersey, presented an online clothing store, God's Angels.
“The students came with a lot of great ideas this year,” said Kim Samuelson, Program Director at MAGIC. “It was great to see all of their visions come together, and each team did a fantastic job.”
Marketing major Tasir Money presents during the Hackathon
