Palpable excitement coupled with methodical purpose describes best the atmosphere of HackFest STT! Following only one week in the wake of St. Croix’s event, the St. Thomian hackathon saw an impressive increase of participants; soaring from eleven students to eleven teams. Included in this year’s roster were also many repeat-hackers, with several having served through[…]
HackFest STT
By admin NEARiX, UVI Sep 18, 2016
HackFest STX
By admin NEARiX, UVI Sep 14, 2016
HackFest 2016 is underway! Following an evening of orientation and creative brainstorming, participants on St. Croix wasted no time in tackling the many challenges surrounding Health and Wellness across both the university and territorial stage. Hundreds of ideas were methodically formalized into teams and after six hours of conceptual authoring and wireframing resulted in presentations[…]
HackFest 2016
By admin NEARiX, UVI Sep 08, 2016
Tangible excitement best describes the mood here at NEARiX in anticipation of Hackfest 2016. Now in their 3rd annual year, the multi-island events (taking place on both St. Croix and St. Thomas UVI campuses) have become synonymous throughout the territory with education, creativity and foresight. Open to all university students, the 2016 events (beginning September 9th[…]
UVI – Hackathons and beyond…
By admin NEARiX, UVI Apr 21, 2016
February 6th, 2015 marks a significant date on the technological landscape of St. Croix and the entire USVI. Together with the University of the Virgin Islands (organized by UVIDEA) NEARiX proudly sponsored the first-ever territorial hackathon; bringing together brilliant minds of students and educators alike for shared days of developmental synergy. The event has since[…]