Make-A-Thon
January 26 - January 28
Free
Make-A-Thon
Friday, Jan. 26 – Sunday, Jan. 28, Centennial Campus
Make-A-Thon is NC State’s sustainability innovation competition. Students research, design and prototype solutions to solve a sustainability challenge and then pitch their ideas to community and industry judges. All NC State undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to participate in Make-A-Thon and can register through Jan. 18, 2024.
Make-A-Thon kicks off Friday, Jan. 26, and will end Sunday, Jan. 28. The NC State community and the general public are welcome to attend the final presentations of sustainable solutions from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, in Hunt Library. Parking is free.
Learn more about Make-A-Thon and how to get involved as a student, mentor and/or judge on the Make-A-Thon website. The full schedule for Make-A-Thon also is available on the website.
Schedule of Events
Friday, Jan. 26 at James B. Hunt Jr. Library
- Check-In, 3:00-4:30 pm (required, at least one member from each team must check in, pick up information packets, maker kits and t-shirts)
- Make-A-Thon Networking, 4:00-5:00 pm
- Make-A-Thon Kickoff, 5:00-6:15 pm
- includes a workshop on Responsible Innovation presented by Katie Barnhill, senior research scholar for the Genetic Engineering and Society Center
- Make-A-Thon Dinner with Teams, 6:30 pm
Saturday, Jan. 27 on Centennial Campus
Makerspaces and mentors will be in person at the following locations:
- Plant Sciences Building, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- Hunt Library, Duke Energy Hall, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
- The Garage in Partners I, 12:00-4:00 pm
Team meeting spaces will also be available in Duke Energy Hall, Hunt Library throughout the day. A pizza dinner will be provided in Duke Energy Hall at 6:00 pm.
Sunday, Jan. 28 at James B. Hunt Jr. Library
- Deadline to submit team solution, 9:00 am via virtual form (required)
- Check-In and presentation set up, between 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (required)
- Lunch, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
- Welcome and Science Fair-style Judging, 1:00-2:30 pm (required)
- Awards Presentation, 3:00-3:15 pm