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Halloween-themed 8th Annual ProfHacks Hackathon provides fun real-world experiences

Jake Kravetz • March 1, 2023

Streamers and decorations brought life to the typically mundane Engineering Hall last weekend as Rowan University hosted its eighth annual ProfHacks Hackathon. However, this time around, the event had...

5th annual ProfHacks hackathon event cultivates ingenuity and creativity

Giselle Onofre • March 8, 2020

Diligently and patiently, senior mechanical engineering major Cami Watanabe solders another LED connection onto a growing tower of LED lights. It’s 11:48 p.m. on a Saturday night and she’s just soldered...

We need to talk about the female retention issue in the electrical and computer engineering department

Giselle Onofre • February 11, 2020

This year, approximately 70 electrical and computer engineering students will be graduating, and only two of them are girls. The fact is that at Rowan, a substantially lower number of girls enroll...

ProfHacks winners showcase Facial Navigation to help the disabled community

Sanjana Kondapalli • March 13, 2019

The fourth annual Rowan ProfHacks Hackathon took place from March 9 to 10, hosted by Rowan University’s Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers club (IEEE). IEEE is one of the largest clubs...

ProfHacks event returns for third year

Mackenzie Fitchett • February 28, 2018

This past weekend, Feb. 24-25, Rowan Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) hosted the 3rd Annual ProfHacks event in the Engineering Hall. This event brought over 200 hundred hackers...

LIVE BLOG: PROFHacks 2017 pits students against each other in ‘hackathon’

Matt Kass • February 4, 2017

That's a wrap on ProfHacks 2017. Thanks for following along during the live coverage of the event. Update 4:00 p.m.: The results are being announced at the closing ceremony, which is also being held...

Rowan’s first hackathon “ProfHacks” shows students technical prowess

Kevin Howard • March 24, 2016

Students came from New Jersey and Pennsylvania to kick off spring break by racing to create new technology at Rowan's first hackathon. The new event dubbed "ProfHacks," was hosted by Rowan's student...