Please share with your students/anyone who might be interested in participating in this event! Dear WPI Community-On Saturday, November 15, WPI and Holy Cross will host Hack for Human Impact at WPI. This is a one-day innovation sprint where engineering and liberal arts students join forces to turn civic data into human-centered solutions. Supported by the Massachusetts AI Hub, Worcester’s CTO, state leadership, alumni, and industry partners, the event marks a first-of-its-kind collaboration that brings together technical expertise, ethical perspective, and civic purpose to shape the future of responsible AI and data use in Massachusetts.All experience levels and students in other majors are more than welcome to participate! 4-6 participants maximum per team - come with your team already established (each participant must register) OR we can assist you in finding a team the morning of if you wish to particiapte but dont have a team!Please register using the link below!Highlights:Apply your skills in cross-disciplinary teamsGain hands-on experience with real civic dataPresent directly to faculty experts from WPI and Holy Cross, alumni, government, and industry leadersGift Card (Visa) PRIZES - Mixed Teams, max of 4-6 participants1ST Place - $100.00 each person on the team2ND Place - $75.00 each person on the team3RD Place - $50.00 each person on the teamUndergraduate Prize - $75.00 each person on the team(NOTE: all participants must be undergraduate students, and cannot be combined with another prize level) Lunch/snacks provided throughout the day + give-away items!Faculty and Industry Mentors: This event is designed to model what collaboration between liberal arts and technical disciplines can look like, where creativity, data, and ethics come together to shape a new kind of innovation culture for Massachusetts.We’re honored to have incredible partners helping make this possible:Faculty and graduate student mentors from WPI and Holy CrossShauna Conway, Strategic Growth and Innovation, LLC (HC '04)Jason Snyder, Secretary of Technology Services and Security for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, will open the event alongside Worcester City Manager Eric Batista.Sabrina Mansur from the Massachusetts AI Hub will share how this work aligns with the state’s growing AI ecosystem and workforce initiatives.The Sundai Club, a nonprofit with roots in the MIT and Harvard communities, will help facilitate the student challenges.Students will leverage real-world data through the Massachusetts Data Commons, with access to compute resources and Snowflake environments to power their projects.Event Details:Date: Saturday, November 15th, 2025Time: 8:30am - 4:00pmLocation: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Unity Hall 4th FloorAddress: 27 Boynton Street, Worcester, MA 01609 Additional reminders will be distributed leading up to the event along with a parking pass and relevant day of event details. Student Registration: To access the participation registration form, use the QR Code found on the flyer.Questions? Email Kelsey Briggs at kbriggs2@wpi.edu.

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