IslanderHack: AI for Good Hackathon

Innovate. Collaborate. Create Change with AI

Hosted by

Texas A&M- Corpus Christi College of Engineering and Computer Science & Career and Professional Development Center


Sponsored by

Citgo

About the hackathon

IslanderHack is a 2-day themed weekend, exclusive for Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi students, designed for interdisciplinary Islander teams to work together to create innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered prototypes to environmental sustainability and social-economical challenges. Teams showcase AI-powered prototypes after up to 32 hours of hacking. 

  • September 19-21, 2025
  • TAMU-CC University Center Anchor Ballrooms
  • Ready to Hack for Good? APPLY NOW: Registration Form 

Questions? Contact us at: islanderhack@tamucc.edu

Schedule

Schedule is subject to change. Check back here for live updates! 

Starred (*) events are mandatory 

Friday 9/19

 

Saturday 9/20 

 

 Sunday 9/21

1:00 PM Check-In

 

 8:30 AM Breakfast 

 

 8:30 AM Breakfast 

2:00 PM Opening Ceremony*

 

9:00 AM Git Going Workshop

 

9:00 AM Devpost Workshop 

2:30 PM Team Formation*

  11:00 AM APIs 101 Workshop   10:00 AM Hacking Ends & Pitching Practices 

3:00 PM Hacking Begins

 

12:00 PM Lunch

  11:00 AM Pitches & Judging Begins * 

3:00 PM First Timer's  Workshop

  1:00 PM Introduction to AI Workshop    12:30 PM Lunch 

4:00 PM Ideation Workshop

  2:30 PM Mini Scavenger Hunt (Break)    1:30 PM Top 5 Teams Present 

6:00 PM Dinner

  3:30 PM UI/UX Crash Course    4:00 PM Closing Ceremony 

8:00 PM UC Doors Close

  5:00 PM Pitching Workshop*    5:00 PM UC Doors Close 
    6:00 PM Dinner     
    9:00 PM Door Prizes & UC Doors Close     

 

Theme & Challenges 

Theme: Build AI-powered prototypes to solve environmental sustainability and social-economical challenges. 

What Problems Will You Solve? Here are some tracks to get started: Education, Environment, Community, Health & Wellbeing, Cyber Protection Disaster Resilience, Blue Economy 

Prizes & Perks 

 🏆 Great prizes for top teams & awards for Best Impact, Best UI/UX, Best Beginners, and Best Pitch 

 🎓 Access to AI tools & resources 

🤝 Mentorship from & networking with industry experts 

🧠 Learn real AI applications 

Hacker Resources 

To be updated