{"id":96646,"date":"2026-04-13T09:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=96646"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:22:08","slug":"fhsu-hosts-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=96646","title":{"rendered":"FHSU hosts Hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By RORY MOORE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Tiger Media Network<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday, groups at Fort Hays State University hosted an AI Hackathon inside Hammond Hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"427\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-96650\" data-id=\"96650\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-7-of-15.jpg?resize=790%2C427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-7-of-15.jpg?resize=1024%2C554&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-7-of-15.jpg?resize=370%2C200&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-7-of-15.jpg?resize=150%2C81&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-7-of-15.jpg?resize=768%2C416&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-7-of-15.jpg?resize=1536%2C831&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-7-of-15.jpg?w=1765&amp;ssl=1 1765w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Overseeing the code for a new app.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"559\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-96649\" data-id=\"96649\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-5-of-15.jpg?resize=790%2C559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-5-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C725&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-5-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=367%2C260&amp;ssl=1 367w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-5-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-5-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-5-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1088&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-5-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1450&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-5-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=700%2C496&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-5-of-15-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Hackathon mentors observing each team&#8217;s work. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"810\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-96647\" data-id=\"96647\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-9-of-15.jpg?resize=790%2C810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-9-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=999%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-9-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=254%2C260&amp;ssl=1 254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-9-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=146%2C150&amp;ssl=1 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-9-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C787&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-9-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1499%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1499w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-9-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1998%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1998w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-9-of-15-scaled.jpg?w=1580 1580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-9-of-15-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Ravindra Muvva checking out the project model of Team 5. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"417\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-96652\" data-id=\"96652\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-14-of-15.jpg?resize=790%2C417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-14-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C541&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-14-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C195&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-14-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C79&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-14-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C405&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-14-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C811&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-14-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1081&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-14-of-15-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Presenting to judges Gordan Carlson, Alan Wamser, Nathan Zimmerman, Mason Ruder and Travis Holdeman. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"495\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-96648\" data-id=\"96648\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-11-of-15.jpg?resize=790%2C495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-11-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C641&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-11-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C232&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-11-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C94&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-11-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C481&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-11-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C961&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-11-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1282&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-11-of-15-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Teams presenting their ideas to each other. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"460\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-96651\" data-id=\"96651\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-10-of-15.jpg?resize=790%2C460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-10-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C596&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-10-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C215&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-10-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C87&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-10-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C447&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-10-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C893&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-10-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1191&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-10-of-15-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Team 1 presenting their solution to the rural healthcare issue. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"494\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-96653\" data-id=\"96653\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-2-of-15.jpg?resize=790%2C494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-2-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C640&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-2-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C231&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-2-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C94&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-2-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C480&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-2-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C960&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-2-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1281&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-2-of-15-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Slides about evolutionary breakthroughs in technology through devices.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"415\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-96654\" data-id=\"96654\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-3-of-15.jpg?resize=790%2C415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-3-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C538&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-3-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C195&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-3-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C79&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-3-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C404&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-3-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C808&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-3-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1077&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-3-of-15-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Team 4 working together. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"631\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-96655\" data-id=\"96655\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-6-of-15.jpg?resize=790%2C631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-6-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C818&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-6-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=325%2C260&amp;ssl=1 325w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-6-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C120&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-6-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-6-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1227&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-6-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1636&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-6-of-15-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Seeking help from the AI Chat. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"380\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-96656\" data-id=\"96656\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-4-of-15.jpg?resize=790%2C380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-4-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C492&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-4-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C178&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-4-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C72&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-4-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C369&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-4-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C738&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-4-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C984&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-4-of-15-scaled.jpg?w=2370 2370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Team 1 developing a rural healthcare app.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"362\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-96657\" data-id=\"96657\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-15-of-15.jpg?resize=790%2C362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-15-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C469&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-15-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=370%2C169&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tigermedianet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AIHackathon041126-15-of-15-scaled.jpg?resize=150%2C69&amp;ssl=1 150w, 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