TSU Places 1st Place in the HP HBCU Technology Conference Bot-a-Thon Competition
On November 5, 2021, Texas Southern University students John Idoko, Lanitria Hawkins (Thorn), Chukwu Uzor and Jemima Egwurube made up the winning team that placed first in the final round of the HBCU Technology Conference Future of Work Academy (FOWA)
20 HBCU’s formed the 33 different teams that participated in the competition with the following schools entering teams: Texas Southern University, Tuskegee, Virginia State, Prairie View A&M, Jackson State, Clark Atlanta, Morgan State, Bowie, Cheyney, Southern, Stillman, Lawson, Bennett College, Morehouse, NC A&M, Lawson State, Alabama A&M, Howard, NC Central, and Dillard. Only six of the 33 teams made it to the final round. Seven HBCU’s were represented in the final round: Alabama A&M, Jackson State University, Tuskegee University, Bowie State University, Texas Southern University, and Jackson State University. The virtual conference consisted of over 25 presentations across three tracks. It took place during five days in September. Presentations were grouped into three tracks: IT staff, faculty & non-IT staff and students. Within the tracks presentation topics included career development, internship opportunities, the future of work, and Power Automate.
competition. Each team member will receive an invitation for internship interviews with HP and Microsoft. Additionally, they will receive an HP Omen laptop, Xbox, and year’s supply of HP Instant Ink. The competition, known as the Bot-a-Thon, and conference were sponsored by HP, Intel, and Microsoft. All students who attended the conference were eligible to compete in the Bot- a-Thon. The TSU team created an application using Microsoft’s Power Platform and Power Automate (the Microsoft 365 applications that allows users to automate a sequence of tasks).
The BOT and the team were evaluated on the following:
All members of TSU’s winning team are currently enrolled in MIS 675, Fall 2021.
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User Experience
Dr. Marion S. Smith served as the Campus Champion for TSU – the intermediary between TSU and the conference.
Creativity & Innovation Thinking
• Complexity, Business Impact & Functionality • Performance • Scalability/Expansion
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