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About Knight Hacks

UCF's hometo builders

Knight Hacks is UCF's student run software engineering RSO and nonprofit.

Our Programs

Build all year.Find your people.

Knight Hacks gives UCF students a place to learn, meet teammates, and keep building after the first workshop ends.

Kickstart mentorship, Project Launch teams, weekly workshops, socials, sponsor events, and hackathon prep.

Knight Hacks development team standing together by Lake Eola

00 / Start Here

Blade

Blade is the Knight Hacks member portal for paying dues, signing in at events, managing your KH profile, joining the Discord community, and keeping up with Kickstart, Project Launch, and club updates.

Knight Hacks member presenting a workshop session

01 / Fall Program

Kickstart Mentorship

Kickstart runs every fall during recruiting season, pairing newer technologists with mentors by interests, goals, and experience so students can learn with a small group instead of starting alone.

Knight Hacks members gathered for a club event

02 / Spring Program

Project Launch

Project Launch is a spring build program where teams scope, build, and demo a project with lab hours, checkpoints, mentorship, and an end-of-semester expo.

Knight Hacks hackathon attendees gathered in a large room

03 / Events

Build all year

Around those programs, Knight Hacks runs GBMs, weekly workshops, socials, Operations Meetings, sponsor events, Hack Day in the spring or summer, and an annual 36-hour hackathon every fall.

Knight Hacks members collaborating on project work

Community

A communitythat builds together.

Knight Hacks is where UCF students find teammates, mentors, and friends while learning how to ship real projects.

Meet students who are learning the same tools, chasing the same ideas, and looking for people to build with.

Find teammates, mentors, workshop friends, and familiar faces at GBMs, socials, project nights, and hackathon prep.

Show up as a first-time coder, designer, organizer, or experienced builder. There is room to ask questions and grow.