uConnect | DU/MSU Hackathon

msudu-hack23-multi-campus-events-hub

Multi-campus events interface

Installation & Dependencies

To run in production, you must have the following installed:

• mongodb
• nginx
• nodejs
• npm

Start the MongoDB service and run the server with node main.js

Information & Attributions

For the purposes of the MSU-DU Hack 23 Hackathon, an inventory of tools, technologies, and third-party-produced resources are provided below.

Pitch Deck

https://app.pitch.com/app/presentation/44a4e541-8207-430f-9f4f-1c8c3834a999/a4259183-3ea9-44f8-97f7-e542c087641b

Team

• Annabella Brotherston
• Ama Ebong
• Joel Henry
• Richard Vo
• Konstantin Zaremski

Languages

• JavaScript
• HTML & CSS

Frameworks

• Bootstrap 5
• Node.js
• Express.js

Database

• MongoDB

Bootstrap Theme

• Zephyr by Bootswatch

Home Page Background Image

Thanks to Parker Gibbons via. Unsplash; license permits commercial usage without royalty or attribution

NPM Packages

• bcrypt - Password hashing and comparison
• body-parser - Parse form data in POST requests
• dotenv - Load environment variables from config file
• express - Express.js framework
• express-session - Express.js session support (for sign in and persisting login)
• helmet - Security middleware for Express.js
• mongoose - MongoDB database driver
• node-cron - Cron-job style scheduling of functions in NodeJS
• node-ical - iCal link parser for scraping
• nunjucks - HTML file templating engine
• nunjucks-date-filter - Date formatting addon for nunjucks
• uuid - UUID generator

References

• https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/college-experience/2023/09/22/survey-barriers-college-students-campus
• https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/10/mental-health-campus-care
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7579088/
• https://www.collegedata.com/resources/campus-life/being-involved-in-college-how-can-it-benefit-me