Jonathan Wood of Rudolph Named a Finalist in J.P. Morgan Code for Good Challenge

2013 Oct 22

The University of Evansville is proud to announce that Jonathan Wood of Rudolph, OH, was a finalist in the J.P. Morgan Code for Good Challenge, October 4-5 in Columbus, Ohio. Wood, who is majoring in Computer Science, was part of a five-person team representing UE in the competition, which challenged programmers to use their technological expertise to make an impact on a nonprofit organization.

UE's team was tasked with developing a fitness tracking and healthy lifestyle app for Goodwill of Columbus. After hearing a presentation on Friday about the organization's needs, students worked most of the night to complete the programming challenge and develop a pitch and demonstration, which they presented to judges on Saturday.

The University of Evansville's team won second place out of the six collegiate teams that completed projects for Goodwill of Columbus.

"I'm very proud of our students' hard work in this competition, where they demonstrated that they not only have outstanding programming skills, but excellent presentation abilities and a desire to do good," said Don Roberts, UE associate professor of computer science. "The Code for Good Challenge was an incredible opportunity for students such as Jonathan Wood to put their academic knowledge into practice and gain professional experience working for a real-world client."

The University of Evansville is a private, liberal arts-based university in Evansville, Indiana, with a full-time undergraduate enrollment of approximately 2,300. UE's diverse student body represents 41 states and 54 countries. U.S. News & World Report recognizes UE as a top 10 master's-granting university in the Midwest, and third in the region for "Great Schools, Great Prices." For more information, please visit http://www.evansville.edu.