<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/explore/news-updates/spring-2025-hackathon.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>03/07/2025</pubDate><title>Roxbury Community College Students Built Digital Job Skills at First Annual RCC Hackathon </title><article_text>A group of 15 RCC students got their competitive juices flowing at RCC’s first annual Hackathon February 28. The three-person team “The Renaissance Coders” were named the winner, but all five teams gained valuable digital literacy, problem solving, collaboration, and Generative AI skills that are needed in today’s job market. No prior experience was required to compete.</article_text><author/><image><img src="https://www.rcc.mass.edu/_main_images/news/smaller-hackathon-collage.png" alt="Participants, judges, and attendees at RCC’s first annual Hackathon."/></image><caption>Participants, judges, and attendees at RCC’s first annual Hackathon.</caption><video/><layout>right</layout><color>orange</color><tags><tag>General News</tag><tag>Home Page News</tag><tag>Website News Feed</tag></tags></item>