Hackathons and free pizza: All about Stack Overflow’s new Student Ambassador Program

<p>As part of an effort to work with students at college and universities, Stack Overflow is partnering with <a href="https://mlh.io/">Major League Hacking (MLH)</a> to recruit our first cohort of <a href="https://students.stackoverflow.co/">Student Ambassadors</a>. These folks will represent us on campus and lead the way in tackling challenges, earning rewards, and planning out the future of the program. </p><p>Our pizza fund events are open to students in the US and Canada, and Global Hack Weeks are open to all. You can learn more about how to apply <a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2022/08/29/stack-overflow-student-ambassador-program-how-to-apply/">here</a>.</p><p>ICYMI: Major League Hacking cofounder Jon Gottfried and Hackathon Community Manager Mary Siebert previously came on <a href="https://stackoverflow.blog/2019/12/17/podcast-time-for-some-major-league-hacking/">the podcast</a> to describe what a Major League Hackathon looks like (the succulents were a surprise).</p><p>Today’s <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/help/badges/8842/lifeboat">Lifeboat badge</a> goes to user <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/users/1900483/manquer">Manquer</a> for their answer to the question <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26157142/how-can-i-upgrade-yii-1-x-to-yii-2-0">How can I upgrade Yii 1.x to Yii 2.0?</a>.</p>