April 1, 2025
2025 MwC3 Competition Results
On March 21 and 22nd, several Accounting, Finance and Information Systems students and faculty traveled to Grand Valley State University to compete in the Midwest Collegiate Computing Conference (MwC3). MwC3 is an annual conference that brings together students, educators, and industry professionals passionate about Information Technology (IT) and Information Systems (IS). The conference aims to provide a platform for learning, competition, and networking, fostering the development of IT/IS skills at the collegiate level. This year’s conference highlighted the intersection of Information Technologies and artificial intelligence.
Our students performed exceptionally well, earning at least one trophy in 11 of the 13 competition categories, taking home 46% of all the trophies. Highlights include:
Business Solutions using Generative AI
- 2nd Place: Seth Brott, Jacob Derenzy, Kyle Bowen, Paul Mellas
Cybersecurity
- 2nd Place: William Kittredge, Janek Vedock
- 3rd Place: Kyle Bowen, Paul Mellas
Data Analytics I with MS Office
- 1st Place: Lane Brady, Zack VanDerZanden
- 2nd Place: Jacob Derenzy, Paul Mellas
- 3rd Place: Seth Brott
Data Analytics II with Tableau
- 1st Place: Cayla Barber, Janek Vedock
Database Design
- 1st Place: Paul Mellas, Janek Vedock
- Honorable Mention: Tyler DeFeyter, John Kerbyson
ERP with ScrimmageSIM
- 2nd Place: Tyler DeFeyter, Kathleen Maddox
- 3rd Place: Lane Brady, John Kerbyson
IT Configuration with Linux
- 1st Place: Gavin Kelly
- 3rd Place: Lane Brady
- Honorable Mention: William Kittredge
Mainframe Systems with IBM Z Xplore
- 2nd Place: Lane Brady
- 3rd Place: Gavin Kelly
- Honorable Mention: Ian MacNaughton
Microcontroller Fundamentals with Arduino
- 3rd Place: Kyle Bowen, Paul Mellas
Project Management with SimProject
- 1st Place: Kyle Bowen
Python Development
- Winners: William Kittredge, Janek Vedock
To see the full results click the 2025 MwC3 Competition Results.