AggieAssemble

Inspiration

At Texas A&M, we noticed a recurring problem: students with great ideas often struggled to find the right teammates, collaborators, or mentors. Departments were siloed, and there was no central hub for cross-disciplinary innovation. We were inspired to build something that would bridge this gap—something that felt authentically Aggie.

What it does

AggieAssemble is a platform where students, professors, and alumni can:

• Pitch creative and research-based projects
• Find and match with teammates based on skills, tools, and availability
• Schedule in-person or virtual meetups
• Connect with mentors and subject matter experts
• Organize projects using a fully integrated Notion workspace

How we built it

We designed a high-fidelity prototype using Figma and structured the user experience around three core roles: students, professors, and alumni. Each role has its own dashboard, features, and interactions. We also built a Notion-based "AggieAssemble Project Starter Kit" and designed UI elements for:

• Project pitching
• Team matchmaking
• Meetup planning (with virtual support)
• Task boards and documentation via Notion

Challenges we ran into

• Balancing the needs of three different user types
• Structuring a clean UI that’s scalable but still friendly
• Integrating Notion in a way that feels native, not tacked-on
• Scoping down our feature set to meet submission deadlines
• Figma limitations around real-time testing and linking

Accomplishments that we're proud of

• A fully thought-out multi-role dashboard system
• Custom-designed Notion starter kit for project collaboration
• Intuitive user flows for project pitching and collaboration
• Built a solution that genuinely fits TAMU’s culture and values

What we learned

• UX changes significantly with different user roles and goals
• Using existing platforms like Notion enhances usability and trust
• Visual clarity is everything when designing for collaboration
• TAMU has unique community needs, and understanding them shaped our design

What's next for AggieAssemble

• Build a working prototype using a web stack (React + Firebase or similar)
• Pilot test with student orgs and capstone teams
• Expand Notion integration and explore LMS integration (e.g., Canvas)
• Launch a TAMU-wide beta in partnership with innovation/entrepreneurship departments

Project Starter Kit on Notion

We created a fully functional project workspace to help teams at Texas A&M get started faster.

Use the AggieAssemble Project Starter Kit on Notion

Built With

• figjam
• figma
• notion