I really like this project and think it has merit. With the right combination of smart execution and luck, it could spread like wildfire among students, not too dissimilar to what happened in Facebook's early days.
I've told my nieces and nephews about it who are both in college in UK. Hopefully, they listened although they're not crypto savvy. I told them if they don't learn and become ambassadors then they should tell their tech savvy friends about it.
For fun, I thought I'd give mining a go for my first time. Just using a CPU. I downloaded the OSx wallet, setgenerate true, it synched, and can hear the wheels spinning. It's been running for around 20 mins so far, I don't expect any gems to be found yet. My question is, when or how should I know if I'm finding gems?