Small Actions Add Up to Big Change!
During the UR Ecochallenge: Rivers, Indigenous Communities, and Justice, we challenge you to adopt environmentally friendly behaviors inspired by communities from around the world that support sustainability and well-being on campus. Throughout the week, you can earn points for completing actions, engaging your community, and sharing your story. Your points add up to demonstrate your impact and help you win prizes. Here are all the ways you can earn points:
| ACTION | POINTS | DESCRIPTION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joining a Team | 10 | Welcome to the Challenge! Joining an existing team will earn you 10 points. | |
| Early-Bird Registration | 25 | The early bird gets the worm - you'll receive a 25 point bonus for being one of the first 50 people to register! | |
| Create Your Own Team | 25 | Take the lead! Team Captains receive 25 points when they create a new Team. | |
| Post a Profile Picture | 10 | Personalize your profile and share your game face with other participants! Add a profile picture to receive 10 points. | |
| Select Your First Action | 5 | It's time to get started! Browse the action categories and choose which actions you'll take to make your impact. You'll get 5 points to get you started. Then, don't forget to come back and check in once you've made progress! | |
| Check in on Current Day | 25 | Stay on track! You'll receive 25 bonus points for reporting your progress on the day you complete the action. | |
| Complete One Daily Action | 10 | Log your success and add to our collective impact! You’ll receive 10 points for every day that you tell us you completed at least one daily action. | |
| Complete More Than One Daily Action | 20 | Get rewarded for your extra effort! You’ll receive 20 points for every day that you tell us you completed more than one daily action. | |
| Complete EcoLearner One-Time Action | 5 | Check one off the list! Complete an EcoLearner one-time action and you'll earn 5 points. | |
| Complete EcoPro One-Time Action | 10 | Take a bigger step! Complete an EcoPro one-time action and you'll earn 10 points. | |
| Complete EcoLeader One-Time Action | 15 | Reach new heights! Complete an EcoLeader one-time action and you'll earn 15 points. | |
| Post to Your Feed | 5 | Celebrate your success and inspire other participants! You’ll receive 5 points for posting to your feed each day. You’re welcome to post as many times per day as you wish, but you’ll only receive 5 points per day for posting. | |
| Create Comment | 5 | Celebrate your success and inspire other participants! You’ll receive 5 points for commenting on another participant’s post once each day. You’re welcome to reply to as many posts per day as you wish, but you’ll only receive 5 points once per day. | |
| Answer a Reflection Question | 15 | Take some time to reflect on your actions and the impacts they make. You'll receive 15 points for each reflection you post to your feed. | |
| Complete Actions Assessment (points per action marked) | 1 | Get some extra points for sharing what you're already doing to help the planet! You'll receive a 1-point bonus for every action you mark as something that you already do (e.g. brushing your teeth without running water). Of course, we value your honesty! |