2025 Campus Challenges

Since the start of time, people have created art to tell their stories. In this challenge, we’ll uncover some lesser-known feats (and a few familiar ones too). Get ready to traverse the world in search of art that’s made its mark on history!

Challenge Basics

• Teams can have up to 8 participants
• You can self-enter activity or use a device
• You can change teams until April 27 (but not on/after the challenge begins on April 28)
• Review full challenge rules here
• Review Team Challenges Overview webinar here (23-minute getting started guide in BuckeyeLearn)

Weekly Engagement Drawings

Each week the challenge email will provide you with two engagement prompts. Follow the directions in the email to be entered into the drawings for $25 Rewards Cash*. Activities must be completed by 11:59 PM on Sundays to be included in the weekly contest. Only submissions via the required entry formats are eligible for the drawings. Four winners (two per category) will be drawn and notified each week of the challenge. For complete details on the photo activity, click here. For complete details on the trivia activity, click here.

• Photo Prompts | Photo Winners
• Trivia Questions & Answers | Trivia Winners

Points** Available

Points for this challenge will be awarded based on the progress the university collectively makes discovering hidden art around the world. We will begin our journey at Stage 1: The Writing’s On The Wall. As the university unlocks the stages below, individual participants will earn the following points…

• Stage 2: Express Yourself – 500 points
• Stage 3: We Built This City – 500 points
• Stage 4: The Finer Things – 1,000 points
• Stage 5: Painting Pictures – 2,000 points

You can also earn 1,000 bonus points if your individual daily step average is greater than or equal to the collective university step average at challenge conclusion.

Challenge Resources

Engage in any of the activities below to enhance your challenge experience!

Sign Up For Group Health Coaching

Join OSU health coaches Bonnie and Alison on May 8, 15, 22 & 29 from 12:00PM-12:30PM for a 4-week webinar series titled Women Working Out With Weights. In the sessions you will discuss the benefits of resistance training, learn to overcome the stigmas of women in the weight room, watch videos on proper form and equipment usage, and gain confidence in building your own routine.

Participate In The Walking Gallery On Campus Walk

Please join us on May 21 anytime between 11:30AM-1:00PM for a walk around the Oval to search for “hidden art”. Check in with the OSUHP Health Coaching & Wellness team near the William Oxley Thompson Statue. They will provide an activity card that you will use to keep track of the 15 hidden letters around the outer path. Unscramble the letters you find to reveal the theme and receive a small prize!

Compete In The Amazing Race To Wellness

Sign up to join us on May 22 from 11:00AM-2:00PM for this exciting team competition. Groups of four will be sent on an adventure around the South Oval to complete challenges based on the Ten Dimensions of Wellness. Participation involves using teamwork and problem-solving skills, while engaging in light physical activity.

Run/Walk A Local Spring Race

Spring in Ohio is one of the best times to participate in a race. The weather is finally starting to warm up and after a long winter many folks are ready to get out and stretch their legs. From Donut Dashes, to Fiesta 5Ks, to Hero Hustles, to half marathons, to trail races, everyone can find something to meet their fitness goals. Check out these races across the state to find an option nearby.

Join Free In Person Fitness Classes

Whether you’re getting your heart pumping with cardio or finding your center with yoga, the North Lawn of the Commons is the place to take your workout classes outside – and it’s all free. Sponsored by UnitedHealthcare and coordinated by Quality Wellness and RawYoga614, you’ll find four classes every week from May through September.

Attend Virtual Group Fitness Classes

Choose from a variety of live virtual classes including Yoga, Zumba, and Tai Chi just to name a few. These classes are regularly scheduled throughout the calendar year so you can continue participating after the challenge ends.

Stream Group Fitness OnDemand

Check out Rec Sports’ YouTube playlist on the Student Life Channel for OnDemand group fitness workouts. With everything from strength, to yoga, to cycling, and ranging in length from 10 to 45 minutes, these videos will help you fit movement into your everyday schedule!

Tap Into Your Creative Side With LinkedIn Learning

With your free access to LinkedIn Learning, you have 24/7 unlimited access to courses that you can learn at your own pace in topics that are relevant to your current role or other passions. LinkedIn Learning enables you to grow and develop in areas that matter to you, both professionally and personally. Learn more about LinkedIn Learning here. Check out the following topic areas relevant to this challenge theme:

• Creative Growth: Explore All Creative Topics
• Music Lessons: Learn A New Instrument
• Photography: Explore All Photography Topics
• Travel Photography: Capture The Landscape, People & Culture
• Photography Learning Path: Advance Your Photography Skills
• Animation & Illustration: Explore All Animation & Illustration Topics
• Drawing: Explore All Drawing Courses
• Drawing & Painting Learning Path: Improve Your Drawing and Painting Skills
• Painting: Explore All Painting Courses

The Fine Print

*Team members who join the challenge but do not log activity are not eligible for prizes. Rewards Cash is subject to taxation at the time it is earned, so drawing winners can accept or decline the prize. Additional prizes may be taxable if you receive other non-cash awards from the university during the calendar year.

**Team members who join the challenge but do not log activity will not receive points. Participants must track steps on 30% of the days between stage unlocks to be eligible for unlock points. Stage unlock points will be awarded within one week of the stage being unlocked. Individual average points will be awarded at the end of the challenge after all syncing is complete (by 6/13/25).