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Founders Cup Challenge 2024

Join us for an exhilarating week filled with camaraderie, competition and community service as we celebrate UWF Founders Week 2024 with the first ever Founders Cup Challenge competition! From Monday, April 15, to Friday, April 19, be prepared for a thrilling lineup of events that will bring out the best in teamwork, strategy and service.

Founders Cup Challenge Teams

UWF faculty and staff members can form teams with up to five members. Team members do not have to be from the same department (student employees can participate on a team, but must be currently employed by UWF). Create a unique team name and select all of the events your team would like to participate in during the registration process. Teams will earn points for each activity in which they participate. Teams can earn extra points for winning the mini-competitions and awards listed below. Teams must register by Wednesday, April 10. Join us on Friday, April 19, to find out the winners of each mini-competition and the overall Founders Cup Challenge winner!

Founders Cup Challenge Registration

Monday, April 15

We are kicking-off the week with Paint UWF Blue and Green Day. Teams can earn points by participating in four activities.

1.) Yard Sign Distribution - 8 to 9:30 a.m.

Teams can earn points by helping place the blue and green “Go Argo” yard signs across the UWF Pensacola Campus. Teams will be given a set number of signs to put out in a specific area of the campus. Donuts and coffee provided.

2.) Door Decorating Competition - All Day

Show your Argo Spirit by decorating a door in your office or building. Teams earn points for decorating one door. Teams can decorate more if they choose, but only one door will be used for judging. The team with the Most Argo Spirited Door Design will win bonus points!

3.) Blue and Green Group Photo - All Day

Dress in your Argo Blue and Green outfit and take a group photo with your team. Post it online and/or submit it via email to universityevents@uwf.edu to receive points.

4.) HealthierU Founders Cup Step Challenge - Monday to Thursday

HealthierU has teamed up with the Founders Cup Challenge for a quick four-day step challenge. Track your team's total step count from Monday, April 15, to Thursday, April 18. Teams must submit their final step count by Thursday at 5 p.m.

UWF volunteers at the Feeding the Gulf Coast food bank.

Tuesday, April 16

UWF’s Day of Service is dedicated to giving back to the community. Teams earn five points for each member that participates in one of the Day of Service projects. Sign up for the Argos Day of Service projects or for the Faculty and Staff Day of Service project at the UWF Community Garden.

Community Garden Service Project: Sign up for a one hour time slot (11 a.m. to noon or noon to 1 p.m.) to volunteer in the UWF Community Garden. Volunteers will help with planting, weeding and cleanup. Water and snacks provided.

Two students walking by the UWF mural at University Commons.

Wednesday, April 17

Join us for a day of learning and exploring with the Founders Cup Challenge Scavenger Hunt. Teams will go on a fun scavenger hunt across the Pensacola campus to learn about UWF’s art installations, unique architectural features and iconic spaces. The scavenger hunt will end at Building 10 with popcorn and refreshments! The scavenger hunt will take place between 1 and 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17.

UWF student presenting research project at the UWF Student Scholars Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase.

Thursday, April 18

Thursday, April 18, is packed with Founders Week activities including Day of Giving, the Student Scholars Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase and the Argo Pantry Food Fight!

Student Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase Volunteering: Teams can earn five points for each individual member that volunteers for the UWF Symposium. Points can be earned for volunteering on Wednesday (day before Symposium) or Thursday.

Argo Pantry Food Fight: Teams earn one point for each item (up to 15 items/15 points) they donate during the Argo Pantry Food Fight.

Friday, April 19

Join us on Friday, April 19, at 10 a.m. for the Founders Cup Challenge Cornhole Competition on the Camellia Garden greens (grassy area to the east of the garden). Teams will receive points for competing in a cornhole competition with the winning team receiving bonus points. The winners for the first Founders Cup Challenge competition will be announced after the cornhole competition.