Co-Sponsored by UCI Staff Assembly and UCI Human Resources
Back, by popular demand, we’re having another virtual scavenger hunt! Participation is optional, but it would be great to see colleagues from UCI and UCI Health join the competition.
Begins: October 28, 2024 at 12:00 p.m.
Ends: Extended to November 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.
The Rules
- All UCI, UCI Health staff/co-workers are eligible to participate. Unfortunately, faculty members and academic personnel are not eligible.
- Teams may be formed from staff in any UCI school, department, location, or office, with a minimum of two staff members per team and a maximum of 10 staff members per team.
- Multiple teams from the same location are permitted, but individual staff members may only compete on one team for the contest.
- Submit photos, team member names, and UCI emails using the submission form.
- By registering your team, all team members are granting permission to use their images/photos on the Co-worker Appreciation Week web pages, HR web pages, UCI web pages, and the Staff Assembly website.
- On Monday, October 28 at 12:00 p.m., get the list of “items to be scavenged”. The list of items will be provided below.
- Take pictures of “scavenged items” with at least one team member in each photo and upload them to the submission form. IMPORTANT: Include your team name, the name of the team member shown in the photo, and the item you have scavenged in your photo caption. For example, Super Sleuths, Peter T. Anteater, UCI branded reusable water bottle.
- All entries must be submitted by the deadline date.
Winning Teams
- Two teams (one from campus teams and one from the UCI Health teams) will be chosen at random as the winners of the Scavenger Hunt from all teams who find 10 of the items on the list.
- In addition, there will be an overall winning team, chosen at random from all teams who find all 10 of the items PLUS the three extra credit items, which require the team to solve clues first.
- The decisions of the judges are final.
- Winning teams will notified by email and announced here by 5:00 p.m. on November 8.
Scavenger Hunt List
- Peter photobomb! Group photo with Peter the Anteater “somewhere” in the group photo. Use Photoshop to add team members and/or Peter the Anteater, if necessary.
- Find some leaves that have changed their colors to fall colors
- Find a co-worker and surprise them with a quick selfie
- Find a pumpkin
- Find a football (not the soccer variety)
- Find a pair of sneakers
- Take a selfie wearing a baseball cap
- Find someone wearing a hoodie
- Find someone carrying books
- Find a co-worker enjoying a break
For extra credit, answer the clues below and submit pictures of them with at least one team member in each photo. These items may be used as substitutes for other items if you cannot find all the 10 items listed above.
- Pumpkins, pumpkins, around the house. I have lots of keys and a mouse.
- Watch out for any zombie hands popping up from the ground while finding the thing a witch needs to fly around.
- I have a body, arms, legs, and a head, but I’m heartless and have no guts. What am I?
Contact
For questions or additional information, contact the Staff Appreciation Chair, Joani Harrington, e: jmharrin@uci.edu