On April 16, Kirkwood’s Sustainability Club launched its much-anticipated scavenger hunt in Iowa Hall, which ended on April 22.
The student-led club, aimed at promoting sustainable practices and problem-solving on campus, consists of two coaches, two club advisors and students who hold different titles such as scribes, project managers and social media managers.
In a campaign to improve club engagement, the club leadership designed to run the scavenger hunt to not only encourage more participation but also to educate students about the different sustainable practices and resources that are available to them on campus.
Club co-chair Shahriar Evan, business administration management and Community College Initiative program participant, mentioned that he and his team noticed how a lot of students at Kirkwood are not aware of the different sustainable practices, or even resources on sustainability that are available on campus.
This led them to brainstorm a fun way to engage students, enhance participation and also increase awareness. “People were not interested, and then I realized we are not doing anything fun,” said Evan.
The scavenger hunt, which also commemorates Earth Week, involved students registering and proceeding to find different locations on campus using a given list of clues and activities. Participants would then take a picture and tag the Sustainability Club on social media, among the other hinted activities in order to stand a chance to win prizes.
“It’s supposed to be educational plus fun, so we decided to give some prizes to keep students engaged,” said Evan. He explained that the launch event was a success despite the unconventional event time. This event was limited to current Kirkwood students only.
It was, and is, important for the club organizers to not only promote sustainable practices that are available on campus but to also let students who wouldn’t generally be aware of these practices know about them and help make a change and create impact on on-campus sustainability.
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