Global Earth Challenge could be used as an orientation activity for students since students can engage with the app completely virtually and also collect and report data on their own time.

If your institution provides students with opportunities to engage in community service and/or requires students to complete a certain number of community service hours, encourage students to download the Global Earth Challenge app and log the number of hours spent collecting citizen-science data which could then count as community service hours!

• Student government members are elected and respected student leaders of the campus community who could use their position to model the adoption and use of Global Earth Challenge while encouraging their fellow students to do the same.
• If the elected members of student government are required to complete a certain number of community service hours, a specific project, etc. then the faculty/staff advisor for student government could integrate Global Earth Challenge into this requirement.

• Far too often, graduate students feel left out or forgotten as members of the campus community. Global Earth Challenge presents an excellent opportunity to encourage graduate student participation and engagement with an institutional initiative.
• Graduate students (through their senate or relevant association) could further demonstrate their leadership by adopting and using Global Earth Challenge while encouraging others to do the same. Since many graduate students are actively engaged in research, Global Earth Challenge, with its emphasis on citizen-science and using data to drive decisions for people and the planet, is an excellent fit.
• Graduate students can talk with their faculty advisor(s) about opportunities to integrate Global Earth Challenge into their research or coursework or may even be interested in becoming more involved on the research review team for Global Earth Challenge.

RSOs are well known for hosting fun, exciting, and educational events for their members and the campus community. RSOs could encourage their members to adopt and use Global Earth Challenge while also hosting virtual events for the campus community to participate in.

RHA primarily focuses on the on-campus living experience for students and often hosts programs, events, and activities for the campus community. RHA could encourage its members to adopt and use Global Earth Challenge while also hosting virtual events for the campus community to participate in.

If your institution already has student groups that are well known for their engagement with “green,” sustainability, climate, or environmental issues then they’re excellent groups to promote Global Earth Challenge to. If they’re required to complete a specific number of community service hours, they could use their participation in Global Earth Challenge to count towards or supplement their service hours.

Global Earth Challenge is an excellent opportunity for Resident Assistants, Peer Mentors, Community Directors, Residence Directors, etc. to incorporate the app into their programming and events. Staff members in Housing & Residence Life could integrate Global Earth Challenge into their Residential Curriculum, Experiential Learning Model, or other programming/learning model.

Although participation in Global Earth Challenge is not an internship per say it provides participants with a unique feature for their resume and application materials - participation in a global, citizen science initiative!

If you have staff that focus on:

• addressing stormwater issues you could encourage them to adopt the use of the Global Earth Challenge app and report on “plastics.”
• addressing landscaping/campus grounds you could encourage them to adopt the use of the Global Earth Challenge app and report on “plastics.”
• addressing recycling/waste issues you could encourage them to adopt the use of the Global Earth Challenge app and report on “plastics.”

This is a great initiative to encourage members of your campus community to participate in, as it clearly demonstrates how local issues are intertwined with global issues. Furthermore, it provides participants with an opportunity to contribute to a database of information used by scientists all over the world to inform and address climate-related issues and challenges.

This department might be particularly interested in participating given the focus of their work.

Institutions could invite their employees (whether student employees, faculty, or staff) to participate in Global Earth Challenge, especially if the institution is adopting or promoting participation for their students. This is a great way to help employees feel connected to the institution while building a positive culture of engagement, learning, and positive impact!

Institutions could invite their community partners to participate in Global Earth Challenge, especially if the institution is adopting or promoting participation for their students, faculty, and staff. This is a great way for an institution to strengthen its relationship with community members and key stakeholders.

Institutions could encourage their corporate partners, sponsors, and key stakeholders to adopt or promote participation of the Global Earth Challenge app. This is a great way for corporate partners and key stakeholders to demonstrate that they are committed to sustainability as well as the key issues that matter to the institution.

Institutions could invite their alumni to participate in Global Earth Challenge, especially if the institution is adopting or promoting participation for their students, faculty, and staff. This is a great way for an institution to remain connected with their alumni while also making a positive difference!

Global Earth Challenge: Participate in the Earth Day Network’s Global Earth Challenge which is an international, citizen scientist initiative designed to collect data about air quality and plastics. You can participate in Global Earth Challenge from wherever in the world you are just by downloading the application from Apple's App Store or from the Google Play Store*. Once you’ve done that, you’re all set to begin collecting data! For our class, you’ll need to make at least [number of submissions] of “[data type]” submissions during the [time frame accepting submissions, ex. semester or specific weeks, months]. Additionally, you will need to [instructions explaining how students will prove that they made submissions via Global Earth Challenge]. Completing the Global Earth Challenge Extra Credit assignment will [explain how completing this extra credit assignment earns the student extra credit points ex. max 2 points added to their total grade, drops the lowest quiz score, adds 10 points to the lowest test grade, adds 5 points to their mid-term/final grade, etc.].

• Please remember: NO data point or class assignment is worth your health, safety, and well-being.

  I want you to earn extra credit only from a safe location. If you’re unable to complete this extra credit opportunity from wherever you’re currently social distancing and self-isolating, please let me know [contact information for instructor] know as soon as possible. Your safety, health, and well-being are of paramount importance; do NOT do anything that would put you or others at risk.

• *If you don’t have access to a smartphone or your smartphone does not function with the Global Earth Challenge application, please let me know [contact information for instructor] so a comparable opportunity for extra credit can be offered.