The second annual ONE Campus Challenge – a friendly competition between colleges and universities to raise campus awareness about extreme poverty and disease – is in full swing. OCC has just completed its first stage with the announcement of the 2009 Power 100: the top 100 schools sending representatives to our elite Power 100 Summit in February. You can see if your school made the list here.

Throughout the school year, we’ve featured weekly challenges for all universities participating in OCC. Challenge winners get 10,000 OCC points, which add up to qualify them for the Power 100 and later, the top 10 schools getting $1,000 each to design their own global anti-poverty programs. We’ve had 10 challenges over three months, including two “Super Challenges” worth double the points and each spanning two weeks. Here’s a recap of all our challenges and winners:

Challenge 1: Campus Launch
Winner: University of Michigan

Challenge 2: Scavenger Hunt
Winner: Curry College

Challenge 3: T-shirt Design
Winner: Baylor University

Challenge 4: “Stand Up and Take Action” Event
Winner: Western Kentucky University

Challenge 5: ONE Your Candidates
Winner: Western Kentucky University

Challenge 6: Halloween Photo Contest
Winner: University of Florida

Challenge 7: ONE in Your Face
Winner: University of Michigan

Challenge 8: ONE Story/Book
Winner: University of Missouri-Columbia

Challenge 9: Call Congress
Winner: University of Southern California

Challenge 10: World AIDS Day Event
Winner: George Washington University

So far during the second OCC season, we’ve amassed more than 27,000 participants representing 2,548 different schools, and the PR News Nonprofit Awards recognized OCC as one of the top advocacy campaigns in the country for 2008.

Remember you can still earn points for your favorite school by signing up for the ONE Campus Challenge here. Congratulations to all OCC participants for a great year! Let’s make 2009 even better.

-Emily Stivers