This is the last time we’re posting the standings before the deadline — Sunday, March 22nd at midnight PST. That means you only have 3 days to shake up this table. Get those actions in!
The top 20 as of midnight PST on Sunday will be invited to submit projects; top 5 best project submitters get the trip to Africa (which now is looking more like July/August, not May as previously mentioned — we’re working on it and should have the details finalized next week!).
We’ll announce the final, official top 20 next Tuesday, but here’s the current leaderboard:
1 Nick Stevens, Webster University, 100565
2 Justin Kralemann, Baylor University, 57035
3 Tomas Moreno, Wofford College, 49810
4 Mike Fazzino, Sacred Heart University, 48850
5 Andrea Netti, Southern Methodist University, 47440
6 Hassan Barzani, University of Texas at San Antonio, 46750
7 Rachel Berman-Vaporis, Brandeis University, 33500
8 Kelly Wynveen, Clark University, 30240
9 Mike Weidman, Wilmington College, 27825
10 Jessica Beckner, Indiana University, 25730
11 Stephanie Parrish, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 21725
12 Eric Mayle, Missouri State University, 21575
13 Audrey Ruark, Kennesaw State University, 20895
14 Erin Burke, Sacred Heart University, 18140
15 Harpreet Kaur, Saint John’s University, Jamaica New York, 18035
16 Bryant Shannon, University of Florida, 17550
17 Christie Fleming, Franciscan University of Steubenville, 14510
18 Steven Thai, Luther College, 14465
19 Genevieve Gearity, Emerson College, 13280
20 Caitlin Harrowby, Maui Community College, 12755
21 Olivia Durning, Sacred Heart University, 10540
22 Victoria Roman, George Washington University, 10100
23 Melissa Boles, Washington State University – Vancouver, 9820
24 Rachel Cope, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 9760
25 Leah Richards, Sacred Heart University, 8940
26 Caitlin Hillman, University of Iowa, 8490
27 Ebey Soman, Saint John’s University, Jamaica New York, 8300
28 Melissa Salomoni, University of Connecticut, 8180
29 Charlie Harris, Western Kentucky University, 7990
30 Thomas Ginn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 7510
31 Amanda Francini, Sacred Heart University, 7190
32 Stephen Muse, George Washington University, 6710
33 Ross Joy, Seton Hall University, 6690
34 Alex Schmidt, Baylor University, 6600
35 Lynne Guey, University of Florida, 5950
36 Chelsey Jonason, DePauw University, 5670
37 William Burton, Morehead State University, 5370
38 Lindsay Barr, Roger Williams University, 5160
39 Stefani Morones, Loyola Marymount University, 5100
40 Chris Flores, Colorado State University, 5050
For the full list of individual actions that count towards this contest, click here.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Just since Friday, we’ve had a few big jumps on our individual action leaderboard. Hassan Barzani from UT-San Antonio went from #19 last week to #5 today, while Stephanie Parrish from UofM made a leap from #17 to #13 and Caitlin Harrowby from Maui Community College jumped from #33 right into the top 20, at #19. Wow!
After the March 22nd deadline (now only 5 days away!), the top 20 students on this list will be invited to submit projects and the 5 students with the best projects will win a trip to Africa.
Here are the standings!
1 Nick Stevens, Webster University, 100665
2 Justin Kralemann, Baylor University, 55785
3 Tomas Moreno, Wofford College, 49810
4 Mike Fazzino, Sacred Heart University, 48350
5 Hassan Barzani, University of Texas at San Antonio, 46750
6 Andrea Netti, Southern Methodist University, 44740
7 Rachel Berman-Vaporis, Brandeis University, 33500
8 Kelly Wynveen, Clark University, 30240
9 Mike Weidman, Wilmington College, 27325
10 Jessica Beckner, Indiana University, 25730
11 Eric Mayle, Missouri State University, 21475
12 Audrey Ruark, Kennesaw State University, 20895
13 Stephanie Parrish, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 18725
14 Erin Burke, Sacred Heart University, 18140
15 Harpreet Kaur, Saint John’s University, Jamaica New York, 18035
16 Bryant Shannon, University of Florida, 17550
17 Christie Fleming, Franciscan University of Steubenville, 14510
18 Steven Thai, Luther College, 14465
19 Caitlin Harrowby, Maui Community College, 12755
20 Genevieve Gearity, Emerson College, 12530
21 Victoria Roman, George Washington University, 10100
22 Olivia Durning, Sacred Heart University, 10040
23 Rachel Cope, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 9760
24 Leah Richards, Sacred Heart University, 8940
25 Ebey Soman, Saint John’s University, Jamaica New York, 8300
26 Melissa Salomoni, University of Connecticut, 8180
27 Caitlin Hillman, University of Iowa, 7990
28 Charlie Harris, Western Kentucky University, 7990
29 Thomas Ginn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 7510
30 Amanda Francini, Sacred Heart University, 7190
31 Melissa Boles, Washington State University – Vancouver, 6820
32 Stephen Muse, George Washington University, 6710
33 Ross Joy, Seton Hall University, 6690
34 Alex Schmidt, Baylor University, 6000
35 Chelsey Jonason, DePauw University, 5670
36 Lindsay Barr, Roger Williams University, 5160
37 Stefani Morones, Loyola Marymount University, 5100
38 William Burton, Morehead State University, 5060
39 Chris Flores, Colorado State University, 5050
40 Jessica Frisina, Lenoir-Rhyne College, 4850
Keep those actions coming! For the full list of individual actions, click here.
As promised, here’s our revised leaderboard of individuals in the running for the Africa trip. The top 20 will be invited to submit projects, and the 5 students with the best projects will win an all-expenses-paid trip to Africa with ONE staff. For more info, click here.
1. Nick Stevens, Webster University, 100565
2 Justin Kralemann, Baylor University, 55785
3 Mike Fazzino, Sacred Heart University, 48350
4 Tomas Moreno, Wofford College, 45710
5 Andrea Netti, Southern Methodist University, 43640
6 Rachel Berman-Vaporis, Brandeis University, 33500
7 Kelly Wynveen, Clark University, 30240
8 Caitlin Ryan, Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio, 28395
9 Mike Weidman, Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio, 27325
10 Jessica Beckner, Indiana University, 25030
11 Eric Mayle, Missouri State University, 21475
12 Audrey Ruark, Kennesaw State University, 19195
13 Erin Burke, Sacred Heart University, 18140
14 Bryant Shannon, University of Florida, 17050
15 Harpreet Kaur, Saint John’s University, Jamaica New York, 16935
16 Christie Fleming, Franciscan University of Steubenville, 14410
17 Stephanie Parrish, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 12245
18 Genevieve Gearity, Emerson College, 10430
19 Hassan Barzani, University of Texas at San Antonio, 10420
20 Olivia Durning, Sacred Heart University, 10040
21 Victoria Roman, George Washington University, 10000
22 Steven Thai, Luther College, 9695
23 Rachel Cope, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 9660
24 Leah Richards, Sacred Heart University, 8940
25 Charlie Harris, Western Kentucky University, 7990
26 Caitlin Hillman, University of Iowa, 7700
27 Ebey Soman, Saint John’s University, Jamaica New York, 7700
28 Melissa Salomoni, University of Connecticut, 7580
29 Thomas Ginn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 7510
30 Amanda Francini, Sacred Heart University, 7190
31 Melissa Boles, Clark College, 6820
32 Ross Joy, Seton Hall University, 6690
33 Caitlin Harrowby, Maui Community College, 6405
34 Alex Schmidt, Baylor University, 6000
35 Stephen Muse, George Washington University, 5500
36 William Burton, Morehead State University, 5060
37 Chris Flores, Colorado State University, 5050
38 Chelsey Jonason, DePauw University, 4970
39 Jessica Frisina, Lenoir-Rhyne College, 4850
40 Claire Crawley, Clark University, 4550
Look for another update on Tuesday. If you have any questions, contact us.
Instead of running a separate leaderboard for individuals, we’re going to be posting the top 40 individual action-takers with their point totals here on the OCC blog at least every other day — starting today.
These are the 40 students who currently have the most points in the 15 “individual actions” we announced yesterday. Submit more of these actions and your name will move up on the list!
Only the top 20 will be invited to submit projects to compete for 5 spots on our 2009 OCC trip to Africa.
1 Nick Stevens, Webster University, 100565
2 Justin Kralemann, Baylor University, 55285
3 Mike Fazzino, Sacred Heart University, 48350
4 Tomas Moreno, Wofford College, 45710
5 Rachel Berman- Vaporis, Brandeis University, 33500
6 Kelly Wynveen, Clark University, 30240
7 Caitlin Ryan, Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio, 28395
8 Jessica Beckner, Indiana University, 24920
9 Eric Mayle, Missouri State University, 21475
10 Audrey Ruark, Kennesaw State University, 19195
11 Erin Burke, Sacred Heart University, 17140
12 Bryant Shannon, University of Florida, 17050
13 Harpreet Kaur, Saint John’s University, Jamaica New York, 16935
14 Christie Fleming, Franciscan University of Steubenville, 14410
15 Stephanie Parrish, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 12145
16 Olivia Durning, Sacred Heart University, 10040
17 Victoria Roman, George Washington University, 10000
18 Genevieve Gearity, Emerson College, 9930
19 Steven Thai, Luther College, 9695
20 Rachel Cope, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 9660
21 Leah Richards, Sacred Heart University, 8940
22 Caitlin Hillman, University of Iowa, 7700
23 Ebey Soman, Saint John’s University, Jamaica New York, 7700
24 Melissa Salomoni, University of Connecticut, 7580
25 Thomas Ginn, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 7510
26 Charlie Harris, Western Kentucky University, 7480
27 Amanda Francini, Sacred Heart University, 7190
28 Melissa Boles, Clark College, 6820
29 Ross Joy, Seton Hall University, 6690
30 John McFarland, Franciscan University of Steubenville, 6590
31 Caitlin Harrowby, Maui Community College, 6405
32 Alex Schmidt, Baylor University, 6000
33 Stephen Muse, George Washington University, 5500
34 William Burton, Morehead State University, 5050
35 Chris Flores, Colorado State University, 5050
36 Chelsey Jonason, DePauw University, 4970
37 Jessica Frisina, Lenoir-Rhyne College, 4850
38 Hassan Barzani, University of Texas at San Antonio, 4620
39 Claire Crawley, Clark University, 4550
40 Adrienne Rankin, Clemson University, 4190
IMPORTANT NOTE: Only students who are rising seniors and below are eligible for this contest. If you are graduating in 2009 and your name appears on this list, let us know so we can take you off. Sorry, we have to limit this to students who will be returning to school in the fall.
We’ll post the new standings in a couple days. Now go rack up those actions!
For those who made the Top 10, we’re putting your grants and instructional packets in the mail tomorrow, and the deadline for submitting your final projects is midnight PST on Sunday, March 29th, 2009. That’s not much time, so better start planning!
What are we looking for in your final projects? We want you to do the best you can, on a budget of $1,000, to raise awareness on your campus about ONE and the fight against global poverty.
Here are 10 handy tips to think about as you plan your project.
1. Set clear goals. Before you touch the money, stop to carefully consider what you hope to accomplish with your project. Whom/how many people do you want to reach? What do you want them to know? How will you measure your success? You will be asked to present your goals in your final project write-up, so think about them early.
2. Choose a theme. Last year, Western Kentucky won it all with their “ONE Day of Action”. Think about not only a catchy title for your project (although a catchy title always helps), but also make sure your theme represents your goals and what this project means to you. And then stick to your theme and stay focused. If you try to do too many very different things, you will dilute your impact!
3. Be creative. You’ve turned in great work all year, now we want to see you step it up. Don’t just do stuff we’ve already seen unless you’re going to do it in an exciting new way. Use your imagination and brainstorm with your team to come up with something truly innovative.
4. Spend the money wisely. You’ll be asked to provide receipts for every penny you spend, and we want to see that you’re being smart about it. $15 for a pencil with a ONE logo is probably not a good investment, nor is spending $200 on a fundraiser that only raises $100. Consider your investments carefully in terms of how they bring you closer to your goals.
5. Use the internet and media. Facebook is a great tool for generating interest in your group and events, and your campus and local press are bound to be interested in what you’re doing. Be sure to include media contacts in your plans, and keep us posted because we’d love to have updates for the blog. You might even want to delegate a member of your team to be responsible solely for promoting your project.
6. Use your campus resources. Maybe you’ve got an awesome International Development program at your school. Maybe you’re located near a few high schools. Maybe your football team is awesome, or you’ve got a really strong alumni base. Think about what your school brings to the table and take advantage of its resources to make your project unique to your U.
7. Include an advocacy component. Look over that list of ONE’s legislative priorities that you got at the Power 100 Summit, and think about how your project can impact those priorities. We’d love to see you working with legislators and government officials, either locally or at the national level.
8. Document everything. If you don’t have a photo, video, write-up, or authority reference we can call to confirm, as far as we’re concerned it didn’t happen. You ought to be going crazy with cameras throughout your project. Make the verification part easy on us so we can waive you through without much ado.
9. Show a real, measurable impact. Numbers such as new members recruited, petition signatures, letters to congress, people attending your event, etc. should be integral to your project. We’re also very interested in how your project might have a lasting impact on your campus, or value to OCC even after you’ve graduated. Think bigger than the here and now, and see if you can create something real and permanent.
10. Don’t cheat. Our level of scrutiny is going to be VERY high for these projects and you’re not going to be able to get away with stuff just because we like you. So don’t make up petition signers, have your best friend pretend to be a professor to confirm your story, or try to bribe us with yummy treats (although we do appreciate yummy treats…). If you cheat, we will catch you, and we will make sure everyone knows why your whole school got disqualified. So don’t cut corners, and again, make sure you can back up anything you claim.
As always, ONE and its mission should be central to all your efforts. Keep in mind that your projects will be evaluated by a combination of a ONE judging panel plus popular voting by ONE members online, so perhaps you want to have a flashy element to get those online votes.
And remember that ONE is here to help you, so let Maisie, Emily, Kimberly, Matt, or Chris know if you have any questions or concerns. I think we’re all Facebook friends by now, right? If not, friend us!!!
Wow. You college students sure like your drama. As of last night, the rankings were literally getting shaken up every hour.
But now we have our 10. These campuses will be receiving a grant from ONE to fund a project on their campus surrounding the issues of extreme poverty and global disease. The projects will be judged by a panel of ONE staff and then be opened up to voting by all ONE members.
The winning school, determined by a combination of the panel of judges and the member voting, will receive a concert by (drum roll, please) VAMPIRE WEEKEND. These guys couldn’t be cooler and I am so stoked for this show.
So, without further ado, our amazing Top 10:
Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT
Baylor University, Waco, TX
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
University of California – Davis, Davis, CA
Webster University, St. Louis, MO
Curry College, Milton, MA
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI
Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Congratulations for making it this far and good luck on your projects!
All of the schools put together some amazing final projects, but after counting all the legitimate votes, and calculating the judges’ scores, Western Kentucky emerged as our winner.The final vote total was:
Western Kentucky
3669
Brandeis
2807
Sacred Heart
2633
Hofstra
2030
GWU
1083
Princeton
918
UNLV
790
Kansas State
559
Campbellsville
522
Wilmington
245
Each of the judges ranked the projects from 1-10 (1 being the best), so a smaller sum total correlates to a better ranking. Their cumulative scores were:
GWU
7
Western Kentucky
10
UNLV
13
Wilmington
17
Sacred Heart
21
Princeton
24
Cambellsville
26
Brandeis
27
Kansas State
37
Hofstra
38
Additionally, here is what the judges had to say about the projects (in no particular order):
Hofstra did a good job showing the struggles 1 billion people face on a daily basis around the world. Oftentimes it is easier for people to be impacted by a visual rather than a statistic – Great job showing everything from living conditions to limited food resources.
Western Kentucky showed hustle and energy and engaged the entire community which was impressive. Western Kentucky was savvy and the fact that they were able to get, for example, 160 people to send letters in support of the Education For All Act, showed a lot of tangible advocacy.
Kansas State did a great job reaching out to local media to spread more awareness.
The vigil was very powerful visual.
Campbellsville did a great job participating in a variety events that would reach different audiences. It is amazing how many activities you were able to host and be a part of. I hope the ONE group will continue to be involved in the campus and Campbellsville communities.
The fact that the UNLV students understood it was important both to praise a Senator supporting them and to push a Senator who was not was good, smart lobbying. Also, we can’t beat poverty on our own, and you did the best job of pulling other groups into the fight against poverty and got them to use their specific skills and interests to further the cause.
Brandeis – I loved the theme. The catchy theme was a great way to get people’s attention.
GWU did a great job demonstrating how cheap medications are for treatable diseases, it is important for people to understand something tangible like the cost of a pill. The petition delivery was the type of stunt that gets attention and sticks in people’s memories. Grade A advocacy right there.
Princeton did an amazing job inundating the campus with ONE materials the night before your campus event. I am glad you were able to make students comfortable enough to call their congressional members.
Wilmington – Engaging the local community is crucial. Hopefully you can start to build a sustainable group that bridges the campus and the community.
SHU did a great job with the playground and it was inspiring how they all were able to connect the local community to the greater global problem.
You know what is ridiculous? The complete lack of confidence in the amazing projects ALL of the top 10 schools did. I know the vast majority of these schools don’t even *want* the concert – that all came secondary to actually making a difference. It’s not about getting a free musical performance – it’s about making a difference in the world. Everyone needs to take a step back from voting, stop pointing fingers, and realize that *this* is how we got into the situation our world is in to begin with.
Those involved with ONE stand for eliminating extreme poverty and disease worldwide. Why don’t we all look and see what POSITIVE things we can say about the schools in the top ten? Try not to compliment your own school – we already know that YOU love their project.
For one, I LOVED George Washington’s use of the “Fresh African Water” in their final video submission. It was awesome – definitly got the message across. Western Kentucky’s breakdown of all the Millennium Development Goals was incredible as well – super effective. Hofstra is helping to educate children in Kenya – I’d say that’s a worthy cause. Campellsville, Kansas State, and Brandeis all had incredible awareness events as well. Wilmington College’s aspects of planning for their project in itself is daunting.
Post something here so long as you’ve got a positive thing to say. Anyone think of a project that no one did? Anything super creative? Let’s keep it going with some positive reinforcement here…
In the meantime, the projects are also going to be judged by panel of experts consisting of: Gene Sperling – Director of the Center on Universal Education, Patrick Schmitt – Former Exec. Director of STAND, Sam Worthington – CEO and President of InterAction, Weldon Kennedy, and myself.
In the end, the winner will be determined from final score based 60% on the popular vote and 40% on the judges’ scores.
So go pick your favorite!And if you are in the running, good luck!
The OCC Blog is a daily log of the ONE Campus Challenge, a friendly competition to determine which university's student body has the most effective global poverty-fighting campaign. The site is operated by ONE staff, Campus Outreach Ambassadors (COAs), and Campus Leaders.
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