Springfest 2016 ends with mud tug-of-war

Students at the University of Illinois Springfield ended Springfest 2016, a week-long event featuring a variety of fun and educational competitions, with the annual mud tug-of-war on April 23.

Springfest is one of the longest running and most popular traditions at UIS. Springfest challenges include a scavenger hunt, trivia night, flag & chant competition, and sports day.

For more information, visit the Springfest Facebook page.

Scavenger Hunt kicks off 24th annual UIS Springfest

A record number of students helped to kick off Springfest 2016 with the annual Scavenger Hunt on April 18, 2016. Springfest is one of the longest running student traditions on campus, which started in 1992.

Scavenger Hunt participants were given a surprise list of over 200 items to collect during a one-hour period. Points were awarded based on the number of total items collected.

Students were not allowed to use cars, bikes, or other transportation and had to collect all of the items on campus.

Springfest 2015 ends with mud tug-of-war

Students at the University of Illinois Springfield ended Springfest 2015, a week-long event featuring a variety of fun and educational competitions, with the annual mud tug-of-war on April 25.

The theme of the 2015 competition was “Where Dreams Come True”.

Springfest is one of the longest running and most popular traditions at UIS. Springfest challenges include a scavenger hunt, trivia night, flag & chant competition, and sports day.

For more information, visit the Springfest Facebook page.

Scavenger Hunt kicks off 22nd annual UIS Springfest

Hundreds of students helped to kick off Springfest 2015 with the annual Scavenger Hunt on April 20, 2015. Springfest is one of the longest running student traditions on campus, which started in 1992.

Scavenger Hunt participants were given a surprise list of over 200 items to collect during a one-hour period. Points were awarded based on the number of total items collected.

Students were not allowed to use cars, bikes, or other transportation and had to collect all of the items on campus.

Springfest 2014 ends with mud tug-of-war

Students at the University of Illinois Springfield ended Springfest 2014, a week-long event featuring a variety of fun and educational competitions, with the annual mud tug-of-war on April 19.

The theme of the 2014 competition was “Clash of the Comics”, which featured a total of 34 teams made up of over 350 students.

Springfest is one of the longest running and most popular traditions at UIS. Springfest challenges include a scavenger hunt, trivia night, flag & chant competition, and sports day.

For more information on Springfest, visit their Facebook page.

Scavenger Hunt kicks off 21st annual UIS Springfest

Over 350 students helped to kick off Springfest 2014 with the annual Scavenger Hunt on April 14, 2014. Springfest is one of the longest running student traditions on campus, which started in 1992.

Scavenger Hunt participants were given a surprise list of over 200 items to collect during a one-hour period. Points were awarded based on the number of total items collected.

“It’s a really big team builder because students get to go together and try and find items in their homes, they have fun finding the weird items,” said Leanne Deak, Student Activities Committee traditions co-chair.

Students were not allowed to use cars, bikes, or other transportation and had to collect all of the items on campus.

“I love Springfest,” said Jacquie Levine, a senior Global Studies major. “It’s kind of the highlight of my year, every year, at UIS.”

While some items on the list were straightforward, other items were a little harder to locate. Some of the stranger items on this year’s list included a pair of apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur, and a tent.

For a complete list of Springfest activities, visit https://www.facebook.com/Springfest2013AtUIS.