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A major responsibility of Campus Recreation is to equip students to not just pursue better jobs but to successfully pursue better lives.

Best Roo, Best You!

Campus Recreation's annual February well-being initiative. UMKC students and UMKC Faculty/Staff members can earn points throughout the month for well-being based activities and events. Establish habits, learn about components of well-being, explore resources on campus and more! Top point earners will receive giveaways. 

2024 Points are counted February 5-29

Top 25 point earners receive a massage gun, top 65 overall receive Best Roo crewneck. 

Leaderboard will be sent out on February 13, February 20, and final totals are sent on Monday March 4th. 
Reminders, leader board, and events for points will be sent via email to those registered on Roo Groups. 

View the Leaderboard

1 Point
  • Online habit tracking (Max 1/habit/week)
  • Meditation minutes (Max 1 per day)
2 Points
  • Facility Access to Swinney (Max 1 per day)
  • Facility Access to HH (Max 1 per day)
  • Intramural Attendance (must check-in with IM Supervisor)
  • Live RooFit Class Attendance (must check-in with Instructor)
3 Points

Must scan QR code at location

  • Aquatic Center (Within Swinney - Max 1 per week)
  • Treadmill Desks (at Swinney or Student Union - Max 1 per week)
  • MindBody Space (303H in Student Union - Max 1 per week)
5 Points
  • Any well-being based partnered event

 

Well-being Resources at UMKC

The NIRSA, collegiate rec’s governing body breaks well-being into seven dimensions: intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, environmental, financial, occupational and psychological.

The Great Jobs Great Lives: The 2014 Gallup-Purdue Index Report, a study of more than 30,000 college graduates noted, “The odds of thriving in all areas of well-being more than double for college graduates when they feel their college prepared them well for life outside of it.”

A circle of 8 icons surrounds words - Healthy People and Communities; icons are labeled Intellectual, Physical, Social, Spiritual, Environmental, Financial, Occupational, Psychological

Campus Partners Contributing to Student Well-being

Looking for bike transportation around Kansas City?

Check out 816 Bike Collective to work hands-on upkeeping a bike. The 816 Bicycle Collective in Kansas City, Missouri (816bike.org)

Check out RideKC for bikes around the city, memberships start at $149 annually.  http://ridekcbike.com/ride-with-us/