USF Recreation Club

It's important to listen to the experts and not make your emergency plans based on viral Facebook posts......

Every once in a while we see trends going around social media that we need to address.

The latest is the idea about changing your voicemail if you’re lost. First off, you cannot change your voice mail when you don’t have a cellular signal. If your battery is low, and you are lost or need rescue, DIAL 911 and tell dispatchers where you are. This call will initiate the process to dispatch Police and .

To be blunt. Wasting time changing your voicemail could be the last thing you do. If you don't call for help, and you didn’t leave a trip plan, NOBODY IS COMING TO GET YOU.

Conserve your cell battery. If your battery is low, remember that text messages take far less battery to transmit. Halifax Search and Rescue may attempt to connect with you via text if we know your battery is low. Stay off your phone except to speak with Police. Don’t call your friends and family while you’re waiting for rescue.

Trip plan. Train. Take the essentials. Be BC AdventureSmart.

For those in the Will County region, here a great way to motivate yourself to get outside!

Get Ready to Conquer the 'Woods Walk' Hiking Challenge The popular 'Woods Walk' hiking challenge will return on September 1 and run through November 30. Tackle seven of 10 pre-selected trails to receive a medallion or hike all 10 for fitness and fun!

USF Wins Title of AORE National Outdoor Champion | University of St. Francis Joliet, Ill. – The Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE), a nonprofit committed to reconnecting individuals with the outdoors, annually hosts its AORE Campus Challenge to get students from more than 90 universities off the couch and into the outdoors. This year, the University of ...

WE DID IT!!! USF is officially the most outdoorsy D2 school in the country! Congrats also to Caeley Grady the Individual Most Outdoorsy Champion in the country! University of St. Francis

Have you logged your first activity for the Campus Challenge yet? Wondering how? Hopefully this video will help:

How to log an activity in the AORE Campus Challenge. Follow along to log your first activity and gain some points for USF.

Have you downloaded the AORE Campus Challenge app yet? If so watch this video to see how to use the app to register for the competition!

How to register for the AORE Campus Challenge Joing the University of St. Francis in competing to become the most outdoorsy school in the country. Download the app then watch this video to see how to reg...