Announcing The 6th Office Olympiad of the Modern Era!!
2016 marks the 6th Summer Office Olympics event sponsored by University Libraries. Please join us, mark your calendars. It's time to start training!
If you have not experienced UL's Office Olympics, visit the 2012 Olympics page to see highlights from the Reign of Glory Games.
Opening ceremony and games: Monday July 18, 12 p.m. EST
Series of Games: Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 22 (12-1 p.m. EST)
Closing ceremony and awarding of the medals: Monday July 25, 12 p.m. EST
See the "Olympic Schedule of Events" page for specific locations and details about each game.Venues are throughout the University Library and its nearby territories on the Kent campus.
Although designed to be wild and crazy, the Games are planned so as not to disrupt users and visitors to the University Library.
Eligible athletes include:
No advanced registration is required. Participation in the Games provides tacit permission for the future use of any photographs or videos.
Create your own official OO gear! With your $1 and our t-shirt transfer, you can show your support for this year's Games. We decided we weren't going to get rich, no matter what, so this is a fabulous deal at $1.00 (or $0.50 for the small, pocket-size design). If interested, stop by the University Libraries Dean's Office with your money, purchase your transfer, heat up your iron, and show your Office Olympic pride!
2016 large t-shirt design$1.00 |
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Small t-shirt design (pocket size)Available in the 2016 artwork or official Office Olympics logo $0.50 |
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Office Olympics logo designThe classic logo of the UL Office Olympics organization can be yours as well! (Perhaps for the back of your OO16 shirt?) $2.00 |
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Monday, July 18Opening Ceremonies
Ethnomusicologist, a native of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Dr. Mukuna is a Professor of Ethnomusicology and Director of the African Ensemble at the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University
Event: Rio Flying Saucer Diskus Throw
Rio Flying Saucer Diskus Throw official results...with 42 athletes competing:
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Tuesday, July 19ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE FROM 12 NOON TO 1:00 PM Event: Periodical Ping-Pong (a 3-day tournament event: please sign up on Tuesday to participate in this event)
This is table tennis rules with one exception: the "regulation paddle" is a bound periodical Periodical Ping-Pong official results from Day 1 Advancing to the Semifinals:
Event: Guanabara Bay Diving
Athletes will test both their aquatic skills and courage as they stand on a stepladder and drop paperclips in the Guanabara Bay below, trying to land their clips into the floating container. The officials have assured us that people are working around the clock to ensure that the Bay will be free of debris in time for the event Guanabara Bay Diving official results: with 25 athletes participating, the winners are:
Event: Technical Services Trap Targets
A chance to demonstrate your sharp-shootings skills with rubber band rifles. Points are earned based on difficulty of the shot and number of shots in a designated amount of time Technical Services Trap Targets official results: 30 participants and the following medals:
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Wednesday, July 20ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE FROM 12 NOON TO 1:00 PM Event: Banana Dash
Athletes will compete to see who can retrieve the most bananas from the 11th floor plantation in a 15-minute time period The results of this wild dash for bananas are in! With seven athletes competing:
Event: Periodical Ping-Pong--Day 2
The competition is sure to heat up in this second day of the Periodical Ping-Pong tournament Day 2 results from Periodical Ping Pong are in! Carmen Dotterer advanced to the Gold Medal Match. Join us tomorrow as Eve Dalton and Diane May complete what has, so far, been the match of the tournament! The fourth set went to 17 points! They’ll play one set to 11 (win by two!) to determine who will join Carmen in the Gold Medal Match. The Bronze Medal match will pit Kenny Jenkins against the loser of Dalton/May. The Gold Medal Match will follow. Don’t miss it!
Event: Of Mice and Air Hockey(a 3-day tournament event: please sign up by noon Wednesday to participate in this event). Go to special online signup sheet to sign up!
Players use computer mice as paddles while playing air hockey. Standard air hockey rules and scoring apply. Mice will be provided, however, athletes may bring their own mouse if preferred
Event: Amazon Archery
Using only hands and rubber bands, brave athletes will target and topple CD-ROMs from a distance of 8 feet Medal results are in! There were 26 athletes competing in this event and it was not as easy as it looked!! A playoff was held among the top three scorers who were all tied with three hits each and the final results are:
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Thursday, July 21ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 12 NOON AND 1:00 PM Event: LC Call Recall
It's brains over brawn in this event! Working from memory only, competitors are presented with 12 books and must determine the correct Library of Congress classification letters for each In a fiercely fun and competitive event, the following people medaled:
Event: Skeeter Toss
It's corn hole in the basement, a guaranteed mosquito-free zone The mosquitoes had to run for their lives and the results are in:
Event: Periodical Ping-Pong--Day 3
Whose periodical paddle will reign supreme??? The official results for the Ping-Pong finals are in ... The level of competition soared at Periodical Ping Pong in this final day of the tournament! Eve Dalton and Diane May completed a marathon final set with Eve advancing to the Gold Medal Match against Carmen Dotterer. Diane May took the bronze over Kenny Jenkins in 3 sets. As befitting a Gold Medal Match, Eve Dalton and Carmen Dotterer went the distance with Carmen prevailing to take the gold! This was a match of runs with each player scoring multiple points in a row only to then relinquish their lead with brilliant play from the other. It came down to what Dave Gaj termed “power versus patience,” as Carmen perfected the art of the smash to great effect while Eve never seemed to make an error. It was high-quality play all around!
Event: Of Mice and Air Hockey--Day 2
It's a good thing this room has doors, because day 2 of this tournament is going to be noisy |
Friday, July 22ALL EVENTS TAKE PLACE BETWEEN NOON AND 1:00 PM Event: Paperwad Basketball
This classic Office Olympics event goes way back...watch for competitors returning to continue their medaling streaks The officials have submitted the final results, and the math was checked and double-checked:
Event: Tiro Avião de Papel (translated title: Paper Airplane Throw)
Engineering skills and good aim come together as athletes compete for the longest flight of their paper airplanes The final standings as reported by the Dean's Office Flight Crew: Thirty-two pilots competed in the Tiro Avião de Papel event. The hanger was full of contestants fabricating planes, giving structural engineering advice, and bragging about test flight distances and past glories. On the runway, each pilot had two chances to fly their plane. Flight distances ran the gambit, with one plane going down at 3-inches and another plane lodging into the ceiling/clouds above!
Event: Of Mice and Air Hockey--Day 3
Security personnel will be on hand as this epic battle reaches its conclusion Peace prevailed with this event and no injuries have been reported! The results are in:
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Monday, July 25Event: Closing Ceremony and Awarding of Medals
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