Register any time by October 31, 2025 at midnight with the button below.
Note: your challenge will begin 24 hours after you register. To avoid receiving emails on the weekend, we recommend signing up for the challenge anytime on Monday through Thursday.
Registration is closed.
Did you know? More than a third of Americans aren't getting enough sleep.
If you would like to practice simple habits that can help you sleep well and feel more energized throughout the day, join the "Sleep Great IU!" Challenge!
During the 4-week challenge, you’ll receive weekly emails that guide you through setting weekly goals to improve your sleep. With the provided Bedside Log, you'll select your goals and track your progress.
Getting enough sleep can improve just about every aspect of your life! Besides giving you that wonderful, well-rested feeling, sleep is important for learning, problem solving, managing stress, and regulating mood. It also promotes a healthy immune system and helps prevent chronic conditions like obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
Register online any time by October 31, 2025 at midnight. The challenge will begin 24 hours after you register. Note: avoid signing up on a Friday, as your emails will be sent on the weekends.
This 4-week online challenge is for all IU employees - and spouses of employees on an IU medical plan. Students and community members may also participate. We strongly encourage employees and their spouses to participate together! During the challenge, you'll develop small, daily habits that promote better sleep.
After you have completed the 4-week challenge, you’ll receive a link to an Evaluation Survey. Employees, and spouses on an IU medical plan, who complete the challenge and the Evaluation Survey are eligible to receive one of the following:
Silk pillowcase
Paperback copy ofWhy We Sleepby Matthew Walker
Silk sleep mask
Incentives are available on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last.
To receive an incentive, participants must:
Be an IU employee (or employee's spouse on an IU medical plan)
Participate in all 4 weeks of the challenge
Complete the online challenge evaluation survey by December 5th
Provide an IU campus mailing address
***INCENTIVE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DECEMBER 5TH DEADLINE***
Join the Microsoft Teams group with other IU employees participating in Healthy IU Challenges. The group will evolve with each semester's challenge theme, offering a space to share resources, tips, support, and camaraderie.
Double check your spam/junk folders. Challenge emails are sent via Qualtrics. Qualtrics admins sometimes come across the situation of Qualtrics users not receiving emails. Their advice is to reach out to UITS support, who will work with you to make sure there is nothing in your email settings filtering out Qualtrics items. Participants who do not receive the challenge emails have a couple options:
Short-term fix: Let Healthy IU know at healthyu@iu.edu. We will work with you to send you the challenge content in another way.
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Long-term solution: Contact UITS or UA Technology Support to help adjust your email settings.
