Check off 3 of the 6 items to complete this category!
Attend one general session during Welcome Week
- There are lots of options of important and fun events to attend during Welcome Week. We’ve highlighted some of them in the other domains, but this item is a catch-all for other sessions. If you attended any of these sessions during Welcome Week and scanned in using your CubConnect event pass, you have already earned credit for this item.
- To earn credit: Scan your CubConnect event pass with the SOSers as you enter the event.
Visit one academic support service
- Student Success Services offers an incredible amount of support to help you succeed in the classroom. At some point or another, you will utilize one of their services as a UCA student. Recognizing when to ask for help is an important step but knowing where to go is the next step. It’s a good idea to utilize at least one of these services before you need help. You’ll only need to take advantage of one of these services to earn credit for this item, but you should continue to utilize all as many times as you need them.
- Tutoring and Academic Support Services is located in the Torreyson Library on the 2nd floor. They offer tutoring from UCA students on general study skills and for many lower-division core and humanities courses (Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Logic).
- To earn credit: Make an appointment with a tutor and show up.
- Success Coaching connects you with a peer coach to share practical suggestions on how to improve your effectiveness, develop better time management, establish clear goals, and manage stress.
- To earn credit: Make an appointment with a success coach and show up.
- The Center for Writing & Communication can help you through the composing process for and writing or communication project or presentation. The offer in-person, video, and email appointments. They are location in Thompson Hall, Room 109.
- To earn credit: Make an appointment with a tutor and show up.
- Academic Success Workshop series offers numerous workshops to help address common areas of student concern. Review the extensive list of workshops hosted by UCA faculty and staff to identify which one(s) could benefit you and check back each semester as presentations change.
- To earn credit: Show up on time and scan in; stay the entire length of the presentation.
- Tutoring and Academic Support Services is located in the Torreyson Library on the 2nd floor. They offer tutoring from UCA students on general study skills and for many lower-division core and humanities courses (Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Logic).
Participate in one wellness activity
- UCA offers many wellness related activities to improve and support all dimensions of wellness. While many of the options below are a part of Campus Recreation & Wellness, there are additional opportunities to earn this item listed below.
- Walk the Jewel Moore Nature Reserve Trail. Click here for a trail map.
- Attend a group exercise class at the Thomas C. Courtway Student Recreation Center
- Participate in an intramural sport
- Check-out gear from Campus Outdoors Gear Locker
- Attend the Mobilize Recovery Campus Surge event on September 30th
- Receive an appropriate vaccination for you from the Student Health Clinic
- Give blood at a blood drive on campus – Fall 2025 coming soon!
- To earn credit: Take a selfie of you participating in one of the listed options. Complete the Self-Report form and upload the picture.
Attend two campus fairs
- Throughout the year there are numerous fairs hosted on campus, each with a special focus.
- August 19 – On Campus Student Employment Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom – 10am-12pm
- September 9 – Volunteer Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Courtyard – 1-3pm
- September 18 – RSO Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Courtyard
- October 2 – Majors Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom – 12:30-3pm
- October 8 – STEM/Grad School Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom – 9am-12pm
- October 29 – Health Career Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom – 9am-12pm
- November 5 – Fall Career Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom – 9am-12pm
- TBD – Wellness Fair – Thomas C. Courtway Student Recreation Center
- TBD – Global Expo – Ronnie Williams Student Center Courtyard
- To earn credit: attend two fairs and make sure to check in using your BearCard or CubConnect event pass.
Complete a career assessment
- Academic Advising offers a MyMajors Assessment to help you evaluate which UCA major(s) align with your personal interests. Careers Services offers Focus2 Career Assessment to help you explore occupations to make more informed career decisions.
- To earn credit: Take one of the assessments and make sure to enter your BearCard and UCA email address when prompted (not a personal email address). We will work with those departments to track and update your progress on a monthly basis.
- Hint: You might have already completed the MyMajors Assessment during the summer for New Bear Central.
Watch a StudentLingo Workshop
- Student Success Services offers online workshops hosted through StudentLingo. Workshops are available 24/7 and are hosted on a variety of different topics to help your development in and out of the classroom.
- To earn credit: Complete a workshop and we will work directly with Student Success Services to track and update your progress on a monthly basis.
- Bonus opportunity to win a $500 scholarship on top of New Bear Bucket List credit! Each month—September, October, November, February, March, and April—one lucky student will be selected to receive a $500 scholarship. To enter, simply complete a StudentLingo workshop, and you’ll be automatically entered into that month’s drawing. The more workshops you complete, the more chances you have to win! Sharpen your student success skills while maximizing your opportunity to be awarded the monthly scholarship! The scholarship is a nationwide initiative offered by Innovative Educators, the organizer of the StudentLingo workshops. If you have questions specifically about the scholarship, please reach out to support@ieinfo.org.
