RESOURCES FOR SUCCESS

Attend one general session during Welcome Week

There are lots 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.

Casino Night, How to be a Bear, Around the World: Greek Life Edition, Education Abroad 101, Get Up, Get Out, and Get Involved

To earn credit: Scan your CubConnect event pass with the host team or 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 (TASC) 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 on the website with a tutor and scan in when you arrive.

- 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 on the website with a success coach and scan in when you arrive.

- 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 on the website with a CWC tutor and scan in when you arrive.

- 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

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 One Pill Can Kill training on September 2 from 12-1pm
Receive an appropriate vaccination for you from the Student Health Clinic
Give blood at a blood drive on campus – September 21 & September 23, 10am-3pm, in front of the Student Center. More dates to follow!

To earn credit: Take a selfie of you participating in one of the listed options and complete the attached form that requires uploading the picture.

Attend a campus fair

Throughout the year there are numerous fairs hosted on campus, each with a special focus.

August 18 – On Campus Student Employment Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom – 10am-12pm
September 3 – Wellness Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Courtyard – 11am-3pm
September 15 – Volunteer Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Courtyard – 1-3pm
September 22 – Bears Connect with OSAC Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Courtyard – 12-3pm –
September 24 – RSO Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Courtyard – 12-3pm
October 1 – Majors Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom – 12:30-3pm
October 7 – STEM/Grad School Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom – 9am-12pm
November 4 – Health Career Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom – 9am-12pm
November 5 – Fall Career Fair – Ronnie Williams Student Center Ballroom – 9am-12pm
November 17 – Global Expo – Old Main Lawn – 12:00-3:00pm

There are typically no campus wide fairs held in January or February.

To earn credit: attend a fair and make sure to scan in using your BearCard or CubConnect event ID.

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 Focus 2 Career Assessment to help you explore occupations to make more informed career decisions.
When taking an assessment, be sure to enter your BearCard and UCA email address when compling the assessment.

To earn credit: Upload the page of your report with your name included and complete the attached form that requires uploading the picture.

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 $250 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 $250 gift card to use toward educational resources. 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 increasing your chances to win! If you have questions, please reach out to support@ieinfo.org.