Attend Convocation & the Class Picture
Convocation and the Class Picture on the stripes will take place on Sunday, August 16 during Welcome Week.
To earn credit: Scan your BearCard with the SOSers as you enter Convocation.
Attend one home UCA Bears or Sugar Bears game
UCA Athletics is home to seventeen different sports! You can find the schedule for each sport by visiting ucasports.com, hovering over “Sports”, then selecting the schedule options. You can also find home games listed on CubConnect.
To earn credit: Take a selfie of you enjoying your time cheering on the Bears or Sugar Bears and upload your picture.
Give one hour of service
The University of Central Arkansas has a broad and diverse network of local, regional, national, and international community partners here to support students as they gain valuable experience, foster relationships, and discover their passion through volunteer service! GivePulse is a hub to find ways to volunteer in the community and track your volunteer hours.
To earn credit: Find a service event (also called an “impact”) held on GivePulse, sign up to volunteer, and make sure your impact is recorded in GivePulse. Hint: if you record service hours for a student organization you are a member of or through UCA Commitment, what you record in GivePulse will also count towards your Bucket List.
Take a picture with a Bear statue on campus
There are Bears around every corner if you look! This article reviews the history of several Bear statues. Locations of Bear statues around campus:
- The Bear Chair – Ronnie Williams Student Center, between The UCA Bookstore and BearCard office
- Gene Hatfield Bear – visitor entrance of Estes Stadium (football field), next to Bear Hall
- Farris Center Bear – lobby of the Farris Center (basketball arena)
- Bronze Bear – entrance of Bear Hall
- Otis – scaling the side of Donaghey Hall
- Valor II – stands outside of Wingo Hall
To earn credit: Take a picture with you (and some friends if you want!) with one of the Bears on campus and upload those pictures! We can’t wait to see them!
Explore the arts on campus
UCA has a long history of a focus on the Arts, and there are many different ways you can get involved.
- Attend a show at Reynolds Performance Hall – special pricing for UCA students is available by visiting the Reynolds Performance Hall Box office, open weekdays 10am-4pm
- Listen to a music recital featuring UCA students or faculty
- Attend a student theatre production
- Visit the Baum Gallery or Windgate Art Gallery
- Attend an Artists in Residence event
To earn credit: Upload a picture of you participating in one of the above artistic events.
Vote in Student Government Association (SGA) elections in the fall
Similar to high school, the Student Government Association (SGA) advocates for all students enrolled at UCA. Each fall, first year students vote on their class leadership to represent them on SGA. Elections will take place September 7-11 in CubConnect.
To earn credit: Submit your SGA ballot. You will be given credit upon submission of your ballot!
