Website: uca.edu/bearexperience
Contact: Alexandria Smith-Todd, asmith75@cub.uca.edu
The Bear eXperience is UCA’s co-curricular transcript program, a campus-wide initiative to promote experiential learning beyond the classroom. The Bear eXperience offers students the opportunity to thoughtfully plan their college experiences by integrating them with their academic curriculum, personal values and future goals. Through use of the CubConnect student engagement website, the Bear eXperience connects students with opportunities on campus and in the community, encourages participation in and reflection on a variety of experiences, and captures student involvement in order to help students communicate the value of their college experiences to others. The Bear eXperiences connects other high-impact practices with four potential pathways for students: civic engagement, diversity and inclusion, intellectual and professional development, and well-being and personal development.