Cougar Climb: First-Year Experience
ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT
Completion Requirements: Seven (7) required items must be completed
REQUIRED ITEMS
- Attend a Student Wellness Workshop
- Attend a Safer Sex Workshop
- Complete the College Student Inventory (CSI)
- Complete the Mid-Year Student Assessment (MYSA)
- Meet with your GEM
- Get to Know the Campus — Complete the one (1) item:
- Study in the Nancy Thompson Learning Commons
- Get Involved — Complete two (2) of the following items:
- Attend a Nancy Thompson Learning Commons Hosted Event
- Book a Session with Learning Support Services
- Attend Kean Research Days
- Attend an Academic Engagement Event
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Completion Requirements: Six (6) core items must be completed
REQUIRED ITEMS
- Meet with a Career Advisor
- Upload your Career Plan
- Upload your Resume
- Create a LinkedIn Profile
- Get to Know the Campus — Complete the one (1) item:
- Visit Career Services
- Get Involved — Complete two (2) of the following items:
- Attend a Career Services Workshop
- Attend a Job Fair
- Attend an Career Development Event
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Completion Requirements: Four (4) core items must be completed
REQUIRED ITEMS
- Register/Pledge to Vote
- Get to Know our Campus — Complete one (1) of the following items:
- Visit a Service Specialist
- Visit the Jumpstart Office
- Get Involved — Complete two (2) of the following items:
- Participate in a GE 1000 Approved Civic Engagement Service Project
- Record five (5) Hours of Community Service on Cougar Link
- Visit the “We Declare” Human Rights Institute Gallery
- Attend Kean Dance Marathon
- Attend a Civic Engagement Event
- Vote in the Student Government Association Elections — Complete one (1) of the following items:
- Vote in the Student Government Association Freshman Class Election
- Vote in the Student Government Association Annual Election
GLOBAL & CULTURAL AWARENESS
Completion Requirements: Two (2) core items must be completed
REQUIRED ITEMS
- Get to Know the Campus — Complete one (1) of the following items:
- Visit the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Visit the Holocaust Resource Center
- Get Involved — Complete two (2) of the following items:
- Attend a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hosted Event
- Attend a Holocaust Resource Center Hosted Event
- Attend Culture Fest
- Attend a Unity Week Event
- Attend a Global and Cultural Awareness Event
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Completion Requirements: Two (2) core items must be completed
REQUIRED ITEMS
- Get to Know the Campus — Complete one (1) of the following items:
- Visit the D’Angola Fitness Center
- Locate the Kean Wellness Center
- Get Involved — Complete two (2) of the following items:
- Attend a Kean Wellness Center Workshop
- Attend the Health & Wellness Expo
- Attend a Health and Wellness Event
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
Completion Requirements: Three (3) core items must be completed
REQUIRED ITEMS
- Join a Student Club or Organization
- Get to Know the Campus — Complete two (2) of the following items:
- Visit the Hub
- Visit the Miron Student Center Game Room
- Visit an Involvement Specialist
- Visit the Student Government Association Office
- Get Involved — Complete six (6) of the following items:
- Attend the New Student Experience
- Attend a Student Government Association Hosted Event
- Attend a Social Engagement Event
- Attend Kean Day
- Attend the Student Involvement and Employment Fair
- Attend Homecoming
- Attend Meet the Greeks
- Attend an Involvement National Day Tabling
- Attend an Involvement Week Event
- Attend a Freshmen Class General Body Meeting
- Attend a Senate Meeting
DEADLINE
Go to Cougar Link you can access your Cougar Climb path and track your progress to complete the program by the deadline date of April 26, 2024.