Cougar Climb: First-Year Experience

Completion Requirements: Four (4) required items must be completed

REQUIRED ITEMS

• Attend a Student Wellness Workshop
• Attend a Safer Sex Workshop
• Get to Know the Campus — Complete the one (1) item:
  • Study in the Nancy Thompson Learning Commons
  • Visit the Writing Center
• Get Involved — Complete two (2) of the following items:
  • Make an Appointment with an Academic Coach
  • Book a Tutoring Session
  • Attend an ACCESS Tutoring & Mentoring Study Night 
  • Attend a Nancy Thompson Learning Commons Hosted Event
  • Attend Kean Research Days
  • Attend an Academic Engagement Event

Completion Requirements: Five (5) core items must be completed

REQUIRED ITEMS

• Create a LinkedIn Profile
• Make 10 Connections on LinkedIn 
• Upload your Resume
• Get to Know the Campus — Complete the one (1) item:
  • Visit Career Services 
• Get Involved — Complete one (1) of the following items:
  • Attend a Career Services Workshop 
  • Attend a Job Fair
  • Attend a Career Development Event

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 
  • 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 (SGA) Freshman Class Election
  • Vote in the Student Government Association (SGA) Annual Election 

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
  • Visit the Human Rights Institute Gallery
• 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 a Cultural Organization Hosted Event
  • Attend Culture Fest 
  • Attend a Unity Week Event 
  • Attend a Global and Cultural Awareness Event

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 one (1) of the following items:
  • Attend a Kean Wellness Center Workshop
  • Attend the Health & Wellness Expo
  • Attend a Health and Wellness Event

Completion Requirements: Four (4) core items must be completed

REQUIRED ITEMS

• Join a Student Club or Organization
• Download the Navigate360 App
• Get to Know the Campus — Complete two (2) of the following items:
  • Visit an Involvement Specialist
  • Visit the Student Government Association (SGA) Office 
  • Visit the Hub 
  • Visit the Miron Student Center Game Room
• Get Involved — Complete four (4) of the following items:
  • Attend Kean Day 
  • Attend Meet the Greeks
  • Attend a Homecoming Week Event
  • Attend an Involvement Week Event
  • Attend the Student Involvement Fair 
  • Attend an Involvement National Day Tabling
  • Attend a Student Government Association Hosted Event
  • Attend a Senate Meeting
  • Attend a Freshmen Class General Body Meeting 
  • Attend a Social Engagement Event

DEADLINE
Go to Cougar Link to access the Cougar Climb path and track your progress to complete your badges in the program.

Incoming Students Fall 2024: Cohort 1
Start Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
End Date: Friday, April 11, 2025

Incoming Students Spring 2025: Cohort 2
Start Date: Friday, January 24, 2025
End Date: Friday, December 5, 2025