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
Start Date: Wednesday, September 4, 2024
End Date: Friday, April 11, 2025