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Membership Expectations + Benefits

Fall 2026 Membership Expectations


Required monthly attendance: Success Coaching

  • Personalized Success Coaching with peer student coaches who are dedicated to guiding first-time entering students through college academics and expectations. Bear Life members may schedule the meeting at a time of their choosing based on our coaches’ availability through an email link.
  • Meetings typically last about an hour.

Required monthly attendance: Success Workshops

  • Monthly workshops involve various topics, from setting yourself up for success, to career planning.
  • Monthly workshops will be held on the third Thursday of each month during X-Period (1:30-2:40)

Track 5 hours of study time per week.

  • Bear Life members may track this time in the Bear Burrow, ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ Library, Student Success Services, Tutoring & Academic Support Center (TASC) or the Center for Writing and Communications (CWC).

Complete the two extra learning modules.

  • Complete the Personal Finance Learning Module in the Fall.
  • Take the Focus 2 career assessment in the Spring.

Membership Benefits


  1. Access to the Bear Burrow, a cozy study space in the Student Success center.
  2. Celebrations and encouragement along the way!
  3. Accountability and support from your peer coach.
  4. ÿÈÕ´óÈüÍøÕ¾ swag and incentives to keep you motivated.
  5. Bear Life is a special program that will benefit you the more you show up and participate.