PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT CURRENTLY SENDING REWARDS FOR VIRTUAL EVENTS. WE WILL SEND AN EMAIL NOTICE IF AND WHEN THAT CHANGES OR WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE IN-PERSON EVENTS AGAIN, THANK YOU!

To earn Thrive Together points, host or participate in an activity during one of the Big Four Thrive Together event periods below with as many Cooke Scholars as possible on your campus or in your area. 

BIG FOUR THRIVE TOGETHER EVENT TIMES* – 10 points each

Back to school gathering (August/September)
Mr. Cooke’s birthday (October/November)
Community service activity (February/March)
College Signing day and/or Graduation (April/May)

You can host or participate in as many events as you want. However, you have the opportunity to get one Thrive Together tier reward for activities during each of the above four event periods. All Thrive Together activities will be logged for your campus to help build your Thrive community. A campus leaderboard will reflect the number of Thrive activities happening at colleges across the world.

You get a tier reward for every event period in which you participate in a Thrive activity. Participating in more than one event period moves you up a tier. Participating in all four event periods gets you rewards from all four tiers.

Points start on August 1st of every school year and get reset on July 31st of the following year. If an activity qualifies for Thrive points (you can read more about types of activities that qualify below), you will be awarded 10 points. You have the possibility of earning 40 points throughout each school year.

There are four tiers for Thrive Together rewards, which you can view here. Once you’ve completed and logged an activity (you can log an activity here), be on the lookout for an email from our event staff to choose your Thrive Together prize.

Funding is possible. We’ll provide partial funding support for the Big Four Thrive Together events. Click here to find out more.


WHAT CAN YOU DO TOGETHER?

Activities for Campus groups

•    Attend a cultural event together
•    Go on a group hike
•    Do something together that is unique to your college
•    Attend a guest lecture and debrief over coffee
•    Enjoy Sunday brunch together in a campus dining facility
•    Volunteer for a community organization
•    Attend a career fair as a group
•    Host a resume review workshop
•    Attend a city or local/regional event together
•    Tour a special arts exhibition together
•    Cheer on your college’s team at a football game or other sporting event with your fellow scholars
•    Enjoy time together at a botanical garden, arboretum, or park
•    Hold a Cooke Scholar group study session at a campus library
•    Meet as a Cooke Scholar group with your college president and/or other administrators
•    Attend an event hosted by a campus cultural house
•    Volunteer to help local students with college applications or Cooke Scholarship applications
•    Get together for a book discussion, movie, or game night
•    Bake cookies
•    Gather for a potluck
•    Set up a “gym buddies” group and workout together
•    Go for a run/walk together and grab a smoothie
•    Attend or host graduation ceremonies for Cooke Scholars

Activities for All Scholars

Only Scholar on your campus?  Here are ideas for regional and/or virtual activities.

•    Conduct a Cooke Scholarship outreach event (CORP) at a high school or community college
•    Film a welcome video for newly selected Cooke Scholars
•    Visit with Cooke Scholars at another college campus
•    Participate in a resume swap to give and get feedback from each other on your resumes
•    Host visiting Young Scholars
•    Attend a Cooke Alumni-led regional event
•    Gather to watch a fellow scholar performance or production
•    Host a video chat for other scholars (Young Scholars, newly selected College Scholars and Undergraduate Transfer Scholars) interested in your school
•    Help a fellow scholar practice a research presentation
•    Form Book Exchanges or a Cooke Book Club

Have an idea that's not listed? As long as it keeps with the theme of building community, is not alcohol related, and is inclusive of scholars on your campus, go for it!