Bearcats for Life

Before is full of big dreams and even bigger questions. It’s nervous laughter at orientation, researching online programs while the rest of the house sleeps, or holding down a job while dreaming of your big break. Before is full of messy firsts, hopeful maybes, and just the faintest spark of something great.

And then—it happens.

Your co-op supervisor stops you in the hallway: “You did great today.” You log in after a long day to a note from your professor: “You can do this.” Your UC career coach tells you to go for the promotion: “You’re ready.” A fellow Bearcat plucks your resume from a pile of others and gives you your shot—at one of Cincinnati’s Fortune 500s.

The moment you become a Bearcat, you become part of something bigger, something forever. You’ll join a network of over 360,000 UC alumni who will champion your success through every interview, every career change, every promotion. Your professors will become lifelong mentors, opening doors for you beyond campus, beyond Cincinnati, beyond borders. Launch your business ideas in the 1819 Innovation Hub. Prove yourself in a co-op with Procter & Gamble. Partner with us to find your next star hire, shining in a UC classroom.

Becoming a Bearcat means claiming your place in a legacy that has no end. It means publishing research with experts who were once your classmates. It’s pushing the boundaries of molecular chemistry or climbing the ranks at GE Aerospace. Finishing what you started or starting something new. Across industries and across generations, Bearcats are the first ones in the building, building a legacy that lasts.

Whether you just moved into Calhoun Hall or graduated decades ago, whether you spend every day on Clifton Ave or you’ve never stepped foot on campus—once you’re a Bearcat, you’re always a Bearcat. You’ll cheer for them. Hire them. Raise them. Because being a Bearcat isn’t four years. It’s for life.