Community Living
Making WashU a New Home
Moving away from family, friends and community, even if it’s just down the street, is an adjustment. And each additional year away brings new opportunity and challenges. Feel confident in making WashU a home and keeping it a home all four years.
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Campus Shuttles
There are many shuttle options for getting around campus and around town.
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Residential Life Policies: Important Things to Know
Detailed explanation of key residential life policies and procedures.
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Campus Card / Student ID
The WUSTL ID card is your gateway to life at Washington University.
Featured Department
Living on campus? Living off campus? Wherever you live as a WashU student, the office of Residential Life has much more to offer than room and board.
Residential Life
It’s the starting place for new students. It’s home base for returning students. It’s a hub of academic activity and programs. It’s ResLife!
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for graduate and professional students
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Off-Campus Housing
Resources to assist in the search for campus-owned and St. Louis-located housing.
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Child Day Care Subsidy
Helps financially stressed PhD student families meet the costs of child day care tuition at licensed facilities.
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The Graduate Center
The Graduate Center offers dedicated spaces, programming, resources and more for graduate and professional students at WashU.
2SA Peer Mentor Program
Second-Year Student Associates (2SAs) are upper-division student leaders that focus on engaging with and supporting sophomore students with their academic and social activities at WashU.
Classroom Connections
Classroom Connections is a chance for new students to meet and eat with their professors.
First Day
Each year, WashU students celebrate the start of the fall semester by posing for a photo with a ‘First Day’ sign. First Day is Monday, August 28, 2023!
Halfway to Graduation Celebration
A party to commemorate the sophomore class reaching the halfway-mark of their undergraduate journeys, this serves as the final event of the Sophomore Experience.
Student Executive Board
The Student Transitions & Family Programs' Executive Board helps to create, plan and implement programs that aid new students.
Student Transition Leadership Positions
Student transition leaders support first-year, sophomore, transfer, and exchange students in the transition into WashU community, and during their time at WashU
Transfer & Exchange Student Mentor Program
Transfer & Exchange Student Mentors (TXSMs) are upper-division student leaders who assist new students with their academic, social, and personal transition to Washington University.
WUSA Peer Mentor Program
WUSAs are upperclass student leaders who assist new students with their transition to WashU.
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Associated Departments
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Residential Life
We seek to provide a safe environment that encourages learning and personal growth in an inclusive community that empowers and challenges our residents.
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Office for International Students and Scholars
The OISS enables international students and scholars to thrive academically and socially.