Rachel manages outreach and events that support transfer, exchange, and sophomore students. She oversees teams of student mentors serving a wide range of student populations. Rachel also contributes to orientation […]
Rachel Iverson

Connecting student life at WashU
Rachel manages outreach and events that support transfer, exchange, and sophomore students. She oversees teams of student mentors serving a wide range of student populations. Rachel also contributes to orientation […]
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.
Transfer & Exchange Student Mentors (TXSMs) are upper-division student leaders who assist new students with their academic, social, and personal transition to Washington University.
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.
Sophomore Summit is a two-day program designed welcome sophomores back to campus before their third semester at WashU.
The semester-long Sophomore Experience is designed to help students transition into their second year of college through academic workshops, career exploration, and excursions into St. Louis.
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 29, 2022!
How will the pandemic affect the start of your first year at WashU?
The webinar for May 28, 2020 has ended. Recordings of the webinar will be posted on the Families website beginning next week.
First year students have a home base at the office Student Transitions & Family Programs. Check out everything that’s waiting for you!