Exchange Experience

Whether they join us for a semester or an academic year, the Exchange Experience provides students with unique experiences to connect with WashU and St. Louis.

Transfer Experience

The Transfer Experience starts with Bear Beginnings and continues throughout transfer students’ first years at WashU to welcome them to WashU and St. Louis.

First-Year Experience

The First-Year Experience immerses students into the WashU and St. Louis communities through Bear Beginnings, first-year traditions, and faculty connections.

Emily Gerber

Emily Gerber

Emily coordinates first-year programming and gap year programming. She co-supervises the student executive board of Student Transitions & Family Programs and the Washington University Student Associates. Emily also contributes to […]

Maggie Hermann

Maggie Hermann

Maggie provides administrative support for Student Transitions & Family Programs. You will find her answering the questions of new students and their families via phone and email. Maggie also coordinates […]

Rachel Iverson

Rachel Iverson

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 […]

2SA Peer Mentor Program

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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 Mentor Program

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Transfer & Exchange Student Mentors (TXSMs) are upper-division student leaders who assist new students with their academic, social, and personal transition to Washington University.

Halfway to Graduation Celebration

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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

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Sophomore Summit is a two-day program designed welcome sophomores back to campus before their third semester at WashU.