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.
Exchange Experience
Department: Student Transitions & Family Programs
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 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 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 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
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
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
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
Sophomore Summit is a two-day program designed welcome sophomores back to campus before their third semester at WashU.