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.
Department: Student Transitions & Family Programs
Sophomore Experience
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.
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!
Mimi Mudd
Mimi serves as the assistant director for parent & family programs. She provides leadership and strategy development for parent and family engagement as well as departmental communications to new students […]
Webinar: COVID-19 Updates for Students & Families
The webinar for May 28, 2020 has ended. Recordings of the webinar will be posted on the Families website beginning next week.
Programs and Resources for First Year Students
First year students have a home base at the office Student Transitions & Family Programs. Check out everything that’s waiting for you!
Renaldo Luna Gacad
As the associate director, Renaldo supports student transitions focusing primarily on development of student leadership initiatives and programming. Renaldo oversees the student employee programs in Student Transitions & Family Programs […]
Katharine Pei
Katharine serves as director of Student Transitions & Family Programs supporting the orientation, transition, and retention of new students and their families as they join the WashU community. Katharine provides […]
First 40
New students participate in a wide-ranging series of social and cultural events during the first forty days of classes.
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