Student Leaders
Opportunities and Resources for Student Leaders
Leadership is more than a position you hold – it’s about the positive change you are a part of creating.
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Emerging Leaders Program
Emerging Leaders (EL) is a transformative, Campus Life program geared towards first-year students at WashU.
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Student Union
SU advocates for the needs and interests of undergraduate students, allocates the student activity fee and develops programming for students.
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WUSA Peer Mentor Program
WUSAs are upperclass student leaders who assist new students with their transition to WashU.
Featured Alum
Students lead in many ways and in a surprising combination of venues across the WashU campus.
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Megan Wolf
Megan Wolf led her team to victory on the field and took the point on fighting violence.
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for Graduate and Professional Students
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Graduate Student Groups
See universitywide graduate and professional student groups in WUGO: Washington University Student Group Organizer.
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Graduate Council
Discussion forum on matters pertaining to the Graduate School and serves as the legislative branch.
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Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Council to the CDI
The CDI Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Council advises the CDI on the needs and concerns of graduate and professional students.
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Excellence in Leadership Award Winners
See Excellence in Leadership Award winners from past years, back to 1998.
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Excellence in Leadership Awards
The Excellence in Leadership Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of WashU students and their co-curricular experience.
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Finding a Student Group Advisor
Finding an advisor can be an important task of any student group. Find out more about how advisors can help your group.
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First 40
New students participate in a wide-ranging series of social and cultural events during the first forty days of classes.
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Kickstart Fund for New Student Groups
Campus Life wants to help you kickstart your student group or new initiative.
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Reading Week Program
Looking for some support and downtime during Reading Week, leading to finals? Check out Reading Week Programs from Campus Life!
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Registering Your Student Group
Student groups must register by April 15 each year to access critical resources including finances, space booking and others.
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Spring 2021 Event Approval Process
Based on the Spring 2020 University guidelines, there is a new event registration process for student groups.