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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Student Executive Board
The Student Transitions & Family Programs' Executive Board helps to create, plan and implement programs that aid new students.
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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
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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.
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WUSA Peer Mentor Program
WUSAs are upperclass student leaders who assist new students with their transition to WashU.