Anna “Dr. G” Gonzalez 

Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs

Bearprints for Success is a seven-week, one-credit course designed to help new students make a successful transition to WashU, both academically and personally. This course sets students on a path in which they will engage with academic readings, interactive activities, and empirically based strategies centered on the five anchors of Student Affairs: Healthy Excellence; Leadership; Career Development; Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion; and Student Engagement & Belonging. Classes are taught by faculty, staff members, and administrators who are committed to first-year student education, learning and success. We are currently looking for full-time, WashU employees with a Master’s degree or higher with 3-years full-time experience in higher education in student affairs or a related field to teach this course for the Fall 2024. If you are interested, please contact: Lauren McCoy, Instructional Specialist, Student Transitions & Family Programs.

Throughout 2024, the Women’s Sport Foundation is celebrating 50 years of progression and successes. This year-round celebration reflects on the advancement of women in sports while looking ahead to open more doors for girls and women across America. WashU Athletics will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day at the women’s basketball game on Sunday, February 18, 2024. Events begin at 1:15 p.m with tip-off at 2 p.m. 

WashU Athletics invites you and all the girls and women you know to be their guests and attend this fun filled afternoon. Join us for pizza, community, and honoring the 2023 Women’s Track and Field National Champions at halftime of the women’s basketball game. To reserve your place or if you have any questions, contact Ali Casco.

Join us throughout February as we celebrate Black History Month. The Center for Diversity and Inclusion, in collaboration with other campus partners, will hosts events highlighting Black history and culture. A full list of events can be found here.

Follow the Division of Student Affairs on Instagram as we feature students from across campus, sharing their experiences, hopes, and challenges about what it means to be a Black scholar at WashU. 

The Center for Career Engagement is hosting the Spring 2024 All-Campus Internship & Job Fair today, February 6 from 2-6 p.m. in the WashU Athletic Complex. This event hosts local and national organizations that are recruiting from various industries and for various job functions. The fair is open to all WashU undergraduate and graduate students.

Please use the link below to share information with students in your areas.

The Relationship and Sexual Violence Prevention Center (RSVP) staff spent time over winter break volunteering with Operation Food Search. Over the course of two hours, their team organized and packed 460 weekend meal kits for Operation Backpack. This initiative helps Operation Food Search provide food to 200,000 people a month and will supply children in the St. Louis area with nutrition for a weekend! If your department is interested in volunteering, learn more here.

When senior Nash Overfield was a first-year student, he dominated at the icebreaker Two Truths and a Lie because his peers never guessed he hadn’t been outside of the United States. 

“It was inconceivable to them that I’d never been abroad,” said Overfield. “But I didn’t grow up with those opportunities because my family simply couldn’t afford those kinds of things.”

Overfield is a part of a growing number of students at WashU who are first-generation, low-income (FGLI), and while he is extraordinarily grateful to be studying at WashU, through the WashU Pledge, he says there are distinct challenges only known to FGLI students on campus. 

“The biggest barrier we face as FGLI students is cultural,” he said. “Every single FGLI student has a story like mine about the icebreaker. For a lot of students who go here, there is a lack of understanding and ability to relate to people who come from a place of scarcity because they’ve never experienced it.”

That’s why Overfield has taken on an advocacy role for FGLI students during his time on campus. 

Visit the Student Affairs website to read the full story. 

8:30-9:30 a.m. | Risa Commons

Light refreshments will be served starting at 8 a.m. The meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m.

WashU Athletic Complex

Events begin at 1:15 p.m with tip-off at 2 p.m.

Holmes Lounge | 12- 6 p.m.

Join us on a remarkable journey through Black history and culture with the Homage Exhibit. The exhibit displays original artifacts representing icons, cultural phenomenon and pivotal historical moments. Each artifact accompanies works created by artists and creatives.

Umrath Lounge | 12 - 6 p.m.

This exhibit focuses on members of the "Divine 9" who helped create a culture of change and resistance that impacted the Civil Rights Movement in America. Through original artifacts, participants discover how the involvement of these students led to tangible social change.

Umrath House lawn, the South 40 | 5 p.m.

Close out Black History Month at a community block party featuring local, Black-owned vendors and food trucks. 

8:30-9:30 a.m. | Risa Commons

Light refreshments will be served starting at 8 a.m. The meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m.

8:30-9:30 a.m. | Risa Commons

Light refreshments will be served starting at 8 a.m. The meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m.

Save the date! More information to come.

The Division of Student Affairs | Danforth University Center, Suite 200

studentaffairs@wustl.edu | 314.935.4526