Bear Bulletin

Student Transitions & Family Programs

September 3, 2024

Congratulations on starting your first year at WashU!

This month's edition of the Bear Bulletin includes programs and events occurring this month and highlights a few of the many on-campus resources available to support you.

Visit the New Students Website →

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Explore the St. Louis community with Campus Life's In the Lou Programming! Email Ethan Miller with questions about these programs.

You've completed Fall Welcome, but your transition into college academics continues! We want to highlight a few upcoming programs, events, and resources to ease this process.

Parent & Family Weekend is a great opportunity to reconnect with your family by showing them your favorite study spot or coffee shop on campus, exploring St. Louis attractions, catching a WashU Bears football game, and more. If your family is interested in attending, encourage them to view our schedule of events, purchase tickets and t-shirts, and plan their visit.

Your WUSAs serve as your academic and personal mentors, introduce you to certain WashU traditions, and help you adjust to the academic culture of your new home during your first year at WashU.

Each week, your WUSAs will spend an hour and a half hosting WUSA hours on your residential floor answering questions about academic deadlines (e.g., add/drop, course registration, etc.), helping you find involvement opportunities on campus, and making connections with you and your peers. Join us at the next WUSA Hours on Thursday, September 5 from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM.

We encourage you to attend WUSA hours and get to know your WUSAs, as they can be a helpful resource for you.

The Center for Counseling and Psychological Services (CCPS) offers a wide range of group therapy experiences to meet the diverse needs of our students. Individual therapy tends to be the go-to for mental health support; however, group therapy is an equally effective source of support - and in some cases even more effective. The power of group therapy lies in the relationships, which are built on mutual curiosity and shared vulnerability.

Bear Bucks is a cashless account used to make secure on-campus purchases, including eateries, campus stores, and more. Additionally, Bear Bucks can be used to conveniently pay for orders from any Grubhub merchant nationwide, via pick-up and delivery through the Grubhub app. 

Add Bear Bucks by signing in to Atrium Connect using your WUSTL Key. You can also grant a parent, guardian or other person access to your account by following instructions in the Atrium Guest Access Guide. 

Learn more about Bear Bucks →

The Learning Center’s drop-in Academic Mentors and Residential Peer Mentors are here to provide you support in your courses. In September, the Learning Center will offer weekly help sessions for Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and other foundational courses! Check out our mentoring sessions calendar for details.

Academic Skills Peer Coaches are also available to help you improve your study strategies, test-taking, time management, and more! Sign up for a one-on-one meeting with a Peer Coach.

Handshake is a career management platform to help you discover new career options as well as find internship and job opportunities. You’ll also use it to learn about events and programs on campus, network, connect with employers, and more.

Set up your Handshake profile right away using this helpful how-to video. Handshake will alert you to opportunities based on your interests and preferences.

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