There are many opportunities to be involved in the new student transition as a student employee. Below are a number of opportunities to engage with the new student experience.
The student photographer is a student employee hired by Student Transitions & Family Programs to photograph Student Transitions & Family Programs, Exec, and WUSA League events.
The Integrated Marketing & Communications Specialist (IMC) is a student employee hired by Student Transitions & Family Programs within the Division of Student Affairs to assist with digital, print, and social media communications that aid the department in meeting its mission. This position is a member of the STFP Marketing and Communications team which includes student graphic designers and student photographers/videographers.
The IMC applications are currently closed.
The 2SA position (Two-SAH), or Second-Year Student Associate, is a semester-long student leader role that focuses on engaging with and supporting second-year students with their academic and social activities at WashU.
2023 – 2024 2SA Applications have closed.
2024 – 2025 2SA Applications will open in Spring 2024.
Washington University Student Associates (WUSAs – pronounced “woo-SAHs”) are upper-division student leaders who assist new students with their academic, social, and personal transition to Washington University. They serve as orientation leaders during Fall Welcome and as peer mentors for the student’s entire first year. Their primary duties are to remind residents about academic deadlines, policies, and resources and to help build community among first-year student groups.
2023 – 2024 WUSA Applications have closed.
2024 – 2025 WUSA Applications will open in Spring 2024.
The student graphic designer is a student employee hired by Student Transitions & Family Programs to imagine, design, and create publicity materials that aid Student Transitions & Family Programs in meeting its mission. The student graphic designer will work on design projects remotely while attending one to two meetings monthly with Student Transitions & Family Programs Coordinator and the student graphic design team.
Applications for the position are now closed. Please check back for other opportunities.
Transfer & Exchange Student Mentors (TXSMs) are upper-division student leaders who assist new students with their academic, social, and personal transition to Washington University. They serve as orientation leaders during Fall Welcome and then they serve as peer mentors for the student’s entire first year. Their primary duties are to remind residents about academic deadlines, policies, and resources and to help build community among transfer and exchange student groups.
2023 – 2024 TXSM Applications have closed.
2024 – 2025 TXSM Applications will open in Spring 2024.
The student executive board helps to create, plan, and implement programs that aid new students and their parents & families in their academic, social, and personal transition to Washington University. Each student executive board member holds a specific chair position and works to implement our various programs.
The Student Transitions Practicum Student positions are a learning-laboratory experience where graduate students preparing to work in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs are provided an opportunity to engage with literature, research, and assessment in order to audit or develop intentional interventions for course credit.
They will work with various student populations including first-year, sophomore, junior, senior, exchange, transfer, and gap-year students.
Additionally, they will assist with curriculum development and hiring processes for undergraduate student employees.