Peer Mentoring Programs

2SA Program

The Second-Year Student Associates (2SA) position 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. 2SAs assist with Sophomore Summit, Sophomore programming, and Halfway to Graduation Celebration.

WUSA Program

WashU Student Associates (WUSAs – pronounced WOO-sah) are upper-division student leaders who assist new first-year, transfer, or exchange students with their academic, social, and personal transitions to WashU. They serve as orientation leaders and as peer mentors for the student’s entire first year. Their primary duties are to remind students of academic deadlines, policies, and resources and to help build community among the first-year, transfer, or exchange student groups. 

First-Year (FY) WUSAs work with first-year students and assist in Bear Beginnings: Fall Welcome. Transfer & Exchange (TX) WUSAs work with either transfer or exchange students and assist in Bear Beginnings: Transfer & Exchange Fall Welcome and Winter Welcome: Spring Transfer & Exchange Student Orientation.