Connecting people, programs, and resources.
Welcome! The First Year Center is a key resource for all first year students at Wash U. We coordinate events like Bear Beginnings: New Student Orientation, the First 40 (a series of social and cultural events during the first 40 days of fall semester), and Lunch by the Dozen (where students get to know faculty members in a series of lunches or dinners). We look forward to helping you navigate your first year at Wash U, and beyond!
The First Year Center supports new students through their transition into the Washington University community to assure that they build and sustain their academic and personal goals. The Center brings together people, programs, and resources to provide an undergraduate experience of exceptional quality where all students are known by name and story and where they prepare themselves for lives of purpose and meaning.
