The mission of Student Union is to create a vibrant campus community by: advocating for the needs and interests of undergraduate students, developing and implementing both innovative and traditional programs, and allocating the student activity fee to unique and engaging activities, programs, and initiatives.
It is the vision of Student Union to responsibly serve and empower every undergraduate student to be a force for change and improvement while fostering and preserving tradition at Washington University in St. Louis.
It is the vision of Student Union to responsibly serve and empower every undergraduate student to be a force for change and improvement while fostering and preserving tradition at Washington University in St. Louis.
Executive Committees
Below are the Executive Committees of Student Union. They exist to fill niches on campus where traditional student groups would be difficult.
Campus Week of Dialogue (CWD)
Originally started as part of Bill Clinton’s national “One America” Initiative on Race, students participating in Campus Week of Dialogue (CWD) strive to continue the conversation of race relations. The ultimate goal is for the conversations to continue far beyond the one week of events.| E-Mail: | cwd@su.wustl.edu |
Hatchet Yearbook
Since 1903 Hatchet has been producing Washington University’s yearbook. Its goal is to capture the true WU experience through accurate, non-biased, historical records of events, and organizations and activities that shape the University.| Website: | http://yearbook.wustl.edu |
| E-Mail: | yearbook@su.wustl.edu |
Homecoming
This committee works to build school spirit through its activities surrounding Parents Weekend.| E-Mail: | homecoming@su.wustl.edu |
KWUR
Tune your radio station to 90.3 FM to hear this committee’s work. KWUR is the University’s completely student-run, non-commercial radio station. They also publish a nationally distributed music magazine, Sample.| Website: | http://kwur.com |
| E-Mail: | gm@kwur.com |
Mr. WU
Begun as an initiative by the Joint Class Council, the Mr. WU competition serves as a charity event to bring the entire undergraduate community together, celebrating the many accomplishments of WU students.| Website: | http://mrwu.wustl.edu |
| E-Mail: | mrwu@su.wustl.edu |
Social Programming Board (SPB)
SPB serves as a coordinating committee for Student Union’s various programming committees. In addition to being a coordinating body, SPB also puts on larger-scale collaborative events for the WU community.| E-Mail: | spb@su.wustl.edu |
| Campus Programming Council (CPC) | cpc@su.wustl.edu |
| Filmboard | filmboard@su.wustl.edu |
| Gargoyle Committee | gargoyle@su.wustl.edu |
| Team 31 | team31@su.wustl.edu |
Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
The Student Health Advisory Committee functions as the liaison between the students and Health Services and other health resources on campus. They also promote health awareness through events such as the annual Health Fair and Sexual Responsibility Week.| E-Mail: | shac@su.wustl.edu |
WUTV
WUTV is Washington University’s student run television channel. Its goal is to provide the WU community with unique and refreshing entertainment while at the same time providing experience to students interested in related careers.| Website: | http://wutv.wustl.edu |
| E-Mail: | wutv@su.wustl.edu |
