Strengths-based conversations help to enhance students’ connectedness to the institution by increasing their self-efficacy and leaving them more confident in their abilities to persist. The individualized Top 5 report provides actionable advice to help them succeed by outlining strategies that can be utilized to support personal, academic, and career success.
This one-credit course helps new students make a successful transition to WashU and college life. Each course section features academic readings, interactive activities, and empirically based strategies centered on the five core pillars of student life at WashU: leadership; healthy excellence; career development; equity, diversity, and inclusion; and belonging.
The Bauer Leaders Academy offers a distinctive, high-value, and individualized coaching experience for undergraduate students, who have elected to go deeper into their leadership development. Participants will identify objectives for their growth as learners and leaders and complete personal assessments to tailor their journey of progress and development.
The Center for Career Engagement and the Bauer Leaders Academy collaborate to help all WashU students identify, discover, and secure career opportunities that align with their personal values and purpose.
Many WashU students serve in leadership roles—through athletics, clubs and groups, student government, startups, and more. Bauer Leaders Academy offers focused workshops to help sophomores, juniors, and seniors process their leadership experiences in the moment, developing relevant leadership skills when they are most needed.
During the Bear Beginning orientation, all first-year students will participate in a half-day session dedicated to self-discovery and insight. Students will complete a StrengthsQuest assessment to further understand unique strengths they can leverage as leaders.