The Office of Student Activities (OSA) is a resource center for involvement and leadership at Washington University in St. Louis for students, faculty, and staff. OSA’s principle function is to engage students to determine their co-curricular experiences. This is achieved through advising students and student organizations; creating innovative leadership opportunities; and promoting involvement in the campus community. The Office of Student Activities values and encourages all forms of leadership to cultivate an inclusive, socially responsible, and vibrant campus community.

Staff

OSA is run by a committed team of staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Contact or learn more about our full time staff.

Vision

Mission

Each student at Washington University in St. Louis has the opportunity to create and shape their own experiences. The Office of Student Activities challenges students to define these experiences and build leadership skills through the following methods:

• discovering and acting upon passions
• promoting, creating and executing social interactions and activities
• enhancing interpersonal and organizational skills
• expanding worldviews
• working collaboratively
• contributing to the community
• thinking analytically, creatively and critically
• acting ethically and with integrity
• shaping personal values

The Office of Student Activities staff works directly as advisors with various multicultural student groups, class councils, social programming groups, and media groups. The OSA staff also works informally with all 200+ Student Union-recognized groups and other student organizations and communities.

Leadership development activities supported by OSA include, but are not limited to, one-on-one meetings with students, student group forums, informal and formal events and discussions as well as many initiatives.