Bear Bulletin from Student Transitions & Family Programs: August 22

Dear exchange students,

We are excited you are all part of the WashU community! You have so many resources available to support you throughout your journey at WashU.

You will receive a special edition of the Bear Bulletin each evening during Bear Beginnings: Transfer & Exchange Welcome. Each edition will contain:

Important announcements
Schedule information for the next day

-Student Transitions & Family Programs

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Announcements

Required Events

While we encourage you to explore many of the various offerings throughout Fall Welcome, certain events are required. Tomorrow, Wednesday, August 23 you are expected to attend the Check-in with Student Transitions & Family Programs at 6:30 PM. International students are also expected to attend the Check-in with OISS between 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. You can view the locations and additional details of these meetings in the Exchange Student Schedule.

TXSM Group Chat

You should have received communication from your Transfer & Exchange Student Mentors (TXSM) about joining a Teams group chat. Please make sure you join the chat so you can receive important messages and reminders from your TXSM. We encourage you to download the app and turn notifications on.

To-Do List

Make sure you have accomplished the following items from the Before You Arrive Checklists. The items below had a deadline of August 1. If you have not completed one or more of these items, please do so ASAP.