The Graduate Center is a central hub for programming, resources, university-wide graduate student groups, and community for all graduate and professional students at WashU.
Visit us in the Women’s Building, Suite 005 on the Danforth Campus!
Centrally housed in the Office of the Provost, The Graduate Center (TGC) partners with schools, units and offices across both the Danforth and Medical Campuses. TGC works closely with the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and International Affairs.
Programming topics include graduate student professional development, graduate student leadership, and interdisciplinary, academic, and personal development. TGC staff also advise university-wide graduate student organizations.
Mission
Established in 2008, The Graduate Center provides interdisciplinary, academic, and personal programming and community to the nearly 9,000 graduate and professional students at WashU. The Center:
- Provides a centrally-located hub for graduate and professional students that includes study, meeting, and social programming spaces.
- Encourages students to foster a sense of interdisciplinarity and develop social and intellectual communities among their peers.
- Empowers students to develop and practice leadership skills through programming and graduate student groups and governance.
A Space For Graduate and Professional Students
Located in the Ann W. Olin Women’s Building, TGC’s suite is on the garden level. The space includes a large commons space, a large conference room, and small meeting rooms (a.k.a., “Bear” and “Brookie”). This location, directly accessible from the heart of campus, is a visible hub serving the graduate and professional student population across the university.
TGC-adjacent spaces include:
- Women’s Building Formal Lounge (first floor, Women’s Building)
- Outdoor courtyard with tables and chairs seating 15-20 people
- Lobby area with tables and seating for up to 6-8 people
- Open kitchen with refrigerator, microwave and vending machines
- Office for International Student Engagement (first floor, Women’s Building)
Signature Events
The following are select signature events. Visit the Center’s calendar to see a complete list of upcoming events.
- Incoming Graduate and Professional Student Fair & Fare (August) and Danforth Campus Walking Tours
- Art & Wine! The Graduate Center Night at Kemper Museum (Fall)
- She Leads @ WashU (October)
- Fuel for Finals Weeks (December and May)
- Graduate-Professional Student Appreciation Week (First week of April)
- Bears with Cubs Commencement Celebration (May)