The University-wide Graduate Student Groups listed below are open to graduate and professional students across all schools, and provide cultural, academic, and social programming.

Don’t see the group you’re looking for? Learn how to create your own! The Graduate Center can provide guidance on how you can create a new student organization, and what resources are available. Visit the Graduate Group Guide for information on starting a university-wide group.


For more information, visit the Graduate Center’s WUGO page, select the “Organizations” tab, and choose “Graduate Center” from the “Categories” drop-down menu.


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Africa United Graduate Association

Africa United Graduate Association strives to create a community and sense of belonging for African graduate students at WashU.

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Black Graduate Student Association

The Black Graduate Student Association seeks to build community amongst incoming, continuing, and past graduate and professional students of African descent across the African diaspora.

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Chinese Students and Scholars Association

CSSA is an independent, non-political, non-profit organization of the Chinese Students and Scholars (CSS), by the CSS, and for the CSS.

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Graduate Christian Fellowship

WashU GCF exists to be a place where graduate and professional students at WashU can encounter, know and enjoy Jesus Christ.

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Graduate Professional Student Council

GPSC is a unified student government representing all graduate and professional students at WashU.

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Korean Graduate Student Association

KGSA aims at painting a friendly social atmosphere and solidarity within the community of Korean graduate students at WashU and promotes assisting students and faculty members at WashU to have broader and more insightful understanding of Korea and its culture.

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Latin Graduate Student Association

The Latin Graduate Student Association LGSA) is a student group that addresses the social, educational, and professional needs of Latin graduate students and those interested in Latina/o and Latin American issues at WashU.

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ProSPER: WashU Students Promoting Science Policy, Education and Research

WashU Graduate Students Promoting Science Policy, Education and Research (ProSPER) facilitates student exploration of the relations between science and policy.

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Taiwanese Graduate Student Association

The mission of TGSA is to promote the culture of Taiwan and to encourage the interaction, cooperation, and goodwill in and among all organizations of WashU.

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Umang: The Indian Graduate Student Association

The purpose of Umang is to provide a forum for closer interaction among graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and others of Indian origin at WashU.