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Admissions | WSU admissions are central to every student that comes to WSU in their initial and continuing process of finding information and providing proper documentation for entrance and connection to colleges at the university. They are also a great asset for exploring WSU.
Academic Success and Career Center | The Academic Success and Career Center (ASCC ) cultivates academic and career partnerships that promote students' development as lifelong learners and successful citizens.
TRIO SSS | TRIO Student Support Services (TRIO SSS) is a federally-funded TRIO program that provides opportunities for academic development.
Graduate School | The Graduate School is to advance graduate education and enhance the experience of our graduate students.
McNair Achievement Program | The McNair Achievement Program at WSU provides program participants with graduate education preparation activists and services to include faculty mentored research experiences, coursework focused on the culture of graduate education, and academic and career counseling.
Health and Safety
Student Accommodations and Disability Resources | Student Accommodations and Disability Resources provides accommodations and services to incoming and current WSU students with disabilities, psychological or medical conditions, or temporary injuries that limit their access to the educational environment.
Cougar Health Services | The Cougar Health Services medical clinic has board certified physicians with expertise in college health. Cougar Health Services also houses a pharmacy, counseling services (Counseling and Psychological Services), and a vision clinic.
Alumni Connection
Being part of the Student Center community doesn't end at graduation. Our alumni continue to make a difference by sharing their experiences, mentoring students, speaking at events, and helping shape the next generation of leaders. Whether you'd like to volunteer, participate in programs, or simply stay informed about what's happening in the Student Center, we'd love to stay connected.
Interested in getting involved? Complete the Student Center Alumni Engagement Interest Form and let us know how you'd like to connect.
Faculty Partnerships
Multicultural Student Services (MSS) offers programming and supportive spaces to help students succeed in and out of the classroom. Collaborations with academic partners provide opportunities for students to get the most out of their academic programs and find their place at WSU.
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Faculty-in-Residence
Faculty members with research or expertise areas related to a student center's mission or goals hold regular office hours and collaborate on center programming. Formal agreements are created between the faculty member's department and MSS.
Previous & Current Faculty-in-Residence
Vanessa Delgado, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Sociology
Fall 2025-Spring 2026; Fall 2024-Spring 2025 with Multicultural Student Center (MSC)
Steven Mejia, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Sociology
Fall 2024-Spring 2025 with the Chicanx/Latinx Student Center (CLSC)
- Research areas involve immigration impacted communities within Washington
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Living Learning Communities (LLC)
The LGBTQ+ Center has helped to support the creation and growth of the living learning community (LLC) connected to gender inclusive housing (GIH). This partnership with Housing and Residence Life allows our university to be responsive to the living environment on campus for students that is needed/requested. A key component of the LLC is the connected course offering that is led by the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) academic department.
M.A. Miller, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of English and WGSS
Fall 2025; Fall 2024
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Faculty Meet and Greets
Various Student Centers host “meet and greet” events where faculty get a chance to share more about their personal experiences, journey in higher education, and their research. These events provide opportunities for students to develop a sense of belonging through their connection to similar experiences/or interest in the faculty member’s research and academic interests.
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Chicanx/Latinx Student Center (CLSC)
The CLSC hosts feature approximately four faculty, staff, and alumni presenters at the CLSC during the semester. Speakers interact with students to discuss their own experiences as a Chicanx/Latinx individual or a specific topic related to their work.
Noontime Chats
African American Student Center (AASC)
Noontime Chats include eight different faculty, staff, and alumni presenters at the AASC during the academic year. These sessions are held during the middle of the day, with food provided, as guests share their experiences as former students, as professionals, and offer insights to help students persist.
Talk Story
Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Student Center
The APIDA Student Center hosts casual interactions with various faculty, staff, and alumni presenters, providing students with an opportunity to learn more about university professionals. Presenters can answer questions from students about their experiences that allow students to understand their experiences better.
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Educational Series and Special Events
There are various opportunities for collaboration with MSS, student centers, and programs with faculty and academic units. Depending on the nature of the event or activity, partnering for greater impact and efficacy is necessary. Here are examples of these partnerships:
Reproductive Health Awareness Week
The Women*s Center worked with faculty members to host a film screening and panel related to menopause research. In connection with the Women*s Center’s mission and goals, faculty members were able to participate in a panel in connection to a film showing during this recognized week. Special events like the awareness week offer co-hosting of events that draw in students and the larger campus community.
Disability Symposium
The Disabled Student Center (DSC) collaborated with Student Accommodations and Disability Resources to present on current issues affecting the disabled community. It involved three presenters who promoted awareness around the experiences of members of the disabled community, along with opportunities for addressing access in higher education in connection to societal barriers.
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Student Organizations
Student Centers with MSS have affiliated student organizations that align with the Center's or MSS’s mission or goals. They have been integral to the Student Centers, as they also provide a sense of belonging, foster community building, and offer education about underrepresented communities. There are some unique opportunities for faculty working with them that can be supported by MSS.
Advisors
Various faculty members have served as advisors to student organizations, whether their direct research or academic area overlapped with the group. Advisors provide mentorship and leadership development to the group as well as individual members.
Direct Involvement
There are faculty members who are direct participants with student groups. An example is Dr. Darryl Singleton with the School of Music. Darryl, or “Doc D” as he is known, participates in a couple of student groups, where he plays music with them and advises them.