The William H. and Elizabeth Gray Danforth University Center (the DUC)

Name

The William H. and Elizabeth Gray Danforth University Center (the DUC)

Featured locations

• dining hall options

  • IBBYS (Named after Elizabeth “Ibby” Danforth)

• Center for Career Engagement

• The Center for Diversity & Inclusion

• The Office of Student Affairs and Student Union

• The Office of Scholars programs and the Taylor Family Center

Center for Career Engagement

• Also known as the Career Center which gets involved in helping students secure top internships and jobs in all fields and every major in cities around the world

• There are student mentors who help with resume and cover letter building, making a LinkedIn profile, and job/internship applications

• A new building for the Center for Career Engagement is being built!

The Center for Diversity & Inclusion

• Supports and advocates for undergrad, grad, and professional students coming from underrepresented and/or marginalized populations, creates collaborative partnerships with campus and community partners, and promotes dialogue and social change among all students

• The Center for Diversity and inclusion will host events and programming on current events that are open to all students no matter their background

• Dialogue across Difference (DxD), pride nights at athletic events, international fashion show, etc

The Office of Student Affairs and Student Union

○ Help support the over 400 WashU student-led organizations

○ The Student Union is our student run government which is elected by the student body FOR the student body

The Office of Scholars programs and the Taylor Family Center

• The taylor family center is basically a program that helps support first generation and low-income students for their entire four years at WashU

• The Office of Scholars Program, also known as the OSP, houses multiple merit-based undergraduate programs that also support students for their entire four years at WashU