The Office of Campus Life is committed to providing the foundation for a student-centered environmen
Our office houses the 13 departments that make AU a great place to live and learn. From the Academic Support & Access Center to the Student Health Center, Center for Diversity & Inclusion, the Kay Spiritual Life Center, and others, the Office of Campus Life is here to support you, whatever your need may be.
STUDENT ORG SPOTLIGHT ✍️📣 Meet Creative Writing Club, a community of writers at AU who create and share poetry, prose, and creative work every week. See Creative Writing Club in action in this video! 📝 https://youtu.be/z6jknGRBcfw
STUDENT ORG SPOTLIGHT 🎵📣 Meet Treble in Paradise, a women and non-binary a ca****la group at AU. Get to know Treble in this video. 🎶 Treble In Paradise
02/10/2023
Many members of the AU community have been asking how best to support earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria. Here are some organizations, local and global, that are working to provide aid on the ground and have been shared by AU's International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) and other informed sources. To research and track aid work in regions around the world, check out the UN's portal at reliefweb.int.
01/25/2023
Can't get to the Student Health Center? There's now an AU Nurse Advice Line, available to all students! ☎️ Just call 1-800-347-8020, provide your AU ID number to the care coordinator, and you'll get a call-back quickly from a registered nurse. (Usually within 20 minutes.) The AU Nurse Advice Line is free—and students have access 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Campus is already bustling with activity! Winter Welcome Week brought students together for exciting events and performances across campus. Check out the highlights in this video ❄️ https://youtu.be/mifTDz2RKmQ
10/25/2022
Students, are you voting absentee in your home state? Find tables around campus with stamps, envelopes, a notary if your state requires it - plus state-by-state mailing date info and more on the AU Votes webpage! https://www.american.edu/ocl/au-votes.cfm
10/21/2022
📚 STEP students are hosting a school supplies donation drive for CARECEN-Central American Resource Center, a DC-based organization that offers services to the Latinx community and helps incoming asylum seekers.
Questions? Email [email protected].
10/04/2022
As a university committed to diverse voices and perspectives, how do we learn to listen to and hear each other?
How do we build a campus community resilient enough to respond to hurt and harm?
We invite all AU students, faculty, and staff to join in community circles to build relationships and explore these questions together.
09/20/2022
Get your absentee ballot requests in this week - just go to AU Library Sept. 19-21 and AU Votes volunteers will help with stamps, forms, and state-by-state guidance! Remember to bring your ID. Some useful sites: bit.ly/AULib-Request-Ballot tells you what you need to know for your state; vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote is where you can go to check registration.
09/15/2022
Coming up today! Make sure you register: bit.ly/MPV-Info.
Faculty, staff and students are invited to this special update for universities with DC Health on MPX (monkeypox) cases, prevention, detection and more. Open to universities across DC. Register for webinar: bit.ly/MPV-Info.
09/12/2022
Students have been enjoying the end of the summer in between classes ☀️
09/09/2022
Faculty, staff and students are invited to this special update for universities with DC Health on MPX (monkeypox) cases, prevention, detection and more. Open to universities across DC. Register for webinar: bit.ly/MPV-Info.
09/08/2022
Your name should be pronounced correctly: in class, on campus, and in professional settings. Record your name with Namecoach through canvas.american.edu and/or go.american.edu/RecordMyName. 🎙️🔊
09/06/2022
Join the AU community tomorrow for Black Student Welcome Day. Come meet and greet (and eat donuts from Astro Doughnuts & Fried Chicken! 🍩) RSVP at bit.ly/3COYcE1.
The Student Involvement Fair is happening now! With almost 200 student clubs and organizations, there's something for every student.
09/01/2022
Last week, students participated in The Center for Community Engagement and Service's for a day of service with community organizations and a visit to DC neighborhoods for a deep dive into the city’s history and culture.
If you're interested in engaging in service, head to american.edu/ocl/volunteer/about-cces.cfm.
American University Students Lend a Helping Hand with Explore DC Incoming students fanned out across the District last week for the Center for Community Engagement and Service's annual Explore DC program which includes a d...
08/31/2022
Be part of AU’s West African Drumming Ensemble – no auditions or experience needed!
It's led and taught by Amadou Kouyate, the 150th generation of the Kouyate family of Manding Diali, oral historians/musicians of West Africa. Djembe, dunun, and other drums provided! 🥁
Our office is home to 16 student-focused departments that help make AU a great place to live and learn. From the Student Health Center to the Center for Diversity & Inclusion to Kay Spiritual Life Center and others, the Office of Campus Life is here to support you.
| Monday | 9am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |