WashU invites students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to help name the university’s bear mascot, an enduring symbol of the university. Organizers are looking for a name that will represent WashU for years to come.
Submit name suggestions here, including a brief explanation, by April 22.
Organizers encourage submitters to offer names that reflect the spirit of WashU, a place defined by discovery and by a distinctive community. The bear is:
- Intellectually curious: grounded in ideas, discovery, and inquiry
- Confident and spirited: full of presence and momentum
- Unmistakably WashU: distinctive, original and uniquely ours
A committee of students, faculty, alumni and staff will review all name submissions, evaluating them based on how well they reflect the university’s mission, history and the bear’s personality.
