2014-2015 Student Ambassador Recap

Ambassador Report – Fall 2014 Semester

Development & Donor Relations
• Meet and greet at the Robert Spendlove & Zach Robison Debate 10/6
• On-going meetings with Development Specialist to develop greater presents between Ambassadors and donors

Mentoring
• Researching best practices t connect students with alumni through dean's list breakfast, mentoring lunches & web/media
• On-going meetings with Development Specialist to develop greater presents between Ambassadors and alumni

ASUU Funding
• Updated and maintained status as a student group
• Developed bill to present in December for funding spring Ambassador activities for students

Service/Community
• One Ambassador served as a member of Service Coalition through Bennion Center to stay connected to ways Ambassadors can support theirs and other service projects.
• Fall 2014 – through Development Specialist, partnered with United Way to help with College Application Week at Cottonwood HS
• Spring 2015 – made connections with states foster care and Transition to Adult Living (TAL) program for outreach efforts for students who have been in foster care and provided support and resources to attending higher education
• On-going meetings with Development Specialist to develop greater presents between Ambassadors and donors

Events
• During summer 2014, all ambassadors participated in first year new student orientations and help incoming freshman know about CSBS and register for classes
• During Welcome Week, Ambassadors sponsored an open house for CSBS students, faculty and stuff, 8/26
• During Welcome Week, Ambassadors sponsored table at Plazafest focused on student engagement in CSBS
• Attended Dean's list breakfast in Sept.
• Promoting first ever undergraduate survey to faculty and students.
• Helped with CSBS Advisory Board meeting 11/14
• Helped with 11/10 CSBS Event: Alum Harris Simmons

Research
• Research Workshop and student panel on 10/23 to prepare students for UROP spring deadline for 11/20
• CSBS Student Research Day

MUSE
• MUSE donated 140 books, My Beloved World, Sonia Sotomayor, to give free to students at CSBS student events in anticipation for her presentation on Jan. 28th

Career Services Collaboration
• First year starting this collaboration – worked with CS Ambassadors during fall 2014 on partnership with CS and CSBS events.
• Suit Up program; SAC outreach; Career Pathway events

SAC Collaboration
• Reached out to all dept SAC beginning of year to ask ways to support and help promote events.
• Lead Ambassadors for ASUU and Career Services, partnered with Lead SAC Ambassador on developing workshop for SAC on ASUU funding and services through CS.
• Visited to UC 1050 major exploration courses to talk about majors in CSBS

MISC
• Input to Dean and SR. VP on new building.
• Spotlight program – submitted theirs and asking fellow students

Ambassador Report – Spring 2015 Semester

Development & Donor Relations
• Helped with Degrees to Everywhere event on 4/22
• Meet and greet at Siciliano Forum

ASUU Funding
• Submitted the first ever budget proposal for 2015-16

Service/Community
• One Ambassador serves as a member of Service Coalition through Bennion Center to stay connected to ways Ambassadors can support theirs and other service projects.
• Collaborated with Hartland for Community Engagement Day April 28, 2015

Events
• Tabled in OSH during first week of school to advertise CSBS academic programs.
• Tabled for Plazafest II during the first week of school
• Helped with Dean's list breakfast in January
• Tabled for the Latinos in Action conference on 3/27/15
• Helped with two Admission events: Bringing U to You (March) and Red, White and U Day (April)
• Attended Etiquette dinner through Career Services for networking

Research
• Tabled on April 8 and 9 to promote CSBS research day on 4/24

MUSE
• MUSE donated 140 books, My Beloved World, Sonia Sotomayor, to give free to students at CSBS student events in anticipation for her presentation on Jan. 28th and they were able to give every book away to students for free at events
• Attended a dinner with Sonia Sotomayor before her event on 1/28

Career Services Collaboration
• In collaboration with Career Services, our first Graduate School workshop was held for CSBS students on 4/8/15

SAC Collaboration
• Organized a MapGive event on March 5 to bring SAC's, students and community together for humanitarian mapping

MISC
• With Admissions office, conducted a calling campaign for newly admitted students who are interested in majoring in the college
• An Ambassador will be sitting on the curriculum committee for 2015-16