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Session

Education Abroad (EA)

Alumni into Ambassadors: Leveraging Student Experiences to Inspire Future Generations

Monday, November 11, 2024
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM EST
Location: CITY TERRACE 10
Presentation Description: Analyze the setup of a provider ambassador program; discuss limitations and benefits, and examine who might benefit from a student ambassador program. Dive into recruiting, training, management, and retention strategies for on-campus student ambassadors. Explore effective uses for student alumni on campus and how ambassadors can help fill gaps in study abroad offices. Review how providers and institutions can work together using student ambassadors to inspire and recruit future study abroad participants.

 

Learning Objectives:

  • Upon completion, Providers will be able to setup an ambassador program, discuss limitations and benefits from an ambassador program, and examine who could benefit from this program.
  • Upon completion, universities will have learned effective uses for student alumni on campus, how ambassadors can help fills gaps, and ways to moderate content shared by these students.
  • Upon completion, participants will review how providers and institutions can work together using student ambassadors to inspire and recruit future study abroad participants.