The Drake Student Ambassador Application is live, with a deadline of April 8.  The Office of Admission welcomes interested students to apply.

Ambassadors play a very important role in the decision­‐making process for prospective students, as they portray the Drake student experience through interactions with prospective students and families during campus tours. Student Ambassadors represent the wide variety of academic majors and student involvement on Drake’s campus and as a group, reflect the student body. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Be knowledgeable about important Drake features and academic and student life information.
• Give tours of campus to prospective students and their families during individual visits, group visit programs on weekdays and select Saturdays.
• Positively represent Drake in student panels at in person and/or virtual events. 
• Assist with various office projects and tasks to prepare visit materials, answer calls, escort students, run errands. 
• Student Ambassadors are required to work a minimum of four hours per week during the academic year and are paid $10 per hour.
• Students selected will begin their professional orientation program and employment in the fall, however summer positions are available as well

Qualifications:

• Must be a full time student at Drake University
• Must be a sophomore or above status entering the 2024-2025 academic year
• Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5.

Application Process:

• Student Ambassador application and one recommendation is required.
• The application must be completed and submitted by Monday, April 8 at Midnight.
• One recommendation from a Drake University faculty or staff member must be completed and submitted by Monday, April 22.  Please give your recommenders ample time to complete and submit.
• All applicants will participate in a group interview. Applicants will be contacted in April with their scheduled interview time based on their availability. 
• Eight to ten Student Ambassadors are selected annually to join the Ambassador program for the following academic year. In addition to communication skills, engagement in the University and commitment to Drake, a key aspect to the selection process is to ensure that the Student Ambassador group represents the academic, demographic, and extra- curricular components of the Drake student body. 
• Given the selectivity of the selection process, the Office of Admission invites all applicants to become members of the Admission Cole-ition, a volunteer organization, if not selected as a Student Ambassador.

Questions can be directed to admissioncoleition@drake.edu or deneen.dygert@drake.edu

Link to Application: Application Link

Link to Recommendation Form: Recommendation Form Link 

— Deneen Rae Dygert, Office of Admission