Arts Student Ambassador Program
Represent the Faculty of Arts throughout the academic year by becoming an Arts Student Ambassador!
About
The Faculty of Arts Student Ambassador program is a volunteer, student leadership program aimed at building a community among Arts students and promoting a liberal arts education in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Manitoba.
Ambassadors help to promote the Faculty through several events and initiatives throughout the academic year. Ambassadors act as the face of the Faculty at events such as Welcome Day and Open House. Arts Ambassadors volunteer their time to share information about the Faculty of Arts with prospective students and their parents at future student events where they will engage on topics such as; majors and degree programs, uniqueness of departments and courses, travel-study courses and/or exchange experiences, experiential learning, student groups and student governance participation. Ambassadors also share their personal student experience and wisdom through UM Today article writing and our social media channels including participating in content, developing content, Instagram takeovers and self-made videos/reels.
Student Ambassador Activites
Activities include but are not limited to:
Events
- Welcome Day (Fall & Winter orientation presentations)
- Open House (booth work at future student events)
- Luncheons: DHL luncheon (fall) and Undergrad Research luncheon (August)
- Arts Career Round Table
- Welcome Back Winter event (January)
- Discover Your Future in Arts (major/minor student fair)
- Arts Student Group Expo
General communications initiatives
- Instagram takeovers and social media videos
- Top-tips contributions
- Interviews of professors and/or fellow students
- UM Today article writing
- Photo shoots
- Provide feedback and/or attend focus groups on student issues
Benefits of Being an Ambassador
As an Arts Student Ambassador, you will gain valuable experience in student leadership, mentoring, event management and facilitation, public speaking, content creation for social media, networking and being part of a team. You may also receive Experience Record recognition (formerly Co-Curricular Record) if at least 12 hours are volunteered and worked as an Arts Ambassador. The Arts Ambassador position is also a great opportunity to make new friends, connect with faculty and staff and have fun while you are representing your Faculty.
Eligibility
To be eligible to apply to be an Arts Student Ambassador, you must:
- be a current Faculty of Arts student, in good standing,
- hold a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA,
- have successfully completed at least 24 credit hours of course work,
- be able and willing to conduct at least 12 hours of volunteer activities over the course of the year,
- possess strong verbal communication skills (public speaking experience preferred),
- be available to attend multiple events throughout the year (August to April),
- have strong time management skills,
- be open to sharing your knowledge and experiences,
- be willing to create and participate in videos and photos (social media video creation experience preferred),
- are able to work on communications initiatives independently and meet deadlines, and
- hold a passion for the Faculty of Arts and it's departments/courses.
Apply
To apply, contact Arts Communications. An interview with Arts Communications staff is required.
Contact Us
Arts Communications
Room 391 University College
ArtsComm@umanitoba.ca