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Gateway Ambassador Program

Gateway Ambassadors are leaders that serve as a Gateway Career Center Liaison to the greater Lafayette community. Ambassadors act as a valuable source of information and strengthen the Career Center’s engagement with the Lafayette community on a peer-to-peer level.

Responsibilities

  • Market and promote Gateway Career Center events, programs, and services to peers in clubs, classrooms, athletics, etc. both in-person and via social media (if applicable)
  • Engage with Gateway Team as a thought partner around constituent needs/wants in the form of individual and small focus group sessions
  • Assist at career fairs and other Career Center events and workshops
  • Participate in outreach activities (tabling, presentations, social media “takeovers”)
  • Support and assist with employer visits (information sessions, interview days)
  • Assist with recruitment, training, and orientation of new ambassadors

Benefits

  • Professional relationship and increased access to Gateway Staff, Lafayette Alumni, and our employer partners
  • Enhance your résumé and boost your professional presence
  • Explore aspects of marketing, communication, external relations, and event management
  • Help empower your peers with the valuable resources you share
  • Develop leadership skills
  • Fine-tune your time management skills

Selection process

  • Applications are made available each spring semester via Handshake.
  • First-years, sophomores, and juniors are eligible to apply.
  • Applicants must submit an application and resume.
  • After review of application materials, select students will be invited to participate in a virtual or in-person interview. Decisions will be made based on application, resume, and interview outcomes.
  • Once accepted into the program, students are evaluated on a yearly basis.

Requirements:

  • Ability to work up to 5 hours weekly during the Fall & Spring Semester
  • Attend Training during spring semester
  • Attend monthly meeting with Ambassador Program Managers
  • GPA Requirement/Maintenance of at least 2.5 

Want to learn more?

Please contact Josh Walker, Sr. Associate Director of Employer Relations, walkerjo@lafayette.edu.