REACH Ambassador Positions
REACH Ambassadors Peer Mentoring Program
Note: The application process for the 2009-10 academic year has ended.
Who Are The REACH Ambassadors?
REACH Ambassadors are peer mentors for first-year and transfer students, enrolled at the University of Louisville. UofL full-time students who have earned at least 24 credit hours will be recruited to serve as Ambassadors for Welcome Weekend, fall and spring semesters.
What Will REACH Ambassadors Do?
REACH Ambassadors are peer mentors who work with first-year and transfer students. Their job is to help students negotiate the transition to the UofL community by providing support, friendship, advice and helping new students connect to university faculty, staff and services. This is a paid position.
Ambassadors Will:
- Contact and respond to mentees each week through , e-mails , facebook, phone calls or personal contact
- Work 3 hours in the Ambassador office each week
- Be responsible for meeting with their mentees 3 times a year and/or having them attend 3 events per year
- Attend all Ambassador events including: leadership events, socials, retention events, collaborative events, Cardinal Leadership Conference and the End of the Year Banquet
- Plan and conduct two small group event s with Ambassador group members
- Attend REACH/Ambassador training sessions in the fall and spring semesters
- Work and recruit mentees at Summer Orientations and Welcome Weekend
- Attend bi-monthly Ambassador meetings
- Maintain an electronic portfolio
What Populations Do REACH Ambassadors Serve?
REACH Ambassadors work with first-year and transfer students. Mentees may be any full-time first-year or transfer student in degree status, regardless of college, major, ethnicity, or academic status.
How Will You Benefit From Service As A REACH Ambassador?
- Practice leadership through service as a mentor
- Continue to develop leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
- Increase record keeping skills
- Attend leadership events with notable UofL figures such as the President, Provost, SGA President and more
- Receive a salary based on weekly timesheets. Ambassadors can earn up to $500 per semester.
- Receive priority registration
- Have volunteer opportunities
- Have opportunities to build a service learning portfolio
- Receive free food and t-shirts
- Be an important part of UofL’s commitment to improving the retention of UofL students
Who Can You Apply To Be An Ambassador?
REACH Ambassadors are primarily comprised of students transitioning from the Freshmen LEAD Program , but the position is open to other students as well. In order to apply, you must:
- Be a UofL full-time student who has earned at least 24 credit hours by the start of the program in the fall semester
- Demonstrate leadership potential
- Want to develop your leadership, communication and interpersonal skills
- Be mature, responsible, motivated, dependable and enjoy being a role model
- Have approximately 4-5 hours a week available to work
- Be able to attend all program events
- Have a GPA of 2.5 or above
- Be committed to UofL and the success of its students!
How Do I Apply To Be A REACH Ambassador?
REACH is currently not accepting applications for new Ambassadors. The application process will resume again towards the end of the Spring 2010 semester.
