Alumni Ambassadors

Alum­ni Ambas­sadors are select­ed through a com­pet­i­tive process each year. We look for alum­ni who have reflect­ed on the suc­cess­es and chal­lenges of their expe­ri­ence and want to share their excite­ment for lan­guage learn­ing and the CLS Pro­gram with others.

Alum­ni Ambas­sadors engage with all CLS alum­ni and rep­re­sent the pro­gram to var­i­ous audi­ences, includ­ing prospec­tive CLS par­tic­i­pants, pro­gram final­ists, uni­ver­si­ty staff, and the gen­er­al pub­lic. For exam­ple, Alum­ni Ambas­sadors fre­quent­ly orga­nize online or in-per­son essay-writ­ing work­shops lead­ing up to the CLS appli­ca­tion dead­line, give class­room pre­sen­ta­tions and infor­ma­tion ses­sions about the CLS Pro­gram at col­lege study abroad fairs oth­er events, and orga­nize events for alum­ni in their com­mu­ni­ties, among oth­er activities.

Typ­i­cal activ­i­ties of an Alum­ni Ambas­sador include:

• Gen­er­al CLS and/​or coun­ty-spe­cif­ic pre­sen­ta­tions to appli­cants or advisors
• Par­tic­i­pat­ing in online forums
• Shar­ing their pro­gram expe­ri­ences with prospec­tive CLS scholars
• Respond­ing to ques­tions from future CLS par­tic­i­pants as needed
• Speak­ing on pan­els at con­fer­ences and CLS Pro­gram events

2021 alum­ni are eli­gi­ble to apply to be 2022 Alum­ni Ambas­sadors. The dead­line for the 2022 Alum­ni Ambas­sador appli­ca­tion is Fri­day, Novem­ber 19, 2021 at 11:59pm EST.