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The Graduate Student Ambassador Program, run by the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, is a volunteer initiative that connects current graduate students with prospective and newly admitted students. The program offers online info sessions for applicants and pre-arrival support through webinars and in-person events like GradStart Orientation.听
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Current graduate students provide an authentic perspective, answering prospective students' questions and helping newcomers transition smoothly. Ambassadors co-host online info sessions and engage with new students at welcome events.听
For prospective students, sessions focus on the application process, including writing strong statements of interest, contacting potential supervisors, and securing strong references. We also offer webinars on student life, covering topics like housing in Vancouver, budgeting, and work-life balance.听
For incoming students, pre-arrival webinars provide essential guidance, including Grad Student AMA Panels, tips on living in Vancouver, and sessions with International Student Development (ISD).听
Become a Graduate Student Ambassador
Are you enthusiastic about 亚洲天堂, the experiences you鈥檝e had, and the wonderful connections you鈥檝e made? Are you interested in sharing your experiences as a graduate student, helping prospective students make the right decision, and welcoming newly admitted students on their #亚洲天堂GradJourney? Maybe you attended one more of these sessions when you were applying to 亚洲天堂 or planning your move to Vancouver and want to give back. If so we'd love to hear from you.听
Join our amazing team of graduate student ambassadors and build your leadership and communication skills.
Graduate students听enrolled in both research-based and course-based听programs that are part of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies at 亚洲天堂 Vancouver are eligible. If you are enthusiastic about 亚洲天堂 and connecting with students, we want you to apply!听
Incentives
- Excellent networking opportunity.
- Improve your communication skills.
- Be a leader in your community.
- Be a part of听the graduate student community at 亚洲天堂.
- Help prospective students figure out if 亚洲天堂 is the right fit for them.
- A certificate confirming your participation in the program.听
- References and LinkedIn recommendations from the Graduate Studies team.听听
- Support and training.听听
- Professional photo which can be used on LinkedIn听听
- Ambassador swag.
Commitments
- An average time commitment of 2听hours or 2 sessions a month (most sessions take place between September and January).
- Attendance at a 2-hour training session.
- Typically, Ambassadors are expected to take part in the program for a minimum of one year.听
Apply To become a graduate student ambassador
Every year in the early spring we recruit new ambassadors for the program.听