Ambassadors Portal
Rice's Graduate Student Ambassadors are advanced graduate students who promote visibility and recruiting efforts for Rice's programs. Ambassadors support and connect with prospective students in a number of ways, and work closely with their sponsor, the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
About the Ambassadors
The Rice Graduate Student Ambassadors first convened in 2021. The mission of the ambassadors is to connect prospective students with Rice and to provide guidance and expertise to the university. The group operates out of the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Dean Seiichi Matsuda is the faculty sponsor, and Jennifer Hunter is the staff contact for the group. Ambassador nominations are solicited yearly during the summer months. For questions, please email gradambassadors@rice.edu.
Benefits
- Paid student worker position
- Networking opportunities with university leadership
- Gaining intercultural communication skills
- Contributing to the academic future of a diverse group of students
- Work with a diverse campus community and meet many new people
- Authority to waive doctoral application fees for promising scholars
Responsibilities & Expectations
General expectations for all ambassadors members are as follows:
- Join and contribute to one (or more) sub-committees
- Contribute at least 8-12 hours of time per semester to ambassadors-related events
- Attend at two general body ambassador meetings per semester, at minimum (meetings are once per month)
- Help us identify and reach strong doctoral candidates through a number of existing ambassador activities
Compensation
Ambassadors are able to contribute 8-12 reportable hours per semester of service, either by taking on one of the activities listed above, or through another project of their choosing. All activities should be cleared with the Office of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies before embarking on a project and entering time in iO for payment. For questions or support on a project, or to make sure you are setup in iO, email Jennifer Hunter (jkh6@rice.edu).
Upcoming Events
Reviewed April 2024