Huntington University Ambassadors
Student Ambassador Program
The Student Ambassadors represent Huntington University at various events on and off-campus. They represent the best and brightest of the student body of Huntington University.
Purpose
- To represent the HU student body to alumni, family, and friends of HU
- Express gratitude and appreciation to donors
- Provide meaningful networking opportunities
Goals
- Discover and develop who students are as individuals and followers of Christ as it relates to leadership, higher education, fundraising, generosity, and gratitude
- Gain an understanding of how the Advancement Office operates on a day-to-day basis and as a larger function of the University
- Grow in effective conversational and interpersonal skills by interacting with staff, faculty, and alumni of the University
- Learn basic philanthropic principles and how that connects to fundraising
- Gain hands-on experience working with professionals by collaborating on projects
Student ambassadors for Huntington University exhibit internal gratitude toward God for the gifts and talents that He has given them. They also exhibit external gratitude towards those who have supported and impacted their lives or the lives of others. (James 1:17, 1 Thessalonians 5:18).
This year's HU Ambassadors are Marie Gerkin, an Ag Business major from Cambridge City, IN, Anna Maglott, an Excercise Science major from Wooster, OH, Bawi (William) Mang, a Music Business major from Rangoon, Myanmar, Clinton Shellenberger, an Ag Education major from Pleasant Hill, OH, and Makailah Thompson, a Nursing major from Angola, IN.