Any undergraduate Brandeis student who will be a sophomore, junior or senior during their year of serving as an ambassador.
You do not have to be currently volunteering the semester that you apply, but preference will be given to applicants that have engaged in at least one Brandeis sponsored community engagement program or club for at least one semester. All ambassadors are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to community engagement initiatives.
When you submit your application, you must have a 3.0 G.P.A. You can print out an unofficial transcript from your Workday account. Please do not contact the Registrar.
No, you cannot. You must commit to remaining on Brandeis' Waltham campus and serve in this role for the entire 2023-2024 academic year.
Yes, absolutely. All information sessions and interviews will be conducted via Zoom for prospective applicants. Please email studentengagement@brandeis.edu to speak further about this option.
Yes, absolutely.
We strongly encourage you to take advantage of the Hiatt resources available to have your resume reviewed before submitting it.
Although an information session is not mandatory, it is strongly encouraged.
If all three conflict with your schedule, you alternatively can schedule a one-to-one meeting with a member of the Department of Student Engagement. Please email studentengagement@brandeis.edu to speak further about this option.
Applicants who have attended an information session or one-on-one meeting will have that noted during the selection process.
You should list two references who can speak to your leadership skills and/or community engagement activities. These references must be from a staff member/faculty member at Brandeis or from a staff member community partner. They cannot be a student leader peer.
We will verify your involvement through service hours logged in EngageDeis.
Although we do not require applicants to have engaged in a community service club or Waltham Group program at Brandeis, with preference will be given to those who have engaged in at least one officially-recognized Brandeis community service club/Waltham Group program for at least one semester.
Yes, you are able to serve in other leadership positions (including Rich-Collins CLIF Fellow or Waltham Group executive board) while being an ambassador. That being said, we encourage you to be mindful of your other obligations and the time commitment that CEAP entails. If that may be impeded by other leadership positions, then it may be best to consider CEAP a different academic year.
You can only serve as an ambassador for one academic year. Given the limited availability of positions, we want to have as many students as possible participate in this opportunity. That being said, as mentioned below, there will be opportunities for ambassador alumni to remain engaged with the program after participating for an academic year.
Yes, you are encouraged to apply again if you are still interested in pursuing the opportunity and will be a junior or senior during future academic years.
There are no formal expectations that you participate beyond your ambassador year; however, we hope that you will serve as an advocate for the program and consider sharing the opportunity with fellow Brandeis students. There also will be opportunities to connect with current and former Ambassadors following your academic year through LinkedIn and alumni engagement opportunities.
Ambassadors will meet on a regular basis to learn about:
Assessing their own leadership and determining and implementing best steps in their leadership growth
Translating community engagement and CEAP experience to their own career development goals
Developing outreach strategies to market community engagement programs to their peers
Resolving conflict and utilizing strong communication skills in a variety of community engagement settings
Building sustainable, reciprocal partnerships with local community and campus partners
Understanding social constructs
Maximizing training programs and retaining volunteers
Evaluating and assessing community engagement programs
Immersive training for selected 2023-2024 Ambassadors is TBD. If you have a scheduling conflict, but still plan to apply, please email studentengagement@brandeis.edu. Training elements will continue throughout the academic year at regular meetings.
All Department of Student Engagement professional staff will be involved in all aspects of the Selection process, from reviewing applications to conducting interviews with finalists.
Please email the Department of Student Engagement or call at 781-736-3234.