Introducing the Fresh Campus Representatives
In the 2022-23 academic year, the institution has welcomed a new group of Student Ambassadors, a programme that was initiated in 2010. Over the past decade, Student Ambassadors have played a significant role in advancing higher education systems, particularly in promoting equity, accessibility, and policy change through student leadership and engagement.
These programmes, such as the Today's Students Coalition (TSC) Student Ambassador Fellowships, focus on empowering student leaders to improve racial equity and accessibility in higher education, contributing to systemic change by deepening participants’ policy knowledge and community impact efforts.
The Student Ambassadors' roles are multifaceted, providing students with stipends, internships, mentorship, and networking opportunities that enhance their capacity to influence institutional and broader educational reforms. By involving student ambassadors in advocacy, sustainability education, and strategic evaluation tools, institutions can align their education delivery with important goals such as equity and sustainability, facilitating continuous institutional improvement.
One example of this is the use of tools like TASK™ linked with sustainability initiatives, which shows growing institutional commitment towards monitoring and improving educational outcomes through student involvement and leadership. Although direct, comprehensive longitudinal data on all Student Ambassador programmes’ impact on institutional initiatives since 2010 is limited, the evidence points towards these programmes playing a crucial role in enhancing student outcomes, fostering systemic policy changes, and driving institutional priorities aligned with social equity and sustainability goals.
In the current academic year, the institution values the opinions of Student Ambassadors, such as Micky Jordan, Samantha Nelson, Brandi Kamablov, Maggie Brownstone, Bobbie Villarruel, Nick Fairman, and Zach Haselow, who are all part of the programme. These students donate their time, thoughts, and voices to institutional improvement initiatives, providing regular, systematic feedback to help improve various programmes and initiatives at the institution.
The institution is excited to work with these newly selected students, as their service is valued for contributing to the future development of the institution. The specific names of the students for the 2022-23 year were not provided in the text, but their contributions are expected to further the institution's commitment to equity, accessibility, and sustainability in higher education. Student feedback has been instrumental in identifying features in various programmes, including BFA program design, student services, digital marketing projects, and more, ensuring that the institution remains on the right track in its mission to provide quality education to its students.
- The Student Ambassadors, such as Micky Jordan, continue to advance higher education systems by fostering systemic policy changes through their focus on graphic design, learning, and education-and-self-development.
- By involving Student Ambassadors in digital marketing projects, the institution aligns its education delivery with the goal of sustainability, using their feedback to improve BFA program design, thereby ensuring continuous institutional improvement in offering quality education that prioritizes equity and accessibility.
