What is a North Texas Ambassador

[Reb UT '70]

My daughter has been asked to be an Ambassador for the Honors Department. I know that this is a general invitation, but it is the sort of thing she likes to do, and is interested. It sounds like the events would not conflict with her soccer schedule, and only require a monthly meeting. Does anyone know more about this program.

[3XNTGRAD]

There is more than one kind of Ambassador at UNT.

If she was asked by Honors -- then I am assuming she has been asked to be a College of Arts and Sciences Ambassador. I happen to be one of the faculty advisors for that group.

There is not a huge time committment -- but there are a few important dates. The CAS Ambassadors meet about 3 times a semester as a group (the first one is an induction ceremony and short meeting). Each department may have their ambassadors do other activities, but the main activity each semester is NT Preview Day. The CAS ambassadors work that saturday (one in the fall and one in the spring) to help the departments welcome potential students who are visiting campus.

I don't have the dates for Preview yet, but the fall one is usually in mid to late November and the Spring one is sometime in April.

E-mail me at lhughes@unt.edu if you or your daughter have more questions. It is an honor to be selected by a department since each can only select 3 students a year.

[IronMan4]

Was she invited to be an Eagle Ambassador? They run the information booth in the ESSC and give tours and provide hospitality to important guest, among other things.