Graduate College

Apply for the Graduate Student Ambassador Program

The WMU Graduate Student Ambassador Program 

The Graduate Student Ambassador Program is conducting an open call for new members who are interested in promoting graduate education, gaining leadership skills, and helping current and future graduate students in the 2026-27 academic year!

Deadline: Open until filled with priority given to those who apply by April 1
Submit materials to: Dr. Malia Roberts, @email
 

Graduate College Ambassadors serve as student representatives of the Western Michigan University (WMU) Graduate College and the Graduate Student Association (GSA). Ambassadors are current graduate students from each academic college at WMU who receive training to: 

  • Inform prospective graduate students about graduate programs, student life, WMU, and the Kalamazoo community 
  • Participate in recruitment activities and conduct campus tours 
  • Provide peer support to current graduate students by helping them navigate graduate school 
  • Serve on a university council or committee that shapes policy and procedures affecting graduate students
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Excellent oral communication skills and outgoing personality
  • Flexible daytime schedule with 65 hours of availability per semester (fall and spring)
  • Positively and professionally represent the Graduate College, GSA, and WMU
  • Preferred qualification: those who have completed at least one semester of study at WMU, ideally graduate level study

Are you a graduate students with an assistantship in teaching, research, or service?

  • Domestic graduate students on a full assistantship (20 work hours per week), are eligible to apply
  • International graduate students on a full assistantship are not eligible to apply due to tax and immigration laws that limit individuals to a maximum of 20 work hours per week
  • International graduate students on a 1/2 or 2/3 assistantship are eligible to apply
  • Attend graduate ambassador training (one full day in August)
  • Attend monthly ambassador team meetings (fall and spring semesters)
  • Attend monthly meetings for assigned university council(s) or committee(s) (fall and spring semesters) 
  • Attend monthly GSA meetings (fall and spring semesters)
  • Participate in at least four events (e.g., recruitment events, campus visits, program open houses) per semester
  • Communicate with department and program leaders at least once per semester
  • Develop your leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Make substantial contributions to graduate student life at WMU
  • $2,000 salary paid through a bi-weekly paycheck for the academic year (fall and spring)
  1. Current resume with address, phone, and WMU email.
  2. Letter of support from your advisor or program director at WMU.
  3. Letter of application describing your qualifications, eligibility (see requirements above), and motivation for becoming an ambassador. Please tell us if you have a graduate assistantship. Identify two (or more) areas you would be interested in serving:
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Fine Arts
  • College of Education and Human Development
  • College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  • College of Health and Human Services
  • Graduate College
  • Haworth College of Business