Office of Campus Tours TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY AMBASSADORS PROGRAM. Thank you for your interest in the Tuskegee University Ambassadors Program.

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1 Office of Campus Tours TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY AMBASSADORS PROGRAM Greetings Applicant! Thank you for your interest in the Tuskegee University Ambassadors Program. The University Ambassadors serve as the official tour guides for the Office of Campus Tours. The University Ambassadors Program seeks to provide currently enrolled students with the opportunity to become student recruiters for the institution. To this end, students selected must exhibit strong academic excellence, possess enormous school spirit, and be active student leaders on campus. The primary responsibility of the Tuskegee University Ambassadors is to provide quality customer service, and informative and engaging campus tours to prospective students, their parents and/or advisors in a way that cast the University community in the greatest possible light. Thus, the intended result is for those prospective students to eagerly apply for enrollment! The Tuskegee University Ambassadors further assist in projecting the positive image of Tuskegee University by: hosting visitors scheduling and providing campus tours for prospective students, and sometimes dignitaries helping prospective students and their families better understand the past, present, and future contributions of the University and maintaining a positive and optimistic attitude while volunteering university sponsored events such as choir concerts, Convocations, Open House, etc. If selected, you will be joining the noble mission of sharing the legacy of Mother Tuskegee with prospective students. We wish you the best of luck and thank you in advance for your interest into this program. Sincerely, Dr. Courtney L. Griffin Executive Director of Enrollment Management

2 Tuskegee University Ambassadors GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Because of the uniqueness of this program, acceptance into the program is very selective. Therefore, applicants are asked to meet the following general requirements: Must be a currently enrolled Tuskegee University student who has completed at least 15 academic hours. Must have 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average. Must be an active student on Tuskegee University s campus. Must exhibit excellent leadership skills. Must have excellent oratory skills and be able to talk to both large and small groups. Must be willing to work flexible hours. Must be free of judicial referrals. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Each applicant must successfully submit a completed application with supporting documents and pass a required test and interview(s) in order to be selected for admission into the program. Each applicant is required to submit the following: A fully completed application with required essay questions. One (1) letter of recommendation from a faculty or staff member outlining the applicant s academic performance and social activeness on campus. Letters should be submitted at the same time with application in a sealed envelope. Copy of unofficial transcript. Applications may be submitted either in person to the Office of Campus Tours located on the first floor of the Margaret Murray Washington Hall in the Office of Admissions and Enrollment Management or electronically at ambassadors@mytu.tuskegee.edu. If you are submitting your application electronically, please be advised that your letter of recommendation is due to the office by the deadline mentioned below. Failure to submit your letter of recommendation on time will result in your application being incomplete; and therefore, late. All applications are due no later than Monday, February 23, 2015 by 4:30pm. LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!

3 Application Process Timeline Informational Session Thursday, February 12, 6pm Room 104, College of Business and Information Science Application available at Application Deadline Monday, February 23, 2015 No later than 4:30pm Applications may be submitted either in person to the Office of Campus Tours located on the first floor of the Margaret Murray Washington Hall in the Office of Admissions and Enrollment Management or electronically to ambassadors@mytu.tuskegee.edu. Subject Line: Ambassadors Application : YOUR NAME Application Decision #1 Friday, February 27, 2015 Applicants will be notified by 4:30pm thru the university s system Ambassadors Test Monday, March 2 & Tuesday, March 3, 6pm Location: 5th Floor of the Luther Hilton Foster Hall Application Decision #2 Friday, March 6, 2015 Applicants will be notified by 4:30pm thru the university s system Interviews #1 Monday, March 16, 2015 thru Thursday, March 19, 6pm daily Location: Office of Admissions & Enrollment Management Ground floor of the Margaret Murray Washington Hall Interviews #2 Monday, March 23, 2015 thru Thursday, March 26, 6pm daily Location: Office of Admissions & Enrollment Management Ground floor of the Margaret Murray Washington Hall Final Decision Friday, March 27, 2015 Applicants will be notified by 4:30pm thru the university s system Spring Open House Saturday, March 28, 2015 Selected Ambassadors will be required to work Spring Open House

4 APPLICATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY AMBASSADORS PROGRAM Part I. General Information Name Student ID# Campus Address Permanent Address Cell # TU Address Gender U.S. Citizen Yes No If not, what country School/College Major Birth Date Classification Cum. GPA Enrollment Date Expected Graduation Date University Activities (Honor Societies, Social Organizations, Volunteer Service, Tutoring, etc.) A Tuskegee University Ambassador requires time, commitment, leadership, working long hours and dedication. If selected, are you prepared to execute your duties as a University Ambassador as well as maintaining your studies and other commitments? Yes No I,, authorize the University Ambassadors selection committee to verify, if needed, all the information submitted. I have read and I understand the Ambassadors Application. Candidate s Signature Date

5 Part II. Required Free Response Questions This is a critical part of the application. Please select ONE question and answer completely. Please be creative with your answers. 1. Select and explain three words that best describe your experience as a Tuskegee student. 2. Give an original piece of advice you would offer to an incoming freshman. What is one piece of advice you would offer a parent to help ease the transition as their child enters college? 3. If you had to write a script for a commercial that promoted student life on campus, how would you market Tuskegee University in 25 words? Part II. Required History Questions This is a critical part of the application. Please select 7 of the 10 following questions. Please answer each question completely. All answers should be typed and submitted in a neat and organized manner. Please be accurate and creative with your answers. Good Luck! 1. What is the relationship between lifting the veil of ignorance as Dr. Booker T. Washington saw it and the mission of Tuskegee University today? 2. List the major academic colleges and give the name of the largest two. 3. At least four programs at Tuskegee are unique to the University. No other historically black college or university offers these programs. What are they? 4. List the seven presidents (in order of their service) of Tuskegee University and also indicate one major highlight of each of their tenures here. 5. What will a tourist see when visiting the George Washington Carver Museum and The Oaks? Who manages those facilities and what are their hours of operation? 6. What are the highlights of the career of Dr. George Washington Carver? 7. Why is the issue of Bioethics so important at Tuskegee University? 8. Who is General Daniel Chappie James? What is his significance to the University? What was his major?

6 9. A part of the history and beauty of The Tuskegee Chapel can be found in the Singing Glass Windows. What do the windows mean? How do they relate to the historical development of Tuskegee University and African-American people? 10. What do #TrusttheTuskegeeTrajectory and #TrusttheTuskegeeTraditon mean?