Student Ambassadors
A Little Walking
A Little Talking
A Whole Lot of Fun
Student Orientation Staff
Help Others
and
Help Yourself
Student Ambassadors
Nevada All Stars
Student Ambassadors
Fall Previews and
College Fairs
 Campus Tours
 Community Projects
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Student Ambassadors
Fall Previews and College Fairs
 Held across Nevada and
California Good Neighbor
counties
 Ambassadors provide one
on one contact
 Student and parent panels
 High school visits
 Washoe and Clark County
college fairs
 Represent Nevada from the
student perspective
Student Ambassadors
Campus Tours
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Provide campus tours 6 days a
week at various times totaling
24 tours a week
 Ambassadors offer more
tours per week than paid
guides at other universities
Wolf Packed Fridays
Special events on campus
throughout the year from
elementary age to 50 year
alumni
Student Ambassadors
Reading Challenge
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Exposes students to
college & fun of
education at an early age
Local elementary school
students challenged to
read at kick off assembly
Ambassadors visit the
school to read
Winners brought to the
University for a day of
fun and to watch a Wolf
Pack football game
Student Ambassadors
Pen Pals
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At risk school targeted for
pen pal exchange
Students and Ambassadors
write letters back and forth
for a month
Ambassadors go to the
school and do activities
with students
Students brought on
campus to meet their
Ambassador pen pals for
lunch
Student Ambassadors
Clothing Drive
 Twice a year
 November
 End of spring
semester
 Given to a local
charity
Student Ambassadors
Flashlight Tours
 A new program for 2002
 Campus ghost tours given
at night
 Targeted to elementary
and Nevada Students
 Cost is a can of food or
$1 for local food bank
 Candy given out as part
of a safe street
environment
Student Ambassadors
Other Community Services
 Committee dedicated to
developing service projects
 Math challenge
 Toy drive for the holidays
 Soup kitchen volunteers
 Valentine's Day cards for
veterans and service
personnel
Student Orientation Staff
Nevada All Stars
Student Orientation Staff
New Student
Orientations
 Wolf Pack Prep
 Community Projects
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Student Orientation Staff
New Student Orientation
 Fall orientation
 Traditional
 Non-traditional
 Spring orientation
 Introduction to the
college experience
 Health, Safety Rightto-know information
Student Orientation Staff
New Student Orientation
(Cont)
 Team building
 Student Panels
 Gives student
perspective on important
issues affecting new
students
 First weekend
programming
Student Orientation Staff
Wolf Pack Prep
 Registration and
advisement for
incoming students
 Held in Reno, Las
Vegas, and Elko
(2003)
 Chance for incoming
students to ask
questions of current
students
Student Orientation Staff
Phone Calling Project
 3 months after New
Student Orientation
 Connects with new
Freshmen asking:
 How was
orientation?
 Life at Nevada?
 Any improvements?
Student Orientation Staff
Places to Go
 Decorating
suitcases for
children who are
moving from a
shelter or foster
home
 Suitcase will have a
book included
Student Orientation Staff
Holiday Caroling
 New program for
2002
 Caroling during the
winter break
 Hospitals
 Nursing and
retirement homes
Student Orientation Staff
Other Community Services
 Can food drive for
shelters
 Toys for Tots
 Bachelor/Bachelorette
Auction
 Raise money for the
Evelyn Mount
Foundation for 2003
Nevada All Stars
Early Outreach
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SBC Nevada Bell
Mentors
 Mentoring students
from middle school to
college
 On campus activities
Gear Up
 Federal program
 Encouraging students
from at risk schools
to go to college
Nevada All Stars
Training
 Two mandatory
retreats
 Summer
 Winter
 Extensive training
to serve the needs
of both prospective
and new students
Nevada All Stars
Fund Raising
 Both groups unpaid
student volunteers
 Fund raising throughout
the year for socials and
gifts:
 Football concessions
 T-shirt sales
 Raffles
 Various food sales
Two Student Groups
One University