Time and Service Commitment

Presidential Ambassadors should expect to serve approximately five to 10 hours per week, with additional commitments possible during major University events.

Ambassadors must be willing to:

• Attend required orientation, campus tour, admissions, professional etiquette, and program training.
• Conduct at least three campus tours each month.
• Fulfill assigned call campaigns, presidential events, Board of Regents meetings, recruitment activities, and other University functions.
• Attend regular program meetings.
• Accept assignments that may occur during evenings, weekends, University breaks, or holidays.
• Arrive on time, prepared, and appropriately dressed for each assignment.
• Communicate promptly with program staff about scheduling conflicts or emergencies.
• Maintain the academic, conduct, attendance, and professional standards of the program throughout the appointment.

Applicants should carefully consider their academic, employment, extracurricular, and personal responsibilities before accepting an appointment.

Selection and Appointment

Presidential Ambassadors are selected through a competitive application and interview process. Selection is based on academic achievement, communication skills, campus involvement, professionalism, service, dependability, and the ability to represent Kentucky State effectively.

Appointments are made for one academic year. Both new applicants and current ambassadors must participate in the annual selection process. Reappointment is not automatic and will be based on continued eligibility, fulfillment of program responsibilities, and demonstrated performance.

Program Accountability, Renewal or Removal

Presidential Ambassadors are expected to maintain the eligibility, conduct, attendance, performance, and professional standards of the program throughout their appointments. Depending on the nature and severity of the circumstances, failure to meet these standards may result in counseling, probation, suspension, nonrenewal, or removal from the program.

Before a final decision is made, the student will ordinarily receive notice of the concern and an opportunity to respond. The program administrator, in consultation with the Office of the President and other appropriate University officials, will determine whether continued service is appropriate.

When necessary to protect University operations, the safety of the campus community, or the integrity of the program, the University may temporarily suspend an Ambassador from assignments during its review. An interim suspension from Ambassador assignments is not a final determination.