HIED 200Leadership, Communication & Outreach Ambassador

1-3 credits · Higher Education · Penn State

The Leadership, Communication & Outreach Ambassador course will provide students an opportunity to have a deeper and more impactful interaction with their department, school, college and university. The students will gain more in-depth knowledge of how their school works and all of the different ways students can interact with the educational community as well as industry. The students will become Penn State Behrend ambassadors to the K-12 community, parents, industry, faculty, fellow students and the community at large. This course will promote leadership within the ambassador program with all of their experiences and interactions within Penn State Behrend and with external audiences. Students will be taught the best way to communicate with different audiences and the messaging used. Outreach will include working with the K-12 leader and help with retention efforts with current students. Students need to meet a minimum GPA requirement and criteria to participate in the course and program.