Modern Languages Ambassadors

Meet our 2024-2025 Ambassadors!

Learn more about each one of our ambassadors here! They each have unique interests and they all represent a broad range of majors across K-State. Our ambassadors represent the department and each semester they visit MLANG classrooms in different languages to promote our programs!

Interested in becoming an MLANG Ambassador? Learn more here!

• MLANG Ambassadors are a small group of enthusiastic majors or minors - like yourself!- who represent our department at on-campus and off-campus recruitment events.
• Modern Language Ambassador applications open soon! Students who are interested in becoming a Modern Languages Ambassador can fill out the form here.
• There will be an informational meeting on September 23rd from 7 to 8 PM in Eisenhower Hall, room 125.
• Applications are due by 5 PM on September 30th!

• If you have any questions, contact Drs. Melinda Cro (macro@ksu.edu) or Angélique Courbou (angeli@ksu.edu)

Benefits to you:

• Professional development: a service opportunity in your field of study, which you can put on your resume.
• use this program to fulfill volunteer hours for other courses and organizations.
• opportunity to develop closer connections with alumni and faculty.
• opportunity to share your enthusiasm for your major/minor with other students.
• potential for mentoring other students.
• experience with recruitment and public speaking.
• an end-of-year "thank you" banquet.

Possible Roles for Ambassadors:

• Student ambassadors should be available to do the following types of activities, depending on the needs of the Department of Modern Languages:

  • Visit courses in the language sequence (101-301) and promote the major and minor (explain why you chose to major in MLANG, your experiences in the program, etc.)
  • Participate in open house (both university-wide event and the department event)
  • Take a visiting high school or transfer student along to your language class.
  • Participate in the majors fair
  • Visit local high schools to promote language learning
  • Socialize with alumni at MLANG events (e.g., advisory committee luncheon)
  • Represent Modern Languages at the study abroad fair (if applicable)
  • Promote language club and activities
  • Be a contact person for potential students interested in speaking to a current major/minor
  • Develop online content about the department

Time commitment for you:

By agreeing to serve as an ambassador, you are agreeing to attend a training meeting in the fall, participate in a monthly meeting on the third Thursday of the month, from 7:00-8:00 PM, and volunteer 3 hours a semester.