The 2020-21 Honors Student Ambassadors. Top row from left: Bailey West ‘21, Gabby Sands ‘22, Katie Tims ‘21; Bottom row from left: Megan Driscoll ‘21, Dominique DiSpirito ‘22, Michael Furtado ‘23, Kate Follansbee ‘21. All photos courtesy of the subjects.
Honors College Student Ambassadors A NEW HONORS INITIATIVE
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EET OUR very impressive inaugural group of Honors Ambassadors! They come from different colleges, cohorts, and
majors, but are united in their passion for the Honors College. Honors Ambassadors assist with prospective and accepted student recruitment events such as campus visits, open houses, and high school programs. They also bring their experiences and enthusiasm to community-building efforts with current students from meeting one-on-one with first-year students to helping create programs that cross cohorts. As well, we welcomed their participation at Homecoming, where our past graduates shared stories with these future ones. This dynamic and energetic group has already accomplished a lot. Bailey West, who annually organizes the Honors College team for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, was joined this year by fellow Ambassadors, including Kate Follansbee who gathered a team of Black Bears to walk with her. Joining forces with the Honors College Student Advisory Board members, Ambassadors Katie Tims, Dominique DiSpirito, Bailey West, Megan Driscoll and Gabby Sands organized an event on Giving Tuesday collecting more than 500 much-needed personal care items for UMaine’s Black Bear Exchange. We are excited to welcome these Honors Ambassadors and look forward to working with them to build a strong, student-centered Honors community. n To learn more about each of our Honors Student Ambassadors, visit us online at honors.umaine.edu/honors-ambassadors
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