TEK Ambassadors

The Office of Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK) is seeking undergraduate students to promote our initiatives and facilitate the continued success of TEK. TEK aims to bring people together across disciplines to identify questions and address common problems.

TEK Student Ambassadors will develop leadership, collaboration, and communication skills while voluntarily serving and assisting the Office of Transdisciplinary Educational approaches to advance Kentucky (TEK) in strengthening the identity and presence of TEK. Through TEK, ambassadors will engage with prospective students, current students, alumni, University partners, and community partners while attending University planned activities and events.

Interested students can read more about the TEK Student Ambassadors, and submit an application, below.

Course activities	TEK Ambassadors will be currently enrolled in or have already completed a TEK* course. *TEK Courses are those with a TEK prefix. In Spring 2024, the following UKC course sections met the requirements of a TEK Course: UKC 180-001: 10 Ways of Looking at Climate Change in Kentucky UKC 100-001: Teamwork and Creativity for Impact on Wellbeing UKC 105-001: Re-Imagining Creative Spaces Across the Commonwealth UKC 185-001: Misinformation & Society
Engagement activities and responsibilities	TEK Ambassadors will voluntarily represent TEK in several events throughout the semester, engage with first year experience courses, and speak to community and university partners. TEK Ambassadors will have a wide range of responsibilities, including, but not limited to: Participating in UK recruitment efforts such as, BBN Orientations, Merit Weekend, K Week, and additional TEK events. Assisting with planning and implementing TEK initiatives. Participating in TEK forums.
Time commitment	Approx. 2-3 hours a week
Applicants must	Be a full-time (enrolled in at least 12 credit hours) undergraduate student at the University of Kentucky. Be a past or present student in a TEK course. Be able to attend an orientation and bi-weekly meetings. Have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Be able to commit to at least one year of service. Be highly motivated, energetic, dependable, and knowledgeable. Demonstrate outstanding leadership skills. Be a team player. Be able to participate in occasional evening and weekend activities/meetings. Commit to 2-3 hours a week for TEK Ambassador activities.
Length of service	Ambassadors voluntarily serve for one year, as long as they are currently enrolled as a full-time (at least 12 credit hours) undergraduate student at the University of Kentucky, maintain a 3.0 GPA, and complete other requirements as established. Appointments are renewable.

TEK Student Ambassador Application

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