{"id":21060,"date":"2021-06-16T11:51:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/volunteers-needed-develop-leadership-skills-and-assist-new-uic-students\/"},"modified":"2021-06-16T11:51:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:51:17","slug":"volunteers-needed-develop-leadership-skills-and-assist-new-uic-students","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/news-stories\/volunteers-needed-develop-leadership-skills-and-assist-new-uic-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers needed &#8211; develop leadership skills and assist new UIC students!"},"template":"","news_categories":[22,20,11],"news_tags":[],"class_list":["post-21060","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-extracurricular-engagement","news_categories-other-opportunities","news_categories-student-news"],"acf":{"intro_text_subtitle":"","intro_text_body":"<p><em>We are excited to announce a call for volunteers for the second year of the <strong>AHS Transfer Ambassadors Program<\/strong>. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>This program enlists current AHS students to help welcome and orient incoming transfer students by sharing insight on UIC and AHS.<\/p>\n<p>If you were a transfer student yourself, perhaps you would have liked the connection of a friendly ambassador to help you navigate the new environment and provide their tips and advice. By becoming a Transfer Ambassador you can share what you\u2019ve learned through your own transition, helping to guide the newest group of AHS transfer students.<\/p>\n<p><em>What\u2019s in it for you?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Being a Transfer Ambassador has several benefits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Develop leadership skills<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Engage in resume building activities, personal and professional development opportunities, and other initiatives<\/li>\n<li>Build confidence in public speaking, presenting, and student engagement<\/li>\n<li>Network and collaborate with UIC staff and faculty on events and projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expand your knowledge of UIC\u2019s campus and resources<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Attend fun events exclusively for Transfer Ambassadors and new transfer students<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Form meaningful relationships with other Transfer Ambassadors and AHS students<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are interested in becoming a Transfer Ambassador please complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/1Y4xfRboMR9s2imX7\">Transfer Ambassador application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application deadline is Monday, June 28.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Questions? Contact Kristen Kepnick at <a href=\"mailto:kkepnick@uic.edu\">kkepnick@uic.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","intro_text_excerpt":"Were you a transfer student to UIC? Share your tips and advice to help new transfer students feel at home!","content_author":"Kepnick","content_sticky":false,"intro_text_include_image":false,"intro_text_image":false,"intro_text_image_alt_text":"","intro_text_image_caption":"","intro_text_image_attribution":"","news_include_thumbnail":false,"news_thumbnail_image":false,"news_thumbnail_image_alt_text":""},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/21060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/21060\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_categories?post=21060"},{"taxonomy":"news_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahs.uic.edu\/inside-ahs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_tags?post=21060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}