Ambassadors apply for positions

Kiley Mackie
Staff Writer
April 22, 2004, Page 3

The selection process for the 2004-2005 Doane Ambassadors is nearly over. Those chosen for this group will be announced Friday.
The Doane Ambassadors are student representatives of the Admissions Office who are selected each year based on their application, interview, academic standing and campus involvement. Current ambassadors only had to re-apply to be guaranteed a position. However, new applicants were also interviewed by three faculty members in Admissions.
This year, there are nearly 60 new applicants in addition to the 20 returning ambassadors.
From the new applicant pool, 25 to 30 students will be chosen to keep the number of ambassadors between 50 and 55.
Michelle Faltin, assistant director of Admissions, said she is excited about next year's group.
"As an entire office, we are pretty pleased with not only the amount of students who applied, but the quality as well," Faltin said.
The Doane Ambassadors is one of the only student groups that employ both an application and interview process to select its members.
Consequently, Faltin said she thinks the group is mostly comprised of academically superior students who care about the college.
"They're the best of the best," Faltin said. "They represent the college well."
Though not every applicant can be a part of the group now, any student is allowed to apply again in the future.