Working as an Admissions Ambassador is about much more than giving campus tours. One Rowan University student reflects on how the role helped her develop leadership skills, build lasting friendships and discover a supportive community while helping future students find their place at Rowan.
Finding the Right Campus Job
By the beginning of second semester of my freshman year, I was coming to the reality that I needed a job for the next school year. As any college student will tell you, college life is expensive. My bank accounts were draining quickly; so, I started looking on ProfLink for on-campus jobs that were hiring for my sophomore year. I applied to be an Admissions Ambassador on campus, and the job is not what I expected at all. This is why choosing to “rush” admissions was the best decision I have made at Rowan University so far. (“Rush” are the weeks when young women check out sororities to join – but joining Admissions is more than a job to me, it’s family!)
More Than a Student Job
While applying for the job I obviously understood that being an Admissions Ambassador meant giving tours to prospective students, but I had no idea it was so much more than that. Being an ambassador has given me this elevated level of leadership on campus that I didn’t have before. Now, whenever I’m wearing our apparel, which is a really awesome perk I might add, I represent Rowan University in a more official capacity than I do just wearing a typical Rowan sweatshirt.
Finding a Community
Behind the office doors is a sense of community and belonging that I never saw coming. The first time I met the majority of the other ambassadors, whether they were veterans or also new hires, I immediately felt welcome. Making conversation came naturally since we all have outgoing personalities. We all consider each other a family, and that is not easy to say about a lot of work environments. The people that I work with in Admissions are some of the best people I have met at Rowan so far.
Helping Future Profs Find Their Home
Of course, being an admissions ambassador does involve giving tours to students who are thinking about coming to Rowan. To me, the best part of the job is that I am helping influence a student’s decision to come here. I get to talk for an hour and a half each tour about why Rowan is so great, why Rowan is so up-and-coming, and why I love Rowan. Personally, having a job where I get to boast about my school is one of the easiest and best jobs I could have chosen. I highly encourage everyone to rush admissions so they can find their people, too.
Story by: Grace Coulthurst, sophomore dual major public relations and advertising,
from NJ
About Rowan
Since its founding in 1923, Rowan University has evolved from a teacher preparation college to a public research institution ranked among the top 100 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Rowan University offers bachelor’s through doctoral degrees and professional certificates in person and online to nearly 25,000 students through its main campus in Glassboro and its eight other locations in southern New Jersey. Rowan focuses on practical research at the intersection of health care, engineering, science and business, while ensuring excellence in undergraduate education. The University has earned national recognition for innovation; commitment to high-quality, affordable education; and the development of public-private partnerships. A Carnegie-classified R2 (high research activity) institution, Rowan is the fastest-growing public research university in the Northeast and among the nation’s top 10 fastest-growing, as reported by The Chronicle of Higher Education. In 2025, Rowan opened New Jersey’s only veterinary school and is one of only two universities in the nation to offer M.D., D.O., and D.V.M. medical degrees.