POOL: KU Student Ambassador (Office of Admissions)

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions is responsible for domestic and international undergraduate admissions for both freshman and transfer students. The team manages KU’s overall recruitment and yield strategy, including travel, on- and off-campus events, prospect data entry, and application processing.

About the role

KU Student Ambassadors represent student life at KU. They study a variety of academic majors and represent the reach of the University of Kansas across the country and the world. They're involved in campus clubs and organizations — from service groups and sorority/fraternity life to academic organizations and student government. Many have participated in undergraduate research, studied abroad, and held internships while at KU.

This is an on-campus, in-person position with specific hours. Ambassadors give one-hour walking tours of campus, participate in panels, answer questions, and chat with future Jayhawks. Other duties include preparing materials to assist Admissions staff in facilitating daily visits to prospective students and families.

Responsibilities

• 95% – Provide tours of campus to prospective students and share what life as a Jayhawk looks like.
• 5% – Other duties as assigned at the direction of the Assistant Director of Campus Visits, Graduate Assistants, and Office of Admissions Staff.

Requirements

• During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours.
• For summer periods the student hourly must:
  • have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester, or
  • be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours, or
  • be enrolled in summer session, or
  • be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.
• Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments do not apply to Student Hourly appointments).
• Excellent communication skills, as evidenced by application materials.

Qualifications

• Dependable with a flexible schedule.
• Outgoing personality and enthusiasm to positively represent the University of Kansas to on-campus visitors.
• Knowledge of University of Kansas programs and services.
• Involvement in one or more on-campus student organizations (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to work with large groups and a variety of students (legacy, first-generation, students of different backgrounds, etc.) (preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to be well organized and possess good time management skills (preferred).

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position.
• A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Pay

$13.00 per hour

Application review begins Monday, 8/17/2026. A review of applications will continue until a pool of qualified candidates is identified.