• Promote the Goodman School of Business events, programs and initiatives to students/peers in the Goodman School of Business; endorsing services, offering information about upcoming events and encouraging students to visit online resources.
• Assist with registration at Goodman School of Business in-person events, programs and workshops.
• Provide information on events, services and initiatives in the Goodman welcome desk (known as the Goodman Gate). Minimum one shift per week required.
• Provide Goodman Student Engagement staff with feedback on services/programming through focus groups, surveys and by connecting with the Student Leadership Coordinator.
• Be available to talk/connect with first-year, transfer and potential students.
• Assist with Get Ready for Goodman Program.
• Assist with Orientation Day and Welcome Week programming for new students.
• Assist with recruitment initiatives including Fall Preview Day and Spring Open House.
• Assist with other Goodman events where an Ambassador is needed to represent the School.
• Attend monthly meetings.
• Overall, as an Ambassador, you will be expected to complete a minimum of two activities/events, in addition to your weekly Goodman welcome desk shifts, to qualify for your scholarship. If you do not complete the weekly shifts and minimum of two additional activities or events, your scholarship will be forfeited.

Medium time commitment required through: ongoing promotion of the Goodman School of Business through word of mouth, Goodman School of Business welcome desk, and personal student networks; attending monthly meetings, participating in events, and connecting with new students, dependent on schedules; weekly shifts at the welcome desk (minimum one shift per week); and representing Goodman at relevant Goodman School of Business events and programs.

Additional benefits to receiving the Goodman School of Business Ambassador Scholarship include:

• Priority access to Goodman services and events.
• Establishing/building a professional network.
• Personal and professional development workshops.
• Leadership opportunities.
• Being the official greeters of occasional VIP guests of the Goodman School of Business, allowing brief, personal one-on-one time with business leaders.

All Goodman School of Business Ambassador Scholarship applications require:

1. Submission of the completed online application form.
2. One academic transcript with the most current grades, emailed to gsbengagement@brocku.ca by the application deadline.
3. A short one-minute video explaining why you would like to get involved as a Goodman School of Business Ambassador for the 2024 to 2025 academic year. Please submit a link to an unlisted YouTube video – further instructions outlined in online application form.

Conditions of the Goodman School of Business Ambassador Scholarship include:

• Applicants must be an undergraduate student of the Goodman School of Business entering their second, third, fourth or fifth year of study or graduate student entering their second term of study or higher
• Students must be registered full time for the 2024 to 2025 school year.
  • Please note preference will be given to students who will be on campus from September to April.
• Students are welcome to re-apply the following year if they maintain a 70% average.
• If you do not fulfill the requirements of the Ambassador role, your scholarship will be forfeited.

Application Process

1. Complete the online application form, including a link to your application video.
2. Email transcript to gsbengagement@brocku.ca using file name and subject title ‘First Name-Last Name-GSB-Ambassador-Application-Fall-2024’

Selection Process

A special selection committee will review and select recipients. Committee decisions are final. All applications must be complete, or they will be disqualified. All applications must be submitted online and academic transcripts received in the email box of gsbengagement@brocku.ca by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. No late applications are accepted.

Successful applicants will be notified via email.

Students will be granted the scholarship based on the following, as recommended by a committee from the Goodman School of Business:

• Students must meet two of the following criteria:
  • Exceptionally high academic standing.
  • Demonstrated leadership in school life and community life or provided evidence of entrepreneurial talent.
  • Financial need.
• Renewal is not automatic. Students must apply to the Goodman Ambassador Program each year.
• Students must be in good academic standing.
• Award recipients are expected to complete activities as outlined in the Goodman Ambassador Application.
• If duties are not completed, recipients will forfeit a portion or all of the scholarship.