SUNY Geneseo Campus from Above
SUNY Geneseo Student Ambassador Matthew McClure, the 2014 Gerard Gouvernet Ambassador in French Language and Culture in the Center for Inquiry, Discovery and Development, has spent time in Haiti improving his oral French and Haitian Creole while making lasting friendships. The center is accepting ambassadorship applications for 2016-17 through Jan. 29.
GENESEO, N.Y. -- Geneseo’s Center for Inquiry, Discovery and Development (CIDD) is accepting student applications for its 2016-17 Student Ambassadors Program through Jan. 29. Now in its fifth year, the competitive program offers selected ambassadors $5,000 awards that support a student-designed project in independent learning and innovative results. Projects may include travel, internship, research, community service, entrepreneurship or other activities and should result in identifiable and transformative results for the individual student and the community.
New for 2016-17, the CIDD will offer the Geneseo Ambassadorship of Disruption funded by Raymond Lord III ’11 and the Eddie Lee ’76 Ambassadorship for the First Generation. Nine other ambassadorships will be offered in the areas of leadership, innovation, community engagement, diversity, student affairs, business, entrepreneurship, philanthropy and French Language and Culture. For a complete list with descriptions and application procedures, visit geneseo.edu/cidd/student ambassadorships.
“Geneseo is known for providing innovative and life-changing opportunities for its students, and the student ambassadorships open new doors of learning and self-discovery in ways we can’t imagine,” said Center Director Cynthia Oswald. “The ideas are generated by the students themselves — and their passion, creativity and drive combine to make this a dynamic and exciting program. We are grateful for the generous support of alumni and friends who fund these ambassadorships and we look forward to announcing our 2016-17 ambassadors this spring.”
To date, nearly 50 students have been chosen as student ambassadors. Watch a video on the program here.
"The CAS Ambassadorship in Entrepreneurship provided me with the mentorship and funding to take on an ambitious undertaking,” said Luciano Scala ’14. “Having access to a world-class board of advisers as well as a $5,000 grant has had a tremendous impact in the advancement of my business project, VisoWorld. If you are hungry to apply what you have learned in the classroom to spearhead positive change, the CIDD ambassadorship is for you.”
Students with questions regarding eligibility criteria, application requirements and the selection process are invited to visit The Center for Inquiry, Discovery & Development in Doty 303 or contact Karie Frisiras at (585) 245-5759 or cidd@geneseo.edu.
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