Interested in becoming a Clark School Ambassador? Apply by September 5, 2025!

We are currently recruiting engineering students who graduate on or after May 2026 to become ambassadors for the fall 2025 and spring 2026 semesters. Online application will open on Monday, August 11th at 8:00 a.m.

Applicants must complete the online application.  You will be asked to upload your letter of interest and current resume, so please have those documents prepared before starting the application.  There is also an optional 1-minute video submission where you can discuss what makes you a good candidate for the Clark School Ambassador Program. Be sure to show your Maryland and Clark School Pride in your submission! We suggest uploading to a private YouTube page and copying the link in the appropriate section of the application.

Benefits of being an Ambassador include:

  • Opportunities to develop presentation skills
  • Opportunities to develop leadership skills
  • Chance to impact/serve as a role model to prospective students 
  • Ambassadors who complete the minimum requirements will receive at least a $250 stipend each semester
  • The top three Ambassadors earn up to a $1000 stipend for that semester

The overall expected time commitment will average 10 to 20 hours per semester. Specific activities include:

  • Engineering information sessions
  • Campus recruitment events (e.g.: open house events, Maryland Day, engineering facilities tours, and student shadowing experiences)
  • Off-campus outreach events (e.g.: classroom presentations, science/STEM fairs, and community college visits)
  • Ambassador training sessions (one per semester)

 

Featured Ambassadors

The Clark School Ambassadors are current undergraduate engineering students with a diverse set of experiences at the University of Maryland. They participate in an array of outreach and recruitment activities, including visiting local high schools and hosting prospective students on campus.

Tamunobelema Olungwe

Class of 2028
Major: Bioengineering
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
High School: Western School of Technology and Environmental Science
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Timothy Chung

Class of 2028
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown:  Ellicott City, MD
High School: Marriotts Ridge High School
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Triya Pillai

Class of 2028
Major: Chemical Engineering
Hometown: Mount Laurel, NJ
High School: Lenape High School
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Sofia Jackson

Class of 2028
Major: Chemical Engineering
Hometown: Fort Washington, MD
High School: Pearson Online Academy
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Vincent Tsay

Class of 2027
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: Computer Engineering
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
High School: Marriotts Ridge High School
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Sadie Lange

Class of 2028
Major: Computer Engineering
Hometown: Towson, MD
High School: George Washington Carver Center for the Arts and Technology
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Emily Ho

Class of 2027
Major: Fire Protection Engineering
Hometown: Germantown, MD
High School: Winston Churchill High School
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Frank Rhodes

Class of 2027
Major: Materials Science & Engineering
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
High School: Marriotts Ridge High School
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Nandini Bhattaram

Class of 2027
Major: Materials Science Engineering
Second Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Columbia, MD
High School: Long Reach High School
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Monica Kim

Class of 2027
Major: Fire Protection Engineering
Hometown: Olney, MD
High School: Sherwood High School
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Sophia Bernhard

Class of 2027
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Hometown: Olney, MD
High School: Sherwood High School
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Nicole Rodrigues Soares

Class of 2027
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
High School: Aredes Rodrigues Institute
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Ambassador Program Contact Information

Sandra Crespin Melgar - Program Coordinator
Email:  ambassadorengr@umd.edu

 

Clark School Ambassadors
1126 Glenn L. Martin Hall
A. James Clark School of Engineering
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-3011


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