My Engaged Learning Experience

Jaguar Leadership Network

Danny Hyde

Purpose

My Engaged Learning Experience took place at the IUI Campus Center. I worked as a Campus Ambassador with the IUI Admissions Team. We worked on conducting tours of the school as well as managing school and admission related events. I chose this Engaged Learning Experience since I felt like it could help me build a stronger collaborative work ethic and overall better team management. These skills would help me since they are highly needed in any digital design work which I would do for my major.

Prior Experience

As a Campus Ambassador, I aid in providing informative and engaging tours for prospective students, families, and visitors to the IUI campus. Leveraging my in-depth knowledge of campus facilities, academic programs, and student life, I craft personalized tours that highlight our institution's unique offerings based on the intended majors and interest of the prospective students. With professionalism, hospitality, and enthusiasm, I ensure every visitor leaves with a comprehensive understanding and memorable experience of our campus.

Using my knowledge and skills to create a memorable product or experience for the students and families is very important since it has helped me understand better how to listen and create what the customer wants. This is a vital aspect of working as a designer where you must design and create whatever the company, brand, or person that hired you has envisioned.

Engaged Learning Experience

As a Campus Ambassador, I aid in providing informative and engaging tours for prospective students, families, and visitors to the IUI campus. Leveraging my in-depth knowledge of campus facilities, academic programs, and student life, I craft personalized tours that highlight our institution's unique offerings based on the intended majors and interest of the prospective students. With professionalism, hospitality, and enthusiasm, I ensure every visitor leaves with a comprehensive understanding and memorable experience of our campus.

Using my knowledge and skills to create a memorable product or experience for the students and families is very important since it has helped me understand better how to listen and create what the customer wants. This is a vital aspect of working as a designer where you must design and create whatever the company, brand, or person that hired you has envisioned.

The picture on the left side is a picture of my work uniform shirt.

Lessons / Impact

While working as an Ambassador I helped prospect students decided why IUI is the best option as college for them. I created connections with prospect students, families, and the Admissions team members to create the best admissions experience for the families and prospect students.

I learned how to talk better to people, network, socialize, and overall become a better leader. My favorite aspect of this experience was being able to see the students I had given tour to in the admitted student days, which helped me see how my work had come to fruition and I helped students decide IUI was the best college option for them.

Career Connections

While working as an Ambassador I helped prospect students decided why IUI is the best option as college for them. I created connections with prospect students, families, and the Admissions team members to create the best admissions experience for the families and prospect students.

My experience working with the Admissions team was spectactular as I got to experience a more professional side of marketing, advertising, and managing of events and people.

I have become close with a lot of the Admissions team members which has helped me network and create future connections that will help me out professionally when looking for jobs wether it be within this same event management field or advertising related.

Summary

My experience as a Campus Ambassador helped me network with professionals from the IUI Campus as well as families and prospect students of IUI. This experience helped me become more comfortable with being social, dealing with multiple taks at once, and managing events. The Admissions Team welcomed me and showed me how to be professional in all settings and has overall shown me how to become a better leader. This will help in my future endevours.

With an ELE you should always look for an experience that will teach you important concepts that apply to your future career but that also challenge you and expose you to new experiences that you normally wouldn't have put yourself in.

I recommend others to look for an ELE that teaches them new skills that will help out in mulitple fields that relate to your major. I learned a lot about advertising, managing events, managing an office, and customer service through my ELE.