Study Abroad Ambassadors
Ambassadors work to boost participation & connect fellow world-travelers
Promotion: Represent Purdue Study Abroad through outreach & recruitment activities meant to educate, and increase participation.
PASSPORT: Assist with the integration of our domestic and exchange students by helping ensure the success of this social club. This includes PASSPORT Partners, a buddy program for returning study abroad participants & exchange students new to campus.
If interested in applying to becoming an Ambassador, or if you would like to request an Ambassador to speak to your class, or organization, please email Michael Bittinger at mbittinger@purdue.edu.
[Ambassador's Schedule of Events]
College of Agriculture
Jenna Schoonmaker
Major: Biochemistry
Study Abroad Experience:
University College Dublin - AG (Ireland)
Major: Biochemistry
Study Abroad Experience:
University College Dublin - AG (Ireland)
Karie Taylor
Major: Agricultural Economics
Study Abroad Experience:
A Taste of Spain and Portugal (Multiple Countries)
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Major: Agricultural Economics
Study Abroad Experience:
A Taste of Spain and Portugal (Multiple Countries)
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Katie Taylor
Major: Agricultural Economics
Study Abroad Experience:
A Taste of Spain and Portugal (Multiple Countries)
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Major: Agricultural Economics
Study Abroad Experience:
A Taste of Spain and Portugal (Multiple Countries)
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
College of Engineering
Guilherme Basso
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
ETH Zurich: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Switzerland)
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
ETH Zurich: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Switzerland)
Tessa Justus
Major: Industrial Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Major: Industrial Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Benjamin Shellenbarger
Major: Civil Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
IFSA-University of Adelaide (Australia)
Major: Civil Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
IFSA-University of Adelaide (Australia)
College of Health and Human Sciences
Ellery Law
Major: Brain and Behavioral Sci
Study Abroad Experience:
Global Leadership in Peru for Freshmen (Peru)
Major: Brain and Behavioral Sci
Study Abroad Experience:
Global Leadership in Peru for Freshmen (Peru)
Ji Won Park
Major: Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt
Study Abroad Experience:
Seoul National University (South Korea)
Major: Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt
Study Abroad Experience:
Seoul National University (South Korea)
Cara Willis
Major: Psychological Sciences
Study Abroad Experience:
Intercultural Learning in Health and Human Sciences: Lived Experience in Greece (Greece)
Major: Psychological Sciences
Study Abroad Experience:
Intercultural Learning in Health and Human Sciences: Lived Experience in Greece (Greece)
College of Liberal Arts
Marisa Crescent
Major: Political Science
Study Abroad Experience:
Summer in Madrid (Spain)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) (Ecuador)
Major: Political Science
Study Abroad Experience:
Summer in Madrid (Spain)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) (Ecuador)
College of Science
Polytechnic Institute
Lydia Acra
Major: Human Resource Development
Study Abroad Experience:
Communication and Culture in Tuscany (Italy)
Major: Human Resource Development
Study Abroad Experience:
Communication and Culture in Tuscany (Italy)
Jordyn Butler
Major: Comp Infrastr & Ntwk Engr
Study Abroad Experience:
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
Major: Comp Infrastr & Ntwk Engr
Study Abroad Experience:
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
Joshua Fiore
Major: Data Analytics, Tech, and
Study Abroad Experience:
Czech Technical University (Czech Republic)
Major: Data Analytics, Tech, and
Study Abroad Experience:
Czech Technical University (Czech Republic)
Madison Loyd
Major: UX Design
Study Abroad Experience:
Explore the Global Classroom: Bavaria to Catalonia (Multiple Countries)
Major: UX Design
Study Abroad Experience:
Explore the Global Classroom: Bavaria to Catalonia (Multiple Countries)
Aidan Villegas
Major: Robotics Engr Technology
Study Abroad Experience:
CIEE-Seoul: Yonsei University (South Korea)
Major: Robotics Engr Technology
Study Abroad Experience:
CIEE-Seoul: Yonsei University (South Korea)