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
Olivia Stauffer
Major: Biological Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
University College Dublin (Ireland)
Major: Biological Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
University College Dublin (Ireland)
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)
Leo Janert
Major: First Year Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
Global Design and Practice for Pre-engineering in Taiwan (Taiwan)
Semiconductors in Japan (Japan)
Tohoku University (Japan)
Major: First Year Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
Global Design and Practice for Pre-engineering in Taiwan (Taiwan)
Semiconductors in Japan (Japan)
Tohoku University (Japan)
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)
Peighton Oliver
Major: Environ & Ecological Engr
Study Abroad Experience:
International Perspectives in Water Sciences and Management- India (India)
University of New South Wales (Australia)
Major: Environ & Ecological Engr
Study Abroad Experience:
International Perspectives in Water Sciences and Management- India (India)
University of New South Wales (Australia)
Benjamin Shellenbarger
Major: Civil Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
IFSA-Adelaide University (Australia)
Major: Civil Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
IFSA-Adelaide University (Australia)
College of Health and Human Sciences
Rachel Balts
Major: Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt
Study Abroad Experience:
Munich University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
Major: Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt
Study Abroad Experience:
Munich University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
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)
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)
Global Problems, Global Solutions: Problem-Solving Across Borders in Taiwan (Taiwan)
Major: Political Science
Study Abroad Experience:
Summer in Madrid (Spain)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) (Ecuador)
Global Problems, Global Solutions: Problem-Solving Across Borders in Taiwan (Taiwan)
College of Science
Arushi Chaudhary
Major: Applied Statistics
Study Abroad Experience:
IES-Sydney: University of Sydney (Australia)
Major: Applied Statistics
Study Abroad Experience:
IES-Sydney: University of Sydney (Australia)
Daniels School of Business
Hsiao-Tse Chiang Lin
Major: Pre-Supply Chain Oper Mgmt
Study Abroad Experience:
Summer in Scandinavia (Sweden)
Major: Pre-Supply Chain Oper Mgmt
Study Abroad Experience:
Summer in Scandinavia (Sweden)
Bryn Dombkowski
Major: Finance
Study Abroad Experience:
Global Leadership in Peru for Freshmen (Peru)
Major: Finance
Study Abroad Experience:
Global Leadership in Peru for Freshmen (Peru)
Olivia Wright
Major: Marketing
Study Abroad Experience:
CIEE-Barcelona: Business and Culture (Spain)
Major: Marketing
Study Abroad Experience:
CIEE-Barcelona: Business and Culture (Spain)
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)
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)
Dorian Keys
Major: Organizational Leadership
Study Abroad Experience:
Tech, Design and Global Skills in Chile and Peru (Multiple Countries)
Major: Organizational Leadership
Study Abroad Experience:
Tech, Design and Global Skills in Chile and Peru (Multiple Countries)
Madison Loyd
Major: UX Design
Study Abroad Experience:
CIEE-Sydney: Summer Global Internship (Australia)
IES-Vienna: Business, Economics and International Relations (Austria)
Explore the Global Classroom: Bavaria to Catalonia (Multiple Countries)
Major: UX Design
Study Abroad Experience:
CIEE-Sydney: Summer Global Internship (Australia)
IES-Vienna: Business, Economics and International Relations (Austria)
Explore the Global Classroom: Bavaria to Catalonia (Multiple Countries)