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 - AG (Ireland)

College of Engineering

Guilherme Basso
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
  ETH Zurich: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Switzerland)
Scott Gilden
Major: Electrical Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
  National University of Singapore (Singapore)
  Jazz in NOLA (USA)
  Engineering in the Southern Cone: Buenos Aires and Patagonia (Argentina)
  DIS-Stockholm (Sweden)
Katharina Guth
Major: Aero & Astro Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
  Engineering in the Southern Cone: Buenos Aires and Patagonia (Argentina)
Tessa Justus
Major: Industrial Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
  Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
Christina Limansky
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
  ME 270 Basic Mechanics I in Italy (Italy)
  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)
Kaitlyn Omans
Major: Industrial Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
  CIMBA Summer (Italy)
Maria Pundik
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
  Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
  ME 270 Basic Mechanics I in Italy (Italy)
Benjamin Shellenbarger
Major: Civil Engineering
Study Abroad Experience:
  IFSA-Adelaide University (Australia)

College of Health and Human Sciences

Ellery Law
Major: Brain and Behavioral Sci
Study Abroad Experience:
  Global Leadership in Peru for Freshmen (Peru)
Samantha Mitchell
Major: Psychological Sciences
Study Abroad Experience:
  University of Bristol (United Kingdom)

College of Liberal Arts

Valeria Paulina Cordero Salinas
Major: Industrial Design Prof Pro
Study Abroad Experience:
  Innovation in Medellin (Colombia)
  Global Problems, Global Solutions: Problem Solving Across Borders in Brazil (Brazil)
  Emerging Leaders - Sankofa Study Abroad in Ghana 2024 (Ghana)
  Summer School at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) (South Africa)
Marisa Crescent
Major: Political Science
Study Abroad Experience:
  Study Abroad in Madrid (Spain)
  Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) (Ecuador)
  Global Problems, Global Solutions: Problem-Solving Across Borders in Taiwan (Taiwan)
Fayrouz Mourad
Major: Political Science
Study Abroad Experience:
  IES-Rome (Italy)

College of Pharmacy

Deyanira Meraz
Major: Pharmaceutical Sciences
Study Abroad Experience:
  Purdue in Mallorca (Spain)

College of Science

Arushi Chaudhary
Major: Applied Statistics
Study Abroad Experience:
  IES-Sydney: University of Sydney (Australia)
Mara Welty
Major: Biology
Study Abroad Experience:
  Monash University (Australia)

Daniels School of Business

Hsiao-Tse Chiang Lin
Major: Pre-Supply Chain Oper Mgmt
Study Abroad Experience:
  Summer in Scandinavia (Sweden)
Bryn Dombkowski
Major: Finance
Study Abroad Experience:
  Global Entrepreneurship in London (United Kingdom)
  Global Leadership in Peru for Freshmen (Peru)
Olivia Wright
Major: Marketing
Study Abroad Experience:
  CIEE-Barcelona: Business and Culture (Spain)

Polytechnic Institute

Joshua Fiore
Major: Data Analytics, Tech, and
Study Abroad Experience:
  Czech Technical University (Czech Republic)
Yukun Li
Major: Systems Analysis & Design
Study Abroad Experience:
  National University of Singapore (Singapore)
James McCormac
Major: Prof Flight Technology
Study Abroad Experience:
  Global Leadership in Peru for Freshmen (Peru)
  Aviation Business and Cultural Exposure to East Africa (Kenya)

[Ambassador's Schedule of Events]