Family Weekend Ambassadors
The Office of Family Engagement is seeking Terp-loving, enthusiastic, dynamic, and all-around awesome undergraduate students to serve as Family Weekend Ambassadors. This is a great short-term & paid leadership opportunity to help students and their families attending Family Weekend (plus earn a stipend and some Terp swag in the process)! Learn more about the Family Weekend Ambassador position and how to apply below.
Details about Family Weekend 2025, including the full schedule, are available on the Family Weekend website.
- Before Family Weekend:
- Staff training from 3:30-6 p.m. on Friday, September 26
- Registration preparation from 5-10 p.m. on Monday, September 29
- During Family Weekend:
- Serve in multiple capacities from Friday, October 3, through Sunday, October 5.
- Greet and assist families at check-in
- Event set up and break down
- Monitor events and engage with attendees
- Participate in programs and events for families and students as needed to support Family Weekend.
- Serve as an ambassador of the Office of Family Engagement, the Division of Student Affairs, and the University of Maryland.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Serve in multiple capacities from Friday, October 3, through Sunday, October 5.
- Registered, undergraduate degree-seeking student at the University of Maryland, College Park.
- Have completed at least 24 credit hours by August 2025.
- Good academic standing.
- Good judicial/conduct standing.
- Excellent communication skills and prior experience in a team setting (thorough knowledge of UMD preferred).
- Be available for the entirety of Family Weekend.
- Friday, October 3: 3 - 9 p.m. (we welcome all available staff beginning at 11am)
- Saturday, October 4: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (dependent on kickoff time)
- Sunday, October 5: 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
- $350 stipend following Family Weekend; returning FWAs receive a $400 stipend.
- Two UMD t-shirts as part of Friday and Saturday uniforms, plus other Terp swag.
- $35 Terrapin Express funds for meals on Friday evening, Saturday morning, and Saturday evening; other meals will be provided during Family Weekend events. Meals will also be provided during staff training (Sept. 26) and registration preparation (Sept. 29).
Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, September 14.
When completing the application, be prepared to:
- Confirm your availability
- List employment/involvement information
- Provide two references
- Respond to the following questions:
- What personal qualities or experiences would make you a strong and unique addition to the Family Weekend Ambassador team?
- How would these strengths help you connect with families and staff during Family Weekend?
- Why do you believe Family Weekend is meaningful for students and their families? How do you see your role as an ambassador contributing to that experience?
- Have you previously attended Family Weekend? If yes, what were your impressions of the weekend?
- Free Space (no word limit): Share with us anything about yourself and/or your personality that hasn’t come through in the application so far and has nothing to do with being a Family Weekend Ambassador.
Responses to each essay question should be no more than 150 words and free of grammatical and spelling errors. It is a good idea to draft your responses in a word processing program (MS Word, Google Doc) and then copy and paste the content into the application. For assistance with the essay questions, we encourage you to utilize the UMD Writing Center.
For questions, contact Jennifer Valdez or Danielle Walker.