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Center for Public Partnerships & Research · 1 week ago

Business Professional Development Program Student Ambassador

Topeka Metropolitan Area

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$10.25/hr - $10.25/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

The Center for Public Partnerships & Research is seeking students for the Business Professional Development Program Ambassador role. Ambassadors will promote career resources to fellow students, attend professional training, and collaborate on projects while representing the program throughout the academic year.

Higher Education

Responsibilities

Promote Business Professional Development Program & career resources to fellow students through class flybys, tabling, club presentations, webinar attendance, modeling professionalism, helping with event logistics, student panels etc

Provide relevant announcements in classes and/or student clubs

Provide student perspective on which employers or jobs fields are of interest to campus

Attend training on professional topics like interviewing, job and internship searches, professional negotiation, etc

Collaborate on special projects relevant to student interests and faculty/program needs including data projects, curriculum edits, feedback and review of tools or materials, etc

Represent the student perspective at staff and faculty meetings

Assist in the selection process for full-time hiring needs

Qualification

ProfessionalismCommunicationCollaborationCommunity leadershipStudent feedback

Required

A KU student pursuing a major or minor in the School of Business

Ability to commit for one academic year to the position

Able to attend and complete at least 1 training session per semester (1.5-2.5 hours of commitment) + Must be available for the SPRING 2026 training on APRIL 3rd from 10 AM – 2 PM

Able to accept and attend at least five projects/events in the above participation opportunities (varied time commitments and platforms)

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours

For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester

Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students

Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR

This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently

Preferred

Seeking at least one undergraduate representative from each of the academic majors

Seeking representation from a member of MBSP

Seeking representation from a transfer student

Strong desire to cultivate professionalism in oneself and the B-School community

Company

Center for Public Partnerships & Research

At CPPR, we tackle complex issues challenging our communities by building and partnering with many dedicated public agency professionals, non-profit service providers, and family members living and working in communities.

Founded in 2013