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Division of Communications and Marketing
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May 3, 2021

Celebrating successes of the Biology Ambassadors

Submitted by Chloe Wallace

Biology Ambassadors at their last meeting of the year

The Division of Biology is recognizing the achievements of the inaugural 2020-2021 class of Biology Ambassadors and welcomes the incoming class of 2021-2022.

The Biology Ambassadors are a select group of dedicated undergraduate biology students who volunteer their time and talents recruiting prospective students, mentoring first-year biology students, and representing the Division of Biology at events.

In their first year as an organization, the 2020-2021 class of Biology Ambassadors have accomplished the following: they helped approximately 200 incoming students in summer 2020 by reaching out to provide support and answering questions in peer-to-peer format; they successfully mentored more than 50 first-year biology students during the fall semester; they created and maintained a Division of Biology Instagram account; they led breakout sessions during the second annual BioBonanza, an event highlighting research and other extracurricular activities biology students can get involved in; they assisted more than 120 first-year students in BIOL 100 Orientation in Biology with degree planning in fall 2020; they designed and helped run biology's Open House 2021 activities, including five live events, two prerecorded activities for kids, and developing a professional tour of Ackert Hall video produced by the Division of Communications and Marketing; and they participated in more than 35 tours and recruitment events throughout the school year.

The Division of Biology is tremendously proud of the 2020-2021 class: Allison Moore; Anna Dold, Camryn Lopez; Cole King; Drew Langston; Eli Bullinger; Elise Hesseltine, vice president; Hannah Hoffman-Colburn; Hannah Coggeshall, secretary; Hunter Hiegert; Justine Onnen; Kate Odgers, social media chair; Lauren West, president; Madison Zimmerman, recruitment chair; Mayece Barnaby, mentorship chair; Paige Poolman; Peyton Johnson, treasurer; and Tatum Glaser.

The division also welcomes the incoming class of Biology Ambassadors for the 2021-2022 school year: Alaina J. Cunningham; Allison Moore; Ashley Panagakis; Ashlyn Bugbee; Ashlynn Kennedy; Audra Jacobs; Camden Chastain; Cole King; Drew Langston, vice president; Eli Bullinger; Ellie Fangman, secretary; Emily Greco; Ender Graham; Gentry Shapland; Georgia Kohlhorst; Gibson Hoefgen; Hannah Hoffman-Colburn; Isabella Miceli; John Tumberger, mentorship chair; Juliet Nava-Chavez; Justine Onnen; Lauren West; Louie Cabrera; Madison Zimmerman, co-recruitment chair; Mayece Barnaby, president; Meghan Maine, co-recruitment chair; Sabrina Veith, Taylor Davison, treasurer; Tommy Herrera; and Victoria Bedros, social media chair.

We are excited to see how the new class of Biology Ambassadors continues to support student success in the Division of Biology.