Representing ISEP at Study Abroad Fairs

All Ambassadors are required to represent ISEP at a study abroad fair or recruiting session. Most universities hold a study abroad fair early in the fall semester. Check with your home ISEP Coordinator for dates and details. You may additionally set up an information table in a high-traffic area on campus to talk with interested students about ISEP throughout the semester.

Tips to Get Started:

• Prepare in advance. Ask your home ISEP Coordinator where and when to set up your table. Then gather ISEP catalogs, posters, and other visual materials to exhibit. Feel free to also be creative and display photo albums or mementos from your time abroad. Be sure to wear your ISEP Ambassador t-shirt!
• Recruit helpers. Encourage fellow ISEP alumni or current visiting ISEP students to help you staff the booth either at the study abroad fair or anywhere on campus.
• Connect with prospective students. Be friendly and engaging with prospective students; ask about their major or desired destinations. You probably have a lot to share about study abroad, but in order to have the most impact, try focusing on a few key benefits. If you don’t know the answer to a question, refer them to your home ISEP Coordinator.
• Use visual aids. Utilize the Ambassador Toolkit, including the Photo Slideshow, Frequently Asked Questions, and Prospective Student Sign-In Sheet. Speak with your home ISEP Coordinator about how to use these most effectively. Print out the following important pages from the ISEP website to help you give the most current information to students who want to go abroad the upcoming semester:
• for US students – Sites Open for Applications
• for International students to USA – Anticipated Openings
• for International students interested in sites outside the USA – Sites Open for Applications

Demonstrated skills for your résumé

• Project management
• Organization and time management
• Marketing and recruiting
• oral and visual presentation skills
• Coordinating teamwork

"I organized the ISEP Ambassadors though email. I got the pamphlets and pictures from our ISEP Coordinator, set up the table and made a poster. I explained the program concept and then explained why I liked ISEP and what ISEP offers. It was very successful!"
Kaylee Dueber — ISEP Ambassador from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA

“We had a study abroad fair at my home university. I explained about the ISEP program and shared my experience in America with Japanese students. I showed many pictures on PowerPoint slides and videos that I took during my stay in America. The purpose of this event was to encourage students to participate in ISEP and talk about their questions and concerns. It seems we accomplished the goal of this event.”
Yurino Kan — ISEP Ambassador from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan