CLASS Ambassadors: Who Are We and What Do We Do?

CLASS Ambassadors are the undergraduate student representatives from each department in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS). Ambassadors work to boost spirit across the college and university by assisting prospective, new, and continuing students through various activities like Preview Day and Calling Nights. The Ambassadors collaborate with both the college and individual departments to offer an undergraduate student's perspective, promoting goodwill through service and social events.

Each spring semester, departments within CLASS select ambassadors based on specific eligibility requirements. If you're interested in becoming a student ambassador, please reach out to your department.

Meet Your Ambassadors!

Anthropology
Brooklyne McCoy
Cameren Mitchell
Communication Studies
Madison Meyer
Madison Meyer

Degree(s): Communication Studies

Favorite Course(s): COMM 3010 – Communication Perspectives

Something I wish I knew as a Freshman: Use your resources! The Food Pantry, The Writing Center, the Libraries...use anything and everything you can to be your best self!

Why did you become an ambassador? I wanted to help build community both within my major and my college as a whole!

What is your favorite memory from your time at UNT? I LOVE sports so attending any football or basketball game is my favorite!

How do you plan to use your degree? I plan on going into publishing!

Economics
Seth Gonzalez
English
Game Studies and Design
D'Antae Leathers
Cayley Settle
Geography
Michael Henry
Maygen Salazar
History
Elias Arriola
Madison Stallings
Madison Stallings

Degree(s): B.A in History and in Anthropology

Favorite Course(s): HIST 3300 Ancient Near East,  HIST 4221 Early Modern Europe and the World,  ANTH 3300 Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific

Something I wish I knew as a Freshman: I wish that I had better utilized my resources and known to ask as many questions as possible.

Why did you become an ambassador? I became an ambassador because I wanted to gain new experiences in leadership by helping students connect to the History department at UNT.

What is your favorite memory from your time at UNT? Engaging in thought provoking class discussions, while learning about different perspectives and different ways of thinking from my professors and peers.

How do you plan to use your degree? I plan to gain experience with fieldwork and to get my Masters in Archaeology.

Integrative Studies
Charlie Spikes
International Studies
Aadrika Mahat
Journalism
Danielle “Danni” Durante
Danielle “Danni” Durante

Degree(s): Journalism Media and Print & English Creative Writing

Favorite Course(s): JOUR 3300 – Intro into Visual Communication ENGL 4100 – Advanced Fiction Writing, SGNL 1010 – American Sign Language I

Something I wish I knew as a Freshman: You don’t need to know exactly where you’re going. Reaching out to advisors and academic councilors is incredibly helpful.

Why did you become an ambassador? I was told I was being nominated and embraced it with open arms. It’s an opportunity to get out of my comfort zone, meet knew people and go my network.

What is your favorite memory from your time at UNT? I love seeing all the events hosted on campus and exploring them.

How do you plan to use your degree? I want to be a journalist full-time, hopefully traveling, while writing my own novels on the side. With that in mind, I also what to be able to market myself and sell my own books.

Media Arts
Aaron Ihrie
Aaron Ihrie

Degree(s): Converged Broadcast Media

Favorite Course(s): JOUR 1210 (Mass Communication and Society)  

Something I wish I knew as a Freshman: I wish I knew that the first semester is the foundational semester and sets up the rest of your college experience. It was a difficult semester to get through, but I am so glad I pushed on and found my people. It all gets better. 

Why did you become an ambassador? I became an ambassador because I am passionate about the broadcasting program at U.N.T. and I would love for others to see how wonderful it is.  

What is your favorite memory from your time at UNT? My favorite memory at U.N.T. is hanging out in the North Texas Television Lobby with other volunteers. I have made my best friends through N.T.T.V. 

How do you plan to use your degree? I would like to be a professional Multi-Media Journalist and News Anchor. If I had the opportunity to be on national news, I would love to take it. 

Philosophy
Kai Jaime-Poovey
Corina Jimenez-Hernandez
Political Science
Social Science
Sociology
River McFarlane
River McFarlane

Degree(s): Sociology Major, Minors in Statistics, Religion, and Psychology

Favorite Course(s): SOCI 1510: Introduction to Sociology

Something I wish I knew as a Freshman: Let your curiosities take you in multiple directions, you don’t need to have everything figured out!

Why did you become an ambassador? I saw it as an opportunity to connect with others with similar interests and help more people discover sociology.

What is your favorite memory from your time at UNT? Movie nights and frisbee practices with my roommate my freshman year.

How do you plan to use your degree? I plan to go into academia to do research and teach.

Eliana Moreland
Technical Communication
Theatre
TBA
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures