College Students

Ambassadors are University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate students majoring in agriculture STEM fields. Ambassadors provide virtual, peer-to-peer mentoring to high school student Scholars.

Why become a Cultivate ACCESS Ambassador?

Serving as an Ambassador allows you to share your story and serve as a role model for high school student Scholars. You will receive training which will provide a research-guided foundation in peer-to-peer mentoring. Cross-age peer mentoring (older student with younger student) is known to increase self-efficacy, academic performance, and connectedness of mentees while enhancing interpersonal skills of student mentors (Garringer and MacRae, 2008).

The Cultivate ACCESS team is recruiting college ambassadors for the 2026-2027 academic year. Apply today at https://go.unl.edu/ambassadorapply

Ambassadors for 2024-2025

2024-2025 Ambassadors

Back row (L-R) Claire Kiolbasa, Crayton Koranda, Kodi Timanus. Front row (L-R) Julie Slattery, Ella Bristol, Aysoltan Nuryyeva. Not pictured: Jesse Klein, Emily Welter, Harini Sree Sharavanan, and Taylor Streich.

Ambassadors for 2023-2024

2024 Cultivate Class

Josie Ivy, left, Jaky Laura, Natalia Hagen, Claire Kiolbasa, Julie Slattery, Mikaela Waggoner and Brian Mock.

Ambassadors for 2022-2023

2023 Cultivate Class

Josie Ivy, left, Mikaela Waggoner, Claire Kiolbasa, Taylor Cammack, Julie Slattery and Jaky Lara. Clare Umutoni not pictured.

Ambassadors for 2021-2022

2021-2022 Cultivate Class

Katie Bathke, left, Abbie Pieke, Erykah Drummer, Carlos Bautista and Josie Ivy.