Working At UD Ambassador Network

Employees taking a selfie at Walktober 2023

The Working At UD Ambassador Network is a group of faculty and staff who volunteer as peer-to-peer champions in their local units. Ambassadors are passionate about employee engagement and help build a culture of wellbeing at UD through advocacy and promotion of Working At UD initiatives across campus.

Roles and Responsibilities

Working At UD Ambassadors will:

Attend two ambassador meetings per year (Fall and Spring), or assign a delegate replacement
Promote #WorkingAtUD programs, events and initiatives to their colleagues using the resources provided in the monthly Ambassador Newsletter
Advocate for strategies that support positive engagement and wellbeing for their colleagues

Goals

The goals of the Working At UD Ambassador Network are to:

Foster collaboration by connecting with the interests of faculty and staff and communicating relevant resources and services
Contribute to the ongoing growth of a thriving culture of engagement from a New Hen to a Blue Hen

Open Positions

We welcome representatives for teams of any size on campus and recommend them for groups larger than 50 employees. These teams have open positions:

Delaware Athletics, Community and Campus Recreation
- Athletics (2)
Campus and Public Safety
- Environmental Health and Safety
College of Arts and Sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Languages, Literature and Culture
- Mathematical Sciences
- Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
College of Earth, Ocean and Environment
- School of Marine Science and Policy
College of Engineering
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Computer and Info Sciences
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
Lerner College of Business and Economics
Office of Graduate and Professional Education
Libraries, Museums and Press
Division of Enrollment Management
Office of Institutional Equity

Become An Ambassador >

Meet your Ambassador >

Tools for Current Ambassadors

Bi-Annual Network Meetings

Hybrid meetings are scheduled twice per year for updates and networking.

NEXT MEETING: Spring date TBD

Monthly Meetups

Monthly meetups are 60-minute sessions designed for connection and community building. All #WorkingAtUD ambassadors and partners are welcome to attend!

When: Tuesday, October 22 | 2-3pm
Where: UDPD | 413 Academy Street, Second Floor
What: Hosted by UDPD ambassador, Joelle Ryan. Meetup will include:

Tour of the police department, including the UDPD fitness center and new wellness room space.
Demo segment of the "Comprehensive Officer Resilience Training Program," designed to support the mental, physical, social and spiritual wellbeing of first responders.

Space is limited to 30 participants.
Please RSVP and send questions to Jess Pieper, jpieper@udel.edu