SDG Student Ambassador Program

As an SDG Student Ambassador, students will gain a strong understanding of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), deepen their knowledge of environmental and social responsibility, and enhance professional development skills for their resume. SDG Ambassadors are involved in:

Educating students on the SDGs and their significance in the global community.
Developing programming and events to promote the SDGs within the university community and beyond.
Enhancing SDG knowledge in the community through presentations in classes, student housing and Registered Student Organizations (RSO) meetings

Skills development for Ambassadors include:

Developing strong leadership, organizational and communication skills.
Experience in project management/development and event planning.

This year SDG Student Ambassadors will create an initiative, on or off campus, where their work advances an SDG. At the end of each semester, there will be a showcase event for all Ambassadors to highlight their work and its impact on advancing the SDGs. At the end of the year, the work of all Ambassadors will be captured in a annual SDG Ambassador Reflections publication that will be highlighted on the SDG Ambassadors page.

This program is open to all LMU undergraduate students. Ideally, SDG Student Ambassadors will reflect the diversity of majors and demographics across schools/colleges. Ambassadors must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher and have an interest in engaging with the SDGs.

Co-sponsored by the Institute for Business Ethics and Sustainability (IBES) and the Office of International Programs and Partnerships. For more information, contact Professor Jeff Thies at jeffrey.thies@lmu.edu.

This program is open to all LMU undergraduate students. Ideally, SDG Student Ambassadors will reflect the diversity of majors and demographics across schools/colleges. Ambassadors must maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher and have an interest in engaging with the SDGs.
This is a professional development opportunity for the 2024-5 academic year that will consist of working 5 hours per week with compensation of $17.28 per hour. Ambassadors will be hired and paid through LMU. Work study preferred but not required.

Ambassadors must be able to work 5 hours every week and commit to 8 hours of SDG training.
This year, the SDG Student Ambassadors created an initiative, for either on or off campus, where their work advanced an SDG. The showcase highlighted their work and its impact on advancing the SDGs:
- Soleyana Shiferaw and Ayden Brown presented their work on the new Global Human Rights RSO, which advanced SDG #16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions .
- Kevin Gonzalez and Surya Mudunuri presented their advocacy website which supports the work of ocean health, advancing SDG #14: Life Below Water.
- Anyes Moran lead a panel of members from the LMU community, where they discussed their work advancing SDG #4: Quality Education for All.
Faith Nishimura '23

Major: Marketing
Minors: Asian Pacific American Studies & Asian and Pacific Studies

Danielle Hjerpe '23

Major: Biochemistry
Minor: Dance

Charles Perez '23

Major: Economics