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Student Ambassadors
Shared Vision
As members of the Student Ambassador team, we contribute to our community by encouraging each other to explore our passions and challenge ourselves. Through positive communication with visitors and prospective students, we adapt to create new opportunities for professional and personal development. We strive to represent our college as best as possible and educate our peers and guests on what makes Champlain unique, both as an institution and as a home.
We'd love to take you on tour of our beautiful campus and, because we are all sophomores, juniors, and seniors at Champlain, we can answer any questions you may have about living on campus, academics, Burlington or anything else regarding life as a student here. If you aren't able to visit campus, or if you have any questions you'd like to ask us as current students, feel free to email us at studentambassador@champlain.edu and one of us will be sure to get back to you soon! So how about it? Schedule a campus visit!
Meet the Ambassadors
Mila Alicia '24 (she/her) |
| Major: Marketing |
| Minor: Public Relations |
| Hometown: Bolton, CT |
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| Why I Chose Champlain: I first came to Champlain for a writers retreat when I was a junior in high school, I automatically fell in love with the Burlington area. |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington My ideal weekend, would be going down town getting a treat from Champlain chocolates, then I'd be going down by the lake to read with my boyfriend. |
| Your Favorite Champlain Memory All of my best memories happen when I'm in the office of diversity and inclusion. Most of my core memories are based from movie nights and past conversation. |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process Find your support. It might be scary at first, but just start talking to people, make friends. |
Jaimie Ammon '24 (she/her) |
| Major: Creative Media |
| Minor / Concentrations: Game Media and Illustration Focuses |
| Hometown: Stamford, CT |
| Why I Chose Champlain: I chose Champlain college because of the welcoming community and the schools dedication to my success. |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington My ideal weekend in Burlington would start off with a morning hike accompanied with swimming in one of the many water holes in the area. Following a long day of adventuring outside, I'd take a day to relax by the lake and read while watching the sunset. |
| Your Favorite Champlain Memory My favorite Champlain memory would be making snowmen at Finney Quad during the first snow of the year, which also happened to be at 1:00 am. |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process When making a college decision, put a backpack on and envision yourself at these schools. Make sure it's the right fit for you and no one else. |
Abbey Berger-Knorr '24 (she/her) |
| Major: Communication |
| Minor / Concentration: Minor in Global Studies Concentration in Public Relations and Strategic Communication |
| Hometown: Enola, PA |
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| Why I Chose Champlain I absolutely loved Burlington and I felt welcomed right away into the Champlain community. I also loved what all of the faculty within my major had to say when I toured. |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington Breakfast at Burlington Bagel, biking the causeway, then having a beach day at Leddy Beach! |
| Your favorite Champlain memory The last day of orientation last year! We did a really memorable activity where we all shared what we valued about all of our other team members. |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process Everything works out for the best! It can be intimidating to make so many decisions about your future, but everything will work out and you will find where you are meant to be. |
Thomas Cook '24 (he him/they them) |
| Major: Early Elementary Education |
| Minor: Professional Writing |
| Hometown: Wolfeboro, NH |
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| Why I Chose Champlain: Besides that fact that I love Vermont, but I may be bias because I have gone to school here for 10 years now, I chose Champlain because I instantly fell in love with the supportive and accepting community that existed. I came into college with tons of ideas of what I wanted to do, but was not sure which direction to settle on. I loved the idea of the upside-down curriculum because I was able to jump right into real world experiences within a major of interest verses waiting until my third or fourth year to do. This has given me the time I needed to explore all my options for my future and know well before my final year what I wanted to do within my major. |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington My Ideal weekend in Burlington would be to go to Muddy Waters (Tea and Coffee shop) for chia and coffee with friends. Then play board games at Quarter Staff ( a local Board game store where you can play games for free.) while drinking our hot beverages. It would be even better on wintery day. |
| Your favorite Champlain memory I have too many memories to pick just one, but one of my favorite memories is watching the supermoon and taking pictures of it outside of the Library with my friends. It was magnificent! |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process Looking at Colleges that are not exactly right can help you figure out what you do want and is just as valuable as looking at colleges that speak to you. |
Raven Duke '24 (she/her) |
| Major: Graphic Design & Visual Communication |
| Minor: Entrepreneurship |
| Hometown: Ferrisburgh, VT |
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| Why I Chose Champlain: Something I looked for during my college search was blunt honesty. When I met with the program director of my major at our Fall Open House, she was able to review my portfolio before I applied and I made sure to ask as many questions as I could about the program. Out of all the schools I checked out, how she described the program and who she was looking to add to the program exactly lined up with my hopes for the college I would attend. |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington I love going to the Farmer's Market on Saturdays! It's always a short walk from campus and they have the BEST potstickers there. |
| Your favorite Champlain memory My favorite Champlain memory would have to be Halloween weekend of my sophomore year. I helped plan all the festivities for students to attend, the Halloween dance, pumpkin carving, and my favorite, campus-wide trick-or-treating. It was so fun to see everyone out in costumes enjoying a childhood pastime. |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process Specifically for students going into the arts: Lots of colleges use LinkedIn for their student's professional development meaning most of their 3rd and 4th year students will have their whole work and portfolio experience there. Check out the students in the program you're looking into and see if their work matches up with what you want from that program. |
Evan Gartner '25 (he/him) |
| Major: Game Production Management |
| Hometown: Hopewell Junction, NY |
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| Why I Chose Champlain: I chose Champlain because it offered a unique major that combined my interests of video games and business. I also liked how small the campus is. It makes it very easy to find your way around and meet new people. |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington Sleep in, Shop at the UMall, Grab coffee at Black Cap on Church St. |
| Your favorite Champlain memory Movie nights with my friends in my dorm. |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process Visit the campus, talk to the students, and think about what you want to do and ask yourself, "Does this college match with what I want to do?" |
Vilcina Laplante '24 (she/her) |
| Major: Data Science |
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| Hometown: Brooklyn, NY |
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| Why I Chose Champlain: I chose Champlain College because when my parents and I were looking for colleges for consideration, Champlain College fit a lot of what I wanted in a college. Champlain College is a small campus, meaning I can get to know my professors better and still connect with my classmates. Also, when visiting the campus, Church Street Marketplace reminded me a lot of home. |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington Saturday: Going to the Farmers Market with some friends, having a friends lunch, and going out the local activity later on in the day. Sunday: Going to a local coffee shop and enjoying the weather and sights. |
| Your Favorite Champlain Memory Going to Snowball in Spring 2022. It was so fun to help plan and see come to real life. I also loved the different ways that everyone dressed to the theme. |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process Take a leap of faith with everything, the school that anxious about applying to, the major that you don't know if you will be support to pursue, anything and everything. It will take you to somewhere great. |
Wolde North '24 (he/him) |
| Major: Game Business and Publishing |
| Minor: Human Resource and Management |
| Hometown: Stowe, VT |
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| Why I Chose Champlain: I love video games and working with passionate people. Champlain was a smaller and tighter knit community of both of those things! |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington My ideal weekend in Burlington is a weekend of outdoor activities like climbing, snowboarding, and swimming! If a weekend has sun I'll be taking advantage! |
| Your Favorite Champlain Memory Bringing as many VR headsets as my floor could find to one lab and playing Beat Saber all night long! |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process Everyone searching for college is feeling the same discomfort you feel. Don't be afraid to talk about it and embrace the excitement such change can bring! |
Aidan Pearl '25 (he/him) |
| Major: Law |
| Hometown: Nashua, NH |
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| Why I Chose Champlain I chose Champlain because of the Upside Down Curriculum, and that I'd get to dive into the law field my freshman year. |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington Going to Sweetwaters (before it closed:-() |
| Your Favorite Champlain Memory: Being the reigning Trivia Champions |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process Live where/close to where you want your career to start. |
Jasmine Tewksbury '24 (she/her) |
| Major: Social Work |
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| Hometown: Campton, NH |
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| Why I Chose Champlain: When I toured Champlain, the campus felt welcoming and like somewhere I would enjoy spending a lot of my time. The small campus also makes everything seem more connected. |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington My ideal weekend in Burlington involves sitting in a hammock at North Beach or going for a hike. |
| My Favorite Champlain Memory My favorite memory so far would be the first time a met my roommate freshman year. We are still roommates now and I cannot imagine not having her as my friend. |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process Find a place that feels like home. |
Chloe Thenor '23 (she/her) |
| Major: Law |
| Minor / Concentration: Criminal Justice |
| Hometown: Brooklyn, NY |
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| Why I Chose Champlain: I was told the law program here would teach me everything I needed to know so I can be prepared for law school and I really liked the close knit community. |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington Going shopping at the mall with my friends, watching movies and playing games. |
| Your Favorite Champlain Memory The Shades of Me fashion show. I loved that I was in the spotlight and I had to do costume changes and perform with the Step team in front of the school. |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process Just follow what you feel is right. Don't do something you're not passionate about just to please other people, it will not end up pretty. |
Sawyer Zundel '22 (he/him) |
| Major: Business Administration |
| Minor / Concentration: Cybersecurity Threats and Mitigation |
| Hometown: Farmington, ME |
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| Why I Chose Champlain: I chose Champlain because of its strong professional development support and its hands-on culture where the learning doesn't just end when class gets out. |
| Your Ideal Weekend in Burlington Breakfast at Burlington Bagel Bakery, checking out the performers on Church Street, hiking and cliff jumping at Rock Point, and ending the day at a bonfire at Leddy Beach with good friends. |
| Your favorite Champlain memory My favorite Champlain memory was the 2022 Elevator Pitch Competition. I made a business model for a nonprofit for my entry and got some amazing feedback and networking while having an incredible time with it. I also won 1st place in the Advocate category and the Fan Favorite award! |
| One piece of advice for students going through the college search process A little self-advocacy goes a long way. If you want to see a facility that's not on the standard tour route or if you want to connect with more students/staff/faculty, just ask! This is YOUR college search process, so let us help you personalize it! |