New Graduate Ambassadors Program

The Graduate School recently launched a program that recruits our brightest and most talented students to serve as Graduate School Ambassadors.

After many interviews, the graduate school staff unanimously selected Arzu Ozcan and Dami Okuneye, who immediately began hitting the road to attend various recruitment events.  They are also posting daily updates on social media and blogs on behalf of The Graduate School.

For their efforts, Arzu and Dami receive tuition waivers for two courses, plus a stipend. These are just two of many ways we support our graduate students here at Hood College!

Arzu is an international student from Turkey. She graduated from Middle East Technical University in Ankara with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and is enrolled in Hood’s MBA program. She brings 19 years of managerial experience in finance to her studies. Arzu chose Hood because of the great reputation of its classes and professors, diverse demographics and small, close-knit community. After she earns her MBA, she would like to work in data analysis.

Arzu became an ambassador because she wants to share her enthusiasm about studying at Hood College with prospective students and use her experience to help those who are planning to enroll in a graduate program at Hood. She says, “All the resources are here at Hood to make students’ lives better and easier.”

“Dami is an international student from Nigeria. He graduated from Lagos State University, Nigeria with a bachelor’s degree in electronics/computer engineering and is working toward his Master of Science in Information Technology at Hood. He brings several years of experience as a software developer to his graduate studies and chose Hood’s MIT program because of the small classes, the chance to interact with top faculty and a culturally diverse student body, and the experiential learning opportunities. His passion is to use technology to solve business problems and he plans to explore opportunities in emerging areas in IT upon graduation.

‘Dami joined the ambassador program because he is “excited about the opportunity to show and sell the uniqueness of the Hood College Graduate School.” He believes Hood College is a hidden gem that many have yet to discover, and says that the College has changed his life and can do that for many more people.

In their brief time with us, Arzu and Dami have proven to be great additions to the graduate school team and we are all excited about working with them over the course of the academic year.

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