We hope that you are in the process of selecting your 2025 WTCS Ambassador, and to select a student who:

• is able to make a firm commitment to participate in-person, arriving by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, finishing around noon on Friday, April 11, 2025; and,
• preferably will not be graduating in May 2025.

 To support your efforts, please read the following carefully:

 Scholarship Amount

• We’re excited that the scholarship will remain at $1,250 again for 2025.
• Please feel free to promote the scholarship to generate interest on the part of students.

 2025 WTCS Ambassador Selection, Registration

• Please have your Ambassador selected and registered with us no later than February 20, 2025. (If you have their information, earlier registration is highly encouraged and greatly appreciated.)
• When selected, register your Ambassador.
• The information submitted is critical for ordering awards, Website recognition, making hotel reservations and for communicating with the Ambassadors.
• Your submission should include at least one professional, print-resolution headshot of your Ambassador (at least 5” x 7”, portrait orientation, full color, 300 dpi minimum) which should be uploaded to Dropbox, please contact rachel.colla@wtcsystem.edu if you have any questions regarding image submission.
• To receive a scholarship, 2025 WTCS Ambassadors must complete and submit, in a timely manner, a W-9; this will be sent directly to Ambassadors from Julie Drake via Adobe Sign upon you registering them. If your Ambassador is currently in the United States on a J1, F1 or M1 Visa, please contact stephanie.glynn@wtcsystem.edu.

2025 WTCS Cvent Registration - for Leadership Development & Banquet (two separate sites) OPENING IN THE NEW YEAR!

These registration sites WILL have all information for the event, including how to make your hotel reservations (all rooms will be released on March 9, 2025.) Julie will make hotel reservations and pay for hotel rooms for Ambassadors only for Wednesday and Thursday nights, which are Baird funded.

• All Ambassadors and Coordinators ONLY - Register for the Leadership Development & Banquet (yellow background) by February 27, 2025. PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER ANY GUESTS FOR YOURSELF OR YOUR AMBASSADOR ON THIS SITE. THEY SHOULD BE REGISERED ON THE BANQUET ONLY SITE.
• All other banquet attendees - Register for the Ambassador Banquet for Thursday, April 10, 2025 (white background) by MARCH 24, 2025. ALL GUESTS OF YOUR AMBASSADOR AND COLLEGE SHOULD BE REGISTERED HERE.

Ambassador Position Description 

• Intended to promote role awareness and demystify expectations.
• Does NOT include duties and expectations the college may have, apart from the Ambassador’s role at the System level.
• Additional information on the WTCS Ambassador Program is available for coordinators and prospective Ambassadors.

When you have selected and registered your 2025 WTCS Ambassador, we will follow up with her or him (and copy you), providing:

• a letter of congratulations from System President Layla Merrifield;
• a DRAFT Agenda for April 9-11; and
• guidelines for preparing Ambassador Banquet remarks.

Commonly Asked Questions

Q: Are students in an apprenticeship program eligible to be a WTCS Ambassador?
A: Yes, apprenticeship students are eligible as long as they are able to attend the entire Ambassador Leadership Development and Banquet experience.

Please adhere to these deadlines:

February 20 - Ambassador Registration

February 27 - Leadership Development & Banquet Registration (Ambassadors/Coordinators ONLY - NO GUESTS SHOULD BE REGISTERED HERE)

March 6 - Upload at least one professional, print-resolution headshot of your Ambassador

March 9 - Hotel rooms will be released - make sure reservations are made prior to this date

March 24 - Banquet Registration (all attendees including guests EXCEPT for Ambassadors/Coordinators)

March 28 - Contact Stephanie if your Ambassador has schedule conflicts for Friday, April 11, so they can record their Individual Testimony early in the day.

Full 2025 WTCS Ambassador Checklist

2025-2029 WTCS Ambassador Leadership Development and Banquet Location and Dates

Glacier Canyon Lodge, Wilderness Hotel and Golf Resort, 45 Hillman Road, Wisconsin Dells, WI

2025
Leadership Development - April 9-11
Banquet - April 10

2026
Leadership Development - April 15-17
Banquet - April 16

2027
Leadership Development - April 14-16
Banquet - April 15

2028
Leadership Development - April 5-7
Banquet - April 6

2029
Leadership Development - April 11-13
Banquet - April 12