Gogue Center Ambassadors
The Gogue Center Ambassadors organization provides a leadership opportunity for Auburn University students dedicated to serving the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center. Ambassadors work across campus, within the Auburn community and beyond, acting as hosts and volunteers for Gogue Center-sponsored performances and events.
This select group of students serves as a liaison between Auburn University’s student body, academic departments and the Gogue Center, as well as with prospective students, alumni, donors, faculty and administrators.
Ambassadors are chosen through an application and interview process, with selection based on academic standing, leadership skills, character, enthusiasm for Auburn, and a passion for the performing arts.
2026–27 Gogue Center Ambassadors Application Deadline
Friday, February 27
5 p.m.
Applicants will be notified via email if they are selected for an interview. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. All applicants will be notified of a decision and must accept or decline their invitation by early April 2026.
2026–27 Gogue Center Ambassadors Application Deadline
Friday, February 27
5 p.m.
Applicants will be notified via email if they are selected for an interview. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. All applicants will be notified of a decision and must accept or decline their invitation by early April 2026.
Ready to become a Gogue Center Ambassador? Details on application requirements, qualifications for membership, and ambassador duties and responsibilities are listed below.
To learn more about the Gogue Center Ambassadors program or to ask questions about the application process, contact Ashley Pope, campus and community programs coordinator, at anp0093@auburn.edu.
Serving with purpose
Serving with purpose
Gogue Center Ambassadors support our mission to engage audiences across the university, the state of Alabama and beyond with curated arts experiences that inspire, enlighten and unite.
Ambassadors enjoy opportunities that place them at the forefront of Auburn’s vibrant arts scene, working alongside staff at one of the nation’s premier university performing arts presenters. Together, they help foster cultural connections across campus and create a welcoming environment for fellow students, patrons and artists.
Through exciting leadership and volunteer opportunities, ambassadors help shape events, support artist and community engagements, build arts awareness and make a positive impact on both their academic programs and the broader arts community.
Gogue Center Ambassadors support our mission to engage audiences across the university, the state of Alabama and beyond with curated arts experiences that inspire, enlighten and unite.
Ambassadors enjoy opportunities that place them at the forefront of Auburn’s vibrant arts scene, working alongside staff at one of the nation’s premier university performing arts presenters. Together, they help foster cultural connections across campus and create a welcoming environment for fellow students, patrons and artists.
Through exciting leadership and volunteer opportunities, ambassadors help shape events, support artist and community engagements, build arts awareness and make a positive impact on both their academic programs and the broader arts community.
Become an ambassador
Become an ambassador
Gogue Center Ambassadors are selected through an application and interview process based on academic standing, leadership skills, character, enthusiasm for Auburn, and a demonstrated passion for the performing arts. As part of the application, students must submit a résumé and one letter of recommendation.
2026–27 Gogue Center Ambassador Application Deadline
Friday, February 27
5 p.m.
Applicants will be notified by email if they are selected for a panel interview.
All applicants for the 2026–27 cohort will receive a final decision by the end of Spring 2026 and must accept or decline their invitation by the end of the semester.
Additional details on application requirements, qualifications for membership, and ambassador duties and responsibilities are outlined below.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
To apply to become a Gogue Center Ambassador, students must complete and/or provide the following items:
- Letter of recommendation
- Resume
QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP
- Students must be rising sophomores, juniors, or seniors, who have been enrolled at Auburn University for at least one year and must remain enrolled to continue serving as Ambassadors.
- Students should have and maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Students should demonstrate strong leadership skills in their respective departments and/or organizations.
- Students are expected to maintain a professional demeanor.
- Students must attend regularly scheduled meetings unless an absence is approved.
- Students should remain in good standing with Auburn University and comply with all university policies and requirements.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Attend and participate in all GCA meetings (unless excused by Staff Advisor). Meetings are tentatively scheduled for Mondays from 4:50-6pm. The meeting day/time will be confirmed once all Ambassadors are selected. We won’t meet every week, but Ambassadors are asked to hold this time until meeting dates are provided at the beginning of the semester. Students will be excused from meetings if they have a prior commitment (class, work, etc.).
- Serve as a liaison between GPAC and the student body to disseminate information.
- Attend the GCA annual retreat.
- Assist with a minimum of three performances, tours and/or engagement events per semester.
- Present to other student organizations about GPAC’s upcoming season and events.
- Serve as a professional representative of GPAC and Auburn University.
- Facilitate and promote interaction among the student body, departmental chairpersons, professors, faculty, staff, patrons, and visitors.
- Work cooperatively with the GPAC staff.
* If you are unable to fulfill any of these duties due to class, work, etc., please do not let that hinder you from applying. We will happily work to accommodate prior commitments.
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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President
- Maintain a minimum of three weekly office hours, coordinated around the student’s schedule.
- Lead meetings.
- Assist the staff advisor in preparing materials for meetings, performances, and events.
- Assist the staff advisor in planning professional development and student engagement opportunities.
- Speak at and recruit other ambassadors to speak at campus and community events and meetings to promote GPAC and the GCA.
- Create the agenda for each meeting and email the upcoming meeting’s agenda and previous meeting’s minutes (created by the vice president) the Friday before each meeting.
- Send a weekly, upcoming events email on Mondays.
- Provide written feedback on the performance of Ambassadors who wish to reapply.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Vice President
- Maintain a minimum of two weekly office hours, coordinated around the student’s schedule.
- Lead meetings when the president is unavailable.
- Assist the staff advisor in preparing materials for meetings, performances, and events.
- Assist the staff advisor in planning professional development and student engagement opportunities.
- Speak at and recruit other ambassadors to speak at campus and community events and meetings to promote GPAC and the GCA.
- Take minutes and attendance at each meeting and send them to the president.
- Provide written feedback on the performance of ambassadors who wish to reapply.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
Communications & Marketing
- Take photos at meetings and events. If there is a meeting or event you will not be at, assign another GCA to take pictures.
- Upload (or remind other GCAs to upload) photos to Teams within one week of the meeting or event.
- Create and maintain photo folders for each meeting and event in the Teams channel.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
* Officer roles may be adjusted as the Gogue Center Ambassadors program develops further.
To learn more about the Gogue Center Ambassadors program or to ask questions about the application process, contact Ashley Pope, campus and community programs coordinator, at anp0093@auburn.edu.
2025–26 Gogue Center Ambassadors
2025–26 Gogue Center Ambassadors
Anna Agan
Junior
Law & Justice
Abigail Bowling
Senior
Theatre Management
Bryson Crooms
Senior, EAGLES Program
Sports Management & Recreation
Dalton Dismukes
Vice President
Junior
Marketing
Minor in Music Business
Callan Elkins
Senior
Hospitality
(Event Management)
Minor in Business & Music Business
Caroline Erickson
Senior
Biomedical Sciences
Minor in Dance
Reagan Kessler
Junior
Hospitality Management
(Event Management)
Minor in Business
Xander McQuiddy-Gasparlin
Sophomore
Industrial Design
Chandler Ross
President
Senior
Marketing & Apparel Merchandising
Bekah Taylor
Senior
Theatre Performance
Nathan Watkins
Junior
Biomedical Sciences (Pre-Med)
Minor in Intercultural Communication
Daphne Zheng
Junior
Hotel & Restaurant Management
The Gogue Center Ambassadors is an active sponsored student organization at Auburn University. To view the organization’s current constitution and bylaws, CLICK HERE.
To learn more about the Gogue Center Ambassadors program or to ask questions about the application process, contact Ashley Pope, campus and community programs coordinator, at anp0093@auburn.edu.