What a Campus Ambassador Does
Campus ambassadors are Sun Microsystems interns who build a Sun community on their school or university campus. They learn all about the latest Sun open-source technologies and share that knowledge with fellow students. This includes activities such as starting a Sun user group on campus, demonstrating Sun technology to fellow students, promoting Sun events and contests, and blogging.
Campus ambassadors work a few hours each week and bring cutting-edge technology to fellow students, professors, and researchers -- and they get top pay to do it. For more information, see the FAQs.
Benefits for Campus Ambassadors
Students who work as campus ambassadors have a rare opportunity to learn about Java, Solaris, and other Sun open-source technologies directly from the source. Campus ambassadors also get valuable work experience and make connections at Sun that will give them an advantage as they prepare to enter the workforce.
Campus ambassadors receive these benefits from Sun:
- Free training
- Discounts on Sun certification exams
- Access to the latest technology
- Great hours and top pay
Sun offers campus ambassadors an extensive training curriculum and supports them with a top-notch international technical team. Sun connects ambassadors globally with a state-of-the-art community web site, training and marketing materials, demos, and much more.
Benefits for Other Students, Professors, and Researchers on Campus
The Campus Ambassador program partners with Sun developers and the Sun Academic Initiative (SAI) program to support the campus ambassador's school or university. SAI membership helps the school become authorized to deliver training in Sun technologies to faculty, staff, and students. Schools with a Sun campus ambassador have access to SAI's program offerings, including free web courses through the Sun Learning Connection and other curricula, with courses in the latest Java and Solaris technologies. Lastly, SAI provides discount certification vouchers for its participants, giving students an opportunity to get Sun certified and gain a competitive edge as they enter the workforce.
Benefits for Sun
Campus ambassadors help Sun in many ways:
- They drive the widespread adoption of Sun open-source technology and products.
- They forge technology and business partnerships.
- They help increase Sun's market share, mind share, and partnerships.
For Sun, today's student can be tomorrow's customer, developer, open-source contributor, decision maker, or employee.