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More than two dozen UCF students have started part-time, paid positions on campus, taking on a newly-created role as \u201cArmor Up\u201d ambassadors, a job that\u2019s part counselor and part educator.<\/p>\n

Positioning themselves at typical high-traffic locations like the John C. Hitt Library, Student Union and Recreation and Wellness Center, their charge is to encourage compliance with UCF\u2019s COVID-19 safety measures.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a way to help students, faculty, staff and visitors know what\u2019s expected when coming on to campus,\u201d says Maureen Hawkins, director of Wellness & Health Promotion Services and the program\u2019s coordinator. \u201cWe\u2019ve looked at every possible way to engage the community \u2013 and one-on-one interactions are an important part of connecting.\u201d<\/p>\n

The student ambassadors remind others about wearing face coverings, adhering to physical distancing and completing the daily COVID self-symptom checker<\/a> on UCF\u2019s app and website. They carry backpacks full of masks, hand sanitizer and door pulls, and give out T-shirts, sunglasses, snacks and other goodies to students who are adhering to safety guidelines.<\/p>\n

Many of the students who applied for the positions said they wanted to find a way to help the campus stay healthy, says Hawkins.<\/p>\n

Aishwarya Joshi, a graduate student studying health services administration<\/a>, was one of the first ambassadors hired and trained. \u201cI have a healthcare background and during this COVID time I felt so useless not doing anything,\u201d says Joshi. \u201cWhen I saw this, I was pretty excited, I was hoping I [could] get into it and I\u2019m so glad [I did].\u201d<\/p>\n

The students work in small teams and cover shifts that run Monday through Friday of each week.<\/p>\n

Additional students will be hired in the coming weeks, bringing the total number of ambassadors to 60 and providing a daily presence on the main, downtown and Rosen campuses. The program will be in place through the end of the fall semester.<\/p>\n

\u201cStudents are grateful to see the ambassadors out and about and they appreciate the additional self-care items,\u201d Hawkins says.<\/p>\n

The program is funded through UCF\u2019s institutional portion of the CARES Act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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