PANTHER PARENT AMBASSADORS

The Office of Parent and Family Resources is committed to keeping our parents informed about Pitt programs and services. We strive to strengthen relationships and form partnerships between parents and the University. That is why we haved created Panther Parent Ambassadors. Parent Ambassadors will assist and enhance parent programming in regional areas as well as on campus, and create hospitable parent communities.

Mission
To strengthen relationships between the University and parents, to serve all Pitt parents with support and resource guidance, and to further ensure the success of all Pitt students.

Benefits
Parent Ambassadors will receive:

• Custom Parent Ambassador polo shirt
• Special invitations to specific programs and campus tours
• Parent Ambassador promotional items
• Invitation to Family Weekend breakfast event
• Discount on Family Weekend registration
• Hotel promotion for Family Weekend

Activities
Senior Send-offs are one of the ways that Parent Ambassadors will share their experience and “Pitt Parent Expertise” with incoming freshmen students and their parents. These casual, comfortable, events are held in regional areas where Pitt has concentrations of incoming freshmen, and are sometimes held in conjunction with a Pitt Alumni Club.

Examples of current Senior Sendoff areas include:

Philadelphia, PA
Scranton, PA
Lehigh Valley, PA
Harrisburg, PA
Erie, PA
Buffalo, NY
Northern New Jersey
Baltimore, MD/Washington DC Area
Houston, TX

Potential areas for Senior Send-offs include:

Pittsburgh, PA
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Cincinnati, OH
New York City
Chicago
Other areas where we have pockets of students and motivated Parent Ambassadors!

In addition, Ambassadors may participate in on-campus activities such as Facility Tours, Parent Panel Discussions/Webinars, Parent and Family Orientation, and Family Weekend. Interested Ambassadors may contact the Parent Liaison to inquire about any of these opportunities at parents@pitt.edu or by calling 412-624-8548.

Membership Fee: $50 per year, per parent due September 30

All Parents and Families
The University of Pittsburgh is committed to serving all student parents and families. Every parent of a current Pitt student is part of the Panther Parent Association and will receive: 

• Bi-semester electronic newsletters (we must have the parent’s home email address)
• Direct communication through a dedicated parent email account (parents@pitt.edu)
• Dedicated parent website: www.parents.pitt.edu
• Parent and Family Handbook
• Access to live and recorded webinar sessions
• Communication with Parent and Family Liaison