{"id":51,"date":"2022-01-24T12:15:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T18:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T14:03:16","slug":"alumni-friends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/alumni\/alumni-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni &#038; Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"51\" class=\"elementor elementor-51\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1804999e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1804999e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-759658ee\" data-id=\"759658ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045374f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"045374f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Alumni &amp; Friends<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73b87fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73b87fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Calling all loyal alumni, far and wide! The Admissions Office is teaming up with the Alumni &amp; Family Relations Office to recruit new members for USF\u2019s new Alumni Ambassador Corps.<\/p><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"sixteencontent columns\"><div id=\"tier1_right_column\"><div id=\"tier1_right_column_padding\"><div id=\"tier1_copy\"><p>The university is expanding its recruiting territory to include potential students and audiences in a larger geographic market. USF\u2019s undergraduate admission staff can only cover so much ground on their own. As an Alumni Ambassador, you will carry the USF torch into new locations\u2014representing St. Francis at college fairs or other events in the city or region where you live. The events would be within 15 miles of your residence, unless, of course, you\u2019re willing to go farther based on where you work or wander.<\/p><p>Would YOU like to support your alma mater as a volunteer, but you live too far away to come to campus? Become an Alumni Ambassador and spend just a few hours each month, on your own turf, helping our family of Saints to grow and thrive.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b939b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b939b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Express Your Interest<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0175183 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0175183\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-515a656\" data-id=\"515a656\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3b7da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb3b7da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Eric-ruiz-300x300-round.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2779910\" alt=\"image of admission counselor eric ruiz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Eric-ruiz-300x300-round.png 300w, https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Eric-ruiz-300x300-round-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b42be9\" data-id=\"1b42be9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77201f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e77201f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"><div class=\"sixteencontent columns\"><div id=\"tier1_right_column\"><div id=\"tier1_right_column_padding\"><div id=\"tier1_copy\"><p><strong>Director of Undergraduate Admissions<\/strong><br \/>Eric Ruiz<br \/><a href=\"tel:8157405070\">815-740-5070<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:eruiz@stfrancis.edu\">eruiz@stfrancis.edu<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2a4aec\" data-id=\"e2a4aec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67da4eb elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67da4eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fe6eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"50fe6eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h2 class=\"sidebar-title\" style=\"font-size: 24px;\">ALUMNI TOP LINKS<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; 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