You will begin to receive emails from your Global Guides TTU email before the start of the semester. Watch for an email from your Global Guide with helpful information about life on campus. You will also be invited to meet them in person, hang out, study, and get to know them once you arrive.

You will already have a friend before you get to the USA!

Please note that emails from your Global Guide will come from their personal TTU emails, not an International Affairs email. 

Watch each Global Guides Short intro Video on our YouTube Channel!

The following are expected from all Global Guides:

• Reach out to, teach, befriend, and mentor an assigned group of new international students (your "Cohort") before and after they arrive at Texas Tech, and potentially be the reason a student chooses TTU
• Attend International Student Orientation, supporting students as a friend, peer, and mentor, and serving on an international student panel
• Communicate with potential new students ahead of arrival, alerting them to what they need to know before they arrive, sharing your Texas Tech experience, and helping them with the immediate transition process once they arrive on campus
• Attend ISL events and functions, encouraging other new students to do so, and occasionally helping with the setup of such events
• Help recruit new potential international students through social media channels in partnership with OIA's International Undergraduate Admissions team.
• Host hangout events on your own. This means organizing fun activities such as attending student org or on-campus events, study sessions, attending off-campus events, and any non-related ISL events with your cohort.
• Help monitor student WhatsApp groups by answering student questions and marketing events related to International student life and needs. 

• Orientation for both undergrads and graduate students ( start of the Fall & Spring semester)
• Welcome Events (once each semester)
• Culture Fest (October)
• One Monthly meeting during the Fall & Spring semester
• Attend the Global Guide retreat (April 10-12, 2026)

• Gain an in-depth knowledge of TTU resources, history, & traditions.
• Develop leadership, interpersonal communication, and social skills.
• Build significant relationships with fellow Global Guides, new international students, and TTU OIA staff.
• Meals during most ISO and other OIA events.
• End-of-the-year party
• End-of-semester stipend, if you complete all responsibilities.
• Special Graduation slide at ISL Graduation Celebration (semester you graduate).
• Global Guide Alumni Group
• End of year thank you celebration (Spring)
• Graduation Party for Global Guides (Spring)

• Participation in the program for at least a full academic year is expected
• Must attend all training sessions
• Serve as a mentor for assigned incoming student groups
• Serve as a knowledgeable and friendly representative of TTU and the Office of International Affairs (OIA)
• Attend monthly meetings (required)
• Global Guides are REQUIRED to attend Global Techsans Welcome Day and must be back on campus to attend this orientation and training at the beginning of August. This is typically the week of or before dorm move-in. 
• Global Guides are REQUIRED to attend the Global Guide Retreat April 10th -12th, 2026. 

To be eligible, all Global Guide candidates must:

• Maintain a minimum 3.0 TTU GPA during participation in the program
• International applicants must be on an F1 Visa.
• Be in good academic and disciplinary standing with Texas Tech University

• • have been at Texas Tech for one full academic year and be a sophomore, junior, or senior undergraduate student by the upcoming Fall semester (2026)
• OR 
  • If you are an Undergraduate who transferred from another college/university, then you only need to have been at TTU for one semester. 
• AND
• • Positive attitude and strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
  • One recommendation letter from a TTU faculty or staff member

• Must have attended Texas Tech for at least one semester before your Global Guide year. For example, you must have started in Spring '2026 to be eligible to be a Global Guide for 26-27.
• Must have spent at least one full semester at the Texas Tech Lubbock campus before the start of Global Guide obligations.
• Positive attitude and strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• One recommendation letter from a TTU faculty or staff member

If you have previously been a global guide and are returning:

• Maintain a minimum 3.0 TTU GPA during participation in the program
• Be in good academic and disciplinary standing with Texas Tech University
• You are not required to have a letter of recommendation
• Students can only serve two terms as a global guide.
• Positive attitude and strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Shown in the past year that you have put in a good effort in your global guide role to fulfill the requirements you are expected to uphold.
• MUST Attend Orientations and training at the beginning of August