Cowboys Care Ambassadors
The Cowboys Care Ambassadors are trained student, faculty, and staff leaders at Oklahoma State University who serve as visible, approachable advocates for mental health on campus. Through a 90-minute online training, ambassadors complete QPR suicide prevention certification, learn how to utilize the Care Report system to connect peers with campus resources, and develop skills to recognize and respond to signs of emotional distress.
Ambassadors actively promote a culture of care, belonging, and support across campus. After completing training, they collaborate on mental health and wellness initiatives and are offered continued education and advanced training opportunities to further strengthen their impact.
As a symbol of their role, Cowboys Care Ambassadors wear a teal button and an orange bandana to signify that they are trained, safe, and supportive resources for anyone in distress. They also carry resource cards that provide direct access to counseling and campus support services, allowing them to quickly and easily connect individuals to help when it is needed most.
At its core, the Cowboys Care Ambassador program is about ensuring that no one at Oklahoma State ever feels alone — because sometimes the smallest conversation can make the biggest difference.
$25
Support Starter
A donation of $25 helps provide mental health resource cards, flyers, and small wellness giveaways for students during outreach events.
$50
Cowboys Care Adovcate
A donation of $50 covers printing costs for awareness campaigns, helps provide snacks at mental health events, and contributes to ongoing training for ambassadors, engagement activities, and campus-wide mental health event.
$100
Cowboys Care Champion
A donation of $100 sponsors materials for a tabling event, contributes to training new Cowboys Care Ambassadors, and supports small group wellness activities such as yoga or small group sessions.
$200
Community Builder
A donation of $250 helps fund ambassador graduations on campus. It helps with community engagement and encouraging the OSU community to become mental health advocates.
$500
Impact Leader
A donation of $500 co-sponsors a Let’s Talk Mental Health Speaker Series event, funds ambassador training for a larger group, and expands campus-wide initiatives like Cowboys Care training sessions.
$1,000
Legacy Donor
A donation of $1,000 serves as a major sponsorship for a speaker event, supports large-scale campus mental health initiatives, and helps grow long-term outreach and programming for Cowboys Care.