Shining on and off the field - A Marching Knight and UCF Housing Ambassador Posted Tuesday, July 5, 2022 @ 11:01 AM Joana Vail is a current UCF Housing Ambassador who has truly dedicated her time as a student, both inside and outside of the classroom. Sticking true to black and gold, Joana is a UCF Marching Knight where she plays the French horn at football, volleyball, and basketball games. Off the field, her spirit continues to shine as she works diligently as a UCF student employee, helping perspective and current students with housing questions and daily tours. Vail’s musical journey began in middle school, where she started playing the mellophone and French horn as an extracurricular activity. Realizing how much she enjoyed it, playing instruments became one of her favorite hobbies. Years later, she joined the Marching Knights in the fall of her freshman year. Becoming a member of the Marching Knights has allowed Vail to meet new people and find a “home away from home” at UCF. Amongst the hundreds of memories created during her time in band, Vail states that one of her favorites was when the band traveled to the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, FL, where she was able to witness an AMAZING win against the UF Gators! Vail is a Junior at UCF pursuing a degree in Business Management. After graduation, Vail plans on moving into a project management role where she will operate a small business. Being a Housing Ambassador has helped Vail grow various professional skills that she will utilize in her future career. She states that her favorite part about being an HA has been “improving her public speaking skills through giving housing tours.” During her freshman year Vail lived at Towers and states her biggest advice to new UCF students is “to never be afraid to leave your residence hall – there is always something to do on campus!” UCF Housing is currently hiring Housing Ambassadors for the 2022-2023 school year. Housing Ambassadors conduct daily tours of housing facilities, staff the department’s main front desk areas, assist with special events for marketing on-campus housing, and more. The application is live now until Sunday, July 17th at 11:59 PM. Click here to learn more, or contact Vincent.Borello@ucf.edu with any questions. Back