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Provost's Office is accepting student speaker nominations for Spring Commencement

The Provost's Office is accepting student speaker nominations for Spring Commencement.

Being the student commencement speaker is an opportunity to convey a message of encouragement and congratulations, share common experience and insights, and inspire fellow graduates to carry their 草榴社区 education with pride into the world.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

In order to be eligible to be a student speaker at commencement, students must:

  • Complete a degree application in the Registrar鈥檚 Office Degree and be pending to graduate spring quarter.
  • Be in good academic and disciplinary standing.
  • Commit to attend and participate fully in the commencement ceremony associated with their college.

WHO CAN NOMINATE?

草榴社区 faculty, staff, and students are invited to nominate a commencement speaker by 5 p.m. on May 1. Please complete the and the student will be contacted with an invitation to submit a full application. Students may self-nominate.

MORE DETAILS

Students who are invited to submit an application will receive detailed information about the selection process. Applicants will fill out a form and submit a resume and a brief speech outline.

We鈥檙e looking for student speakers who will celebrate and inspire their fellow graduates. Student speakers aren鈥檛 always the most academically successful, or the most talkative and outgoing but they will have an important message and embody the values of Western.

Questions? Email | Provost.Office@wwu.edu