Student Speakers for Commencement
The Commencement Student Speaker Committee invites all undergraduate and graduate students eligible for graduation in May 2013 to apply to deliver the "Reflections" at the Commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 18, 2013.
Guidelines for submission of manuscripts are as follows:
- When read at a normal speaking rate, the "Reflections" can be no longer than four minutes.
- Manuscripts must be clearly typed and double-spaced.
- No two-person, shared manuscripts will be considered.
- Name, current address, telephone number, email address and college should be included on the cover page only.
- Deadline for submission of manuscripts is Tuesday, April 9, at 4 p.m.
Manuscripts should be emailed to Lynn Dehnke (commencement@uwec.edu).
Judging of the manuscripts will be based on the following criteria:
- Development of a central theme
- Relevance to all listeners and to the commencement occasion
- Originality of ideas
- Appropriateness of language and style
The Commencement Committee will select manuscripts to be given orally before a second screening committee. The oral competition will take place Tuesday, April 23, at 3 p.m. in the Ho-Chunk Room of Davies Center. Results will be e-mailed to all participants within a week of the competition.
Unless the committee has made recommendations for change, the "Reflections" speech will be given at the Commencement ceremony as it was written and presented to the final selection committee.
