Student Tribune
A Call for a Student Commencement Speaker
Apply to be a Student Commencement Speaker!
Monroe Community College’s 60th Commencement Ceremony honoring
our 2023 graduates is scheduled for:
- 7pm
Thursday, May 25, 2023
Blue Cross Arena.
We are seeking a student to be the student speaker at this event. That
student will deliver a speech of approximately 5 minutes to the graduating
class and their guests. The student speaker will receive coaching on preparing
and delivering their speech.
Applications will be accepted through March 17, 2023 at 4:45 pm. Any
student who is graduating this May can apply. Please fill out the
application in the link below:
Commencement Speaker Opportunity application
In addition to filling out contact information, the application will ask for
a personal statement of 100 words or less describing their personal story at
MCC and how it relates to other graduating students.
Once the applications have been collected, a number of students will be
asked to audition for the role.
For staff and faculty, if you know of a student who would make a good
speaker, please encourage them to apply.
For more information please email
Mark Sample (msample@monroecc.edu).
Thank you for your consideration,
Mark Sample
Chair, Commencement Committee - Student Speaker
Sample, Mark
Commencement Committee- Student Speaker
03/15/2023