Commencement 2023 Student Speaker Competition

Student Speaker Competition
Please submit your written speech and resume/CV no later than Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Finalists will be selected to present their speech to the Student Speaker Selection Committee, who will choose two students - one traditional undergraduate student and one SAGE student - to represent the Class of 2022 by delivering their speeches during this year's Commencement ceremony, scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 13. 2023.

The winners will each receive a $100 prize!
This year's theme: "How has your Cedar Crest College experience transformed and prepared you to help make an uncertain world a better place?"
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Entries must be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF. The speech must be original work, lasting a maximum of three minutes. Grammar, writing style and spelling are important elements of the written submission. Topic relevancy, appropriateness of content, time, delivery and creativity are important elements of the presentation. Cancelof
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An updated resume or CV must be submitted along with your speech. If you do not have an updated resume/CV, please schedule an appointment with the Career Planning Center as soon as possible to create one. Cancelof
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