Commencement Speaker Application


Speaker Requirements:

A 3.75 GPA or above and at least 60 credits earned at the University of Maryland. Qualified students will be invited to apply to be the Commencement Speaker. Students must be graduating in May 2024 or have already graduated in August 2023 or December 2023.


Deadline to Apply:

5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 4, 2024


Required Documents:

  1. Résumé
  2. Personal Statement describing individual achievements and aspirations (limit 250 words)
  3. Draft of a possible commencement speech (2-4 minutes in length). Keep in mind that a good speech has a strong message, and is meaningful to you and your classmates.
  4. Copy of your unofficial transcript. You may access a copy of your unofficial transcript from Testudo and logging on with your Directory ID and password.


Apply Here!

For more information or questions contact Melody Meyers at mmeyers3@umd.edu.

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