We are pleased to welcome applications/nominations for Graduate Student Speaker(s) for the Spring 2024 Commencement, scheduled for May 12, 2024. To be eligible, students must be graduating in Spring or Summer 2024, or they must have graduated in Fall 2023. There will be 1 to 3 graduate student speakers selected. The time allotted for each student speaker’s remarks is approximately three minutes. The most well-received speeches are those that reflect on the common educational experience and share, in a personal way, the value of the education received at Virginia Tech. 

Nominations/applications are due by Friday, March 22, 2024. Students who have applied or been nominated will be contacted shortly after the form closes, and will need to be prepared to submit the full text of their speech, either in print or in a short video, by Friday, April 5, 2024 in order to be considered.

Questions? Contact Ginny Wagg (gwagg@vt.edu)