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DEADLINE 3/22: 2016 Elliott School Student Speaker

studentspeakerSpeech submission DEADLINE: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. 

As you count down the days until graduation, you're probably beginning to reflect on your experience as an Elliott School student. If the feelings of nostalgia inspire you to share your story and bestow words of wisdom and hopes for the future onto your fellow classmates, we want to hear from you.  

We are looking for one student to represent the graduating class of 2016 as the Elliott School Student Speaker. The selected student will give a 3-4 minute speech in front of fellow graduates, family, friends, faculty and staff at the Elliott School Celebration on May 13, 2016.

Visit: go.gwu.edu/ESIAStudentSpeaker2016 to submit your speech today!

Eligibility:

  • Undergraduate and Graduate students are eligible to apply.
  • Students must meet one of the following criteria:
    • graduated in Summer 2015 (did not attend 2015 commencement)
    • graduated Fall 2015
    • applied to graduate in Spring 2016 or Summer 2016

Interested students should follow the speech submission process:

  1. Prepare a speech of less than four minutes that is of general interest to all graduates (both undergraduate and graduate students), faculty, staff and guests and is relevant to graduation. The speech you submit should be the one you intend to deliver at the Elliott School Celebration.
  2. Upload the text of your speech. The speech submission website is now open and will close on TuesdayMarch 22, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. No late submissions will be accepted.
  3. Students chosen for in-person auditions will be contacted via e-mail no later than Friday, March 25, 2016.
  4. In-person auditions will begin MondayMarch 28, 2016.
A selection committee will choose one Elliott School Celebration speaker. The winner will then work with our staff to modify his or her remarks for the celebration. Please direct any questions regarding the ESIA Student Speaker Competition to esiacelebration@gmail.com.

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