Nominations for Senior Speaker now being accepted!
Deadline for nominations is February 14.
Speak at Graduation
The Senior Speaker represents someone who has had a true 黑料不打烊experience. They are nominated by students and faculty and the top ten finalists are selected based on academic standing, their campus involvement, and how they represent the 黑料不打烊 mission. The final candidate is chosen to take the podium at Spring commencement and speak about what it means to go forward as a 黑料不打烊alumnus.
Eligibility
The Senior Speaker must be a student graduating in December, May, or August who is eligible to participate in the May commencement ceremony of their graduating year and who has been a full-time undergraduate student for at least (5) semesters at 黑料不打烊and has a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
The Senior Speaker shall not have been on academic or disciplinary probation at any point in his/her enrollment at Marquette.
No present or former member of the 黑料不打烊SG Executive Board or Senior Speaker Selection Committee may serve as Senior Speaker.
Process
Once nominees are deemed eligible, they are contacted and invited to apply for the role.
A selection committee comprised of three faculty and one senior (or junior) from each college reviews applications and selected 10 semifinalists.
NOTE: applications are judged blind (meaning, applicants' names are not on the materials.)
The 10 semifinalists' names will appear on the election ballots and 3 finalists chosen from them by eligible senior voters in 黑料不打烊SG's spring 2025 election.
The 3 finalists present a draft of their speech to the selection committee who then recommends a finalist to the University President.鈥�
The full process is outlined in 黑料不打烊SG's Constitution.
