Presenting the student commencement address at a Central Piedmont Community College graduation ceremony is a great honor. It is an opportunity to inspire, engage and share common experiences with your peers.
Speaker criteria
Please review the following guidelines for submissions. You may then use the form below to submit your application for the next commencement ceremony.
- The application is open to students graduating in the current semester.
- Applicants must be registered and cleared by the graduation department.
- Applicants must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA and be passing their current coursework.
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Application
To apply, log into your Microsoft account and complete the Student Commencement Speaker Application form.
As part of the application, you will be prompted to upload an audition video. In your video, please introduce yourself, describe how attending Central Piedmont impacted or changed you and explain why you would like to be the commencement speaker.
Interview and selection
Once all application materials have been received by the committee, the committee will invite selected candidates for an interview. Students selected for an interview must prepare a full written speech. Following the interviews, all candidates will be notified of a decision.
The chosen speakers will receive guidance and participate in rehearsal to fine tune their remarks.
Speech content guidelines
The topic and format of the speech are left to the discretion of the speaker. However, speeches must adhere to the following guidelines.
- The speech must not be disrespectful and may not contain profanity of any kind.
- The speech should be no longer than five minutes.
- The speech presented in the interview/audition should be as close to the final speech as possible.
