COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER CONTEST
The Student Commencement Speaker Contest is open to СÀ¶ÊÓƵ graduating students who are graduating in June 2024.
Please submit the following information to enter the contest:
- Unofficial transcript
- Draft of Student Bio (sample to follow; submit in Word doc format)
- You will present your speech on Monday, April 29 or Tuesday, April 30 – time will be arranged with your class schedule.
- Draft of Speech – 5-7 minutes in length (submitted in Word doc format)
- Topic "Student-Centered". One of LA Pierce College's values is for practices and decisions to be made with students in mind. LA Pierce College empowers students, and its practices and decisions are made in collaboration with students. Please share how your LA Pierce College experience has been as a student.
- Please note that your audience is your fellow LA Pierce College graduates.
Submit materials to Dr. Lara Conrady Wong by noon on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Student Bio sample
Betzy Brahma is a graduating Child Development/Early Childhood Education major and Pierce College student leader. In two years she has worked two to three jobs per semester, maintained Dean’s List honors while fighting through adversity. She credits her participation in the spring 2019 Town Hall for inspiring her to become an actively engaged student and community member. As the current Child Development Club President, Peer2Peer Mentor, Alpha Gamma Sigma Social Committee Chair, Associated Student Organization member and The Foundation for Pierce College Board Member, she works to bridge the gap between students, opportunities and resources by assisting with the implementation of programs, workshops and student success initiatives. Betzy is the Pierce College student representative for the Southern California Valley Association for the Education of Young Children, where she advocates improving the quality of developmental and educational services for children. Her future goals are to become an early childhood educator and continue to utilize the skills she has obtained as an LA Pierce College student to make a difference in the community.