Spring 2024 Student Speaker Tryouts

Of the 36 students nominated for Spring 2024 Commencement Speaker, we received 12 video submissions. Two students will be selected to represent the College of Humanities & Social Sciences this spring. Please review each submission below. Once you have reviewed all entries, use the online voting form to rank your top four submissions in order of preference. This will help us determine our commencement speakers.

The deadline for voting is Monday, March 25. 

View as YouTube playlist.

Cora Andersen, Gender & WOmen's Studies


Lyreshia Ghostlon-Green, Theatre Arts


Paige Goodnight


Masaki Hara, Geography


Cortez Hollis, Ethnic & Multicultural STudies


Samuel Ladendorf, Communication STudies


Chris Lienemann, Sociology


Sachita Pokhrel, Psychology & Sociology


Ellie Schindle, Psychology


Harley Vannurden, Psychology


Olivia Webb, Political Science


Haley Zinnel

Cast Your Vote Here