“The lasting value of my Capstone will be the knowledge and experience I gained in supporting such growth and development in my students through the project.”
Courtney Bodine, Graphic Design major
student awards 2008-2009
Nominations for the Student Commencement Speaker (Spring 2009)
| Awarded To | A Member of the Graduating Class |
| Invited to Submit Nominations | Graduating Students, Faculty, and Staff Members |
| Deadline | Friday, February 27, 2009 |
Please take a few minutes to nominate a student to give this year's student commencement address.
This is an important award and will be conferred at the Scholars and Leaders Reception and Awards Ceremony on April 28, 2009. One student will be selected and presented with a medallion to wear at Commencement and will give a Commencement address.
Nominations for the award are requested from faculty, staff and senior students. Please note that nominators are asked to think about the following criteria:
- matching the character of the graduating class;
- the theme;
- inspirational and engaging material;
- appropriateness to Commencement;
- public speaking abilities; and
- representing the college's values and outcomes.
The selection committee is comprised of two senior class officers (in the event that senior class officers have submitted speeches, two other members of the senior class will be invited to serve on this committee) senior class advisor, the previous year's Nancy Beyer Opler Award for Excellence in Advising award recipient, the academic dean, and the vice president for Student Development and dean of students.
Students will be notified of their nomination and the theme for Commencement. The theme for this year's Commencement speech is, "Making Connections." This was the fall orientation theme for this class when they entered Colby-Sawyer. Students nominated will be asked to submit a draft address to the selection committee. A blind review of each address submitted by all candidates will be made by the selection committee.
Click here to view a list of eligible students.
[Note: You will be prompted for your CSC username and password to view the eligibility list.]
Nominations are due in the Student Development Office by Friday, February 27, 2009. Names of people who send nominations will remain confidential. If you wish to make a nomination by e-mail, please include the following information:
- Name of who you wish to nominate
- Your name
Send your nomination to Nancy Staszkiewicz, senior staff assistant for Student Development, at nstaszki@colby-sawyer.edu.
