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Riley Gaines, Adrian College's keynote speaker for its 2024 spring commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 5, 2024, delivers her address titled, "Daring to Speak Up: Finding Your Voice and Standing ...
Lavender graduation is an annual graduation ceremony conducted at universities to honor LGBTQ students and acknowledge their accomplishments and contributions. [1] [2] It was created by Ronni Sanlo, a lesbian keynote speaker in LGBTQ communities. [3]
The commencement is a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred upon graduating students. A commencement speech is typically given by a notable figure in the community or a graduating student. The person giving such a speech is known as a commencement speaker. Very commonly, colleges or universities will invite politicians, important ...
Commencement keynote speaker: Sarah Mensah. Sarah Mensah is the first Black woman to lead Nike, Inc.’s Jordan Brand. The UO alum graduated with her degree in journalism and telecommunication and ...
FSU commencement speakers. James Seneff: Seneff, an FSU alumnus with a bachelor’s in business administration, will address College of Business graduates during the university’s 2 p.m. ceremony ...
Some of the more famous keynote speeches in the United States are those made at the party conventions during Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns. Keynote speakers at these events have often gained nationwide fame (or notoriety); for example, Barack Obama at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and have occasionally influenced the course of the election.
Keynote speaker Maria Ressa, a journalist and advocate for freedom of the press, addresses graduates in Harvard Yard during commencement at Harvard University, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Cambridge ...
The keynote speaker is then introduced. This speaker may be a notable person, a person of some authority or influence, or even a former student who has made good in their chosen field and whom the school feels should be an inspiration to the graduates.