CHHS Celebration of 2020 Graduates - Student Speaker Competition

All College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) students graduating this winter or who graduated spring or summer are invited to apply to share recorded remarks in Mason’s Winter 2020 Celebration of Graduates. 

To apply for this honor, please submit a 3-4-minute video of the graduation speech you would like to share with your peers, along with the written script to the CHHS Degree Celebration Committee no later than 5 p.m., Tuesday, October 13, 2020.  

The competition is based on the content and quality of the speech and you should consider the following when preparing your submission: 

  • describe your overall growth as a student and member of the university community 
  • think about all facets of your Mason experience
  • focus on your graduating class and your experiences together with an eye toward your future
  • engage the graduating class and their guests as a whole

Interested students should upload the 3-minute graduation speech/video of themselves to their service provider of choice (e.g. icloud, google drive, one drive), and send the URL link, along with the written speech outline, via email to chhs@gmu.edu.

Please record the video in horizontal orientation (pictured below), where the video is wider than it is tall.  In the email, please include - full name, G#, major/degree to be earned, and indicate if you will earn your degree in winter 2020 or you earned it in spring or summer 2020. In addition to your personal information, please include a statement consenting to share your video on Mason websites and/or social media pages.