Title
Commencement Speakers Committee

Purpose and Function
The Commencement Speakers Committee serves to develop an ongoing list of potential speakers for the Commencement ceremony, to review their credentials, and finally to recommend to the President of the University those persons who are best able to meet the criteria for commencement speaker. Its recommendations are based on concurrence of committee members, availability of potential speakers, and budget.

Membership and Selection
Vice President for University Advancement
Academic deans
One full-time faculty member from each college
One undergraduate student
One graduate student
Chair of the Faculty Senate Committee for Honorary Doctorates, without vote

Faculty members are elected by and from the full-time faculty in their respective colleges.

The undergraduate student is appointed by the Executive Board of the Student Government Association in consultation with the Vice President for Student Life.
The graduate student is appointed by the President of the Graduate Student Council in consultation with the Vice President for Student Life.

Term
Faculty - three years with possibility of reelection.

Meetings
Meetings are held at the call of the Chair.

Reports to
Vice President for University Advancement

History of Commencement Speakers Committee
12/03/99 - Established by the President of the University as recommended by the Policy Committee of the Unversity
11/19/02 - Revision approved by the Vice President for University Advancement
05/06/05 - Revision of student participation approved by the Vice President for University Advancement

Last update June 6, 2005
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