Get Graduation Script

One note: the person who gives an address at a graduation ceremony is called the commencement speaker. This person usually does not preside over the exercises, but is rather an honored guest (as Irene noted), invited just to give the speech.

At the end of the ceremony stand for the National Anthem and remain standing while the academic procession leaves the platform. The marshals will then instruct you to file out a row at a time to follow the academic procession out of the auditorium.

"Don't be afraid. ... "Understand that one day you will have the power to make a difference, so use it well." ... "You can't do it alone. ... "Change takes courage." Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. "I'm continually trying to make choices that put me out of my own comfort zone.

Use an apostrophe before the year for class years or abbreviations to indicate the first two numbers of the year are omitted. Right: The university was formed in the 1880s. Right: She belonged to the Class of 1924. Right: Shannon will graduate with the Class of '03.

Congratulations on your well-deserved success. Warmest congratulations on your graduation. Congratulations on your graduation and best wishes for your next adventure! So happy to share in the excitement of your graduation day, and so very proud of you, too! With love and pride today and always,

When the president asks Will all candidates for baccalaureate degrees in all schools and colleges to stand and when he says: I hereby confer upon you Bachelor degrees as indicated with all rights and privileges thereunto appertaining at that point, you should move your tassel which is on your right side of the ...

Each graduate, upon hearing his/her name called, will walk across the stage and receive a diploma cover with the left hand and shake hands with the college president with the right hand. Actual diplomas will be mailed to graduates.

As you approach the end of your talk, say something like, Let me briefly restate these main points You then list your key points, one by one, and repeat them to the audience, showing how each of them links to the other points. Audiences appreciate a linear repetition of what they have just heard.

Alumni names are expressed with an apostrophe and the last two digits of the graduation year (e.g., Jane Doe '96). Note the direction of the apostrophe. Jane Doe '96 is correct; Jane Doe '96 is not.