First Name * Last Name * Student ID * UC Merced Email Address * Preferred Phone * Major * School * Engineering Natural Sciences Social Sciences, Humanities & Arts Home City, State * Faculty Member Reference * List the name and contact information of a UC Merced faculty member who can speak to the applicant’s academic ability, including engagement with curricular and co-curricular opportunities that are hallmarks of the undergraduate experience. Statement of Interest * Please upload your Statement of Interest and include why you should be the Fall Commencement 2024 Student Speaker.Files must be less than 2 MB.Allowed file types: txt pdf doc docx ppt pptx. Please upload your Resume * Files must be less than 2 MB.Allowed file types: pdf doc docx. Please upload your Commencement Speech * Files must be less than 2 MB.Allowed file types: pdf doc docx. Link to YouTube Video * Student Conduct and Academic Review * By checking the box below and submitting this supplemental application, you are authorizing the Office of Student Conduct at the University of California, Merced to discuss information contained in any student conduct records that may exist with the Commencement Student Speaker selection committee. This consent applies to educational records that may otherwise be protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 20 U.S.C. 123g. By checking the box below you acknowledge and understand that both your university student conduct and academic records will be reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum requirements for the position of Commencement Student Speaker. I authorize the Commencement Student Speaker selection committee to access and review my student conduct and academic record as part of my application to be a Commencement Student Speaker.  By submitting this application, I understand that if selected for Commencement Student Speaker, I will be held to the following requirements: Participate in preparation sessions with UC Merced Public Relations staff, in which public speaking coaching and minor speech edits may be provided Sign a formal agreement, confirming your commitment to deliver the speech submitted during the application process (with the exception of minor edits identified in preparation sessions) Attend Commencement ceremony practice sessions
