Commencement Speaker and Leadership Award Commencement SpeakerLeadership Award Greenfield Community College is currently accepting nominations for a student speaker to represent and address the graduating class at Commencement on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Candidates should be nominated from the graduating class. Students can self-nominate or be nominated by faculty or staff members as well as fellow students. All nominees will be asked to submit brief answers to the questions on the nomination form. If nominated by someone other than themselves, the questions will be sent to the nominee to complete and return. Selected nominees will be asked to provide a 2-3 minute "preview" speech before the Student Speaker Selection Committee. The deadline to submit a nomination for Commencement Speaker is Friday, April 4, 2025. Graduation Speaker Application/Nomination "*" indicates required fields Name* First Last Email* Enter Email Confirm Email Phone*Please choose* I am a student and would like to apply I am nominating a student Name of nominee* First Last Nominee's email* Enter Email Confirm Email Phone (if available)Why do you want to be the Commencement speaker?*Limit 200 wordsWhat message would you give your fellow graduates?*Limit 200 wordsAbout the nominee*In 250 words or less, please explain why you think the nominee would be a good choice for the Student Commencement Speaker. Please speak to this person’s ability to articulate the mission of GCC, relevant accomplishments and the amount of time available to devote to this opportunity. The Office of Student Leadership & Engagement is pleased to annually offer the Charles Green Award to recognize students for outstanding leadership in co-curricular activities. The deadline to submit a nomination for a 2025 Leadership Award is Friday, April 4, 2025. The Charles Green award is presented to a graduating student for leadership in co-curricular activities and development of the college community. The award is named for the first Assistant to the President of Greenfield Community College. All members of the campus community can submit a nomination. Don’t delay... nominate someone today! Student Activities Leadership Awards Nomination Form "*" indicates required fields Your name* First Last Email* Phone*Name of student nominee* First Last Student nominee's email* Student phone (if available)About the nominee*In 250 words or less, please describe why your nominee(s) should be considered for an award.