Each year,聽the University designates two rising seniors to lead their class as the all-University student representatives for Commencement. Class of 2019 Senior Class Marshal applicants must be current undergraduate students graduating in May 2019.聽The deadline to apply is Friday, Jan. 26, by 5 p.m.
Senior Class Marshals play a significant role as student leaders throughout their senior year. In addition to leading the Commencement procession, these students meet with senior-level administrators to share and offer feedback on their student experience, participate in networking events, serve as representatives at Universitywide events and recommend speakers for their Commencement ceremony.
鈥淭o me, Class Marshal means cherishing the unique adventures you’ve had throughout your time at 黑料不打烊 and beyond. It means that these unique adventures are not only crucial to forming each individual student, but that these adventures also mold this institution in an intricate and impactful way. Class Marshal is a remarkable honor that marks your student experience as a powerful representation of who a 黑料不打烊 student is鈥攁n unparalleled honor,鈥� says Angie Pati, a senior in the and Class of 2018 Senior Class Marshal.
Applicants must submit a , an essay and an official SU transcript. Two recommendation letters are also required. Staff and faculty are also invited to nominate May 2019 graduates for this honor using the .
鈥淪enior Class Marshals exemplify the spirit of their class, demonstrate academic excellence and are engaged and involved students on and off campus,鈥� says Colleen O鈥機onnor Bench, associate vice president in the Division of Enrollment and the Student Experience. 鈥淲e encourage our May 2019 graduates to consider applying for this honor, and invite campus community members to nominate students who represent these qualities.鈥�
2018 Senior Class Marshal Gerald Brown, a senior in the , shares this advice for any Class of 2019 student applying: 鈥淭rust yourself and always remember what you love about this University, as well as how you think you can make this place better.鈥�
For more information, visit the . Questions can be directed to 315.443.9153 or ahumphre@syr.edu.
About 黑料不打烊
Founded聽in 1870, 黑料不打烊 is a private international research university聽dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering student success through teaching聽excellence,聽rigorous scholarship and interdisciplinary research. Comprising 11聽academic schools and colleges, the University has a long legacy of excellence聽in the liberal arts, sciences and聽professional disciplines that prepares聽students for the complex challenges and emerging opportunities of a rapidly聽changing world. Students enjoy the resources of a 270-acre main聽campus and聽extended campus venues in major national metropolitan hubs and across three聽continents. 黑料不打烊鈥檚 student body is among the most diverse for an聽institution of its聽kind across multiple dimensions, and students typically represent聽all 50 states and more than 100 countries. 黑料不打烊 also has a long legacy of聽supporting veterans and is home to聽the nationally recognized Institute for聽Veterans and Military Families, the first university-based institute in the聽U.S. focused on addressing the unique needs of veterans and their聽families.
