Commencement Speaker

CSN CLASS of 2025 Commencement Speaker Contest

Are you interested in speaking at CSN's Commencement Ceremony?

2022 Student Speaker at CSN's Commencement Ceremony

Submission Deadline

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 11:59 pm

Criteria

If selected as a finalist:

You must be available to deliver your speech to the CSN Commencement Speaker Committee on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, between 10AM to 5:00PM

If selected as a speaker:

You must be available to address two CSN Commencement Ceremonies, scheduled for Monday May 19, 2025, at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Nevada Institution Transfer Scholarship

(The selected speaker may be eligible to receive the Nevada Institution Transfer Scholarship.)

  • Your CSN degree must confer by the end of Spring 2025. This means you must have completed all declared program required coursework, applied for, and graduated in Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025.
  • You must be pursuing a baccalaureate degree at a Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) school (NSHE schools include Desert Research Institute; Great Basin College; Nevada State College; Truckee Meadows Community College; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Nevada, Reno; Western Nevada College).
  • You must enroll or be enrolled in at least 6 credits at the NSHE school to which you will transfer.
  • CSN will pay the equivalency of 2 years of full-time attendance (Registration Fees, Only).
  • The NSHE institution you are attending will bill CSN.