Every year, colleges across the country choose one or more students to stand on stage and address the graduating class. This year, however, after country-wide shutdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic, these speakers addressed their fellow students remotely. In their own words, hear them reflect on their time together and offer words of encouragement for the future.
Katherine Howell
Iowa State University
Majoring in Management Information Systems
Kaylee Sheppard
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Majoring in Political Science and American Studies
Caroline Bhupathi
Wesleyan College
Majoring in Computer Science
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Micah Green
Tuskegee University
Majoring in Biology
Mackenzie Mertikas
Syracuse University
Majoring in Political Science and Public Relations
Evan Steinberg
Florida State University
Majoring in Political Science
Kamren Smith
Carthage College
Majoring in Finance and Management
Rosalie Toupin
Smith College
Majoring in Government
Maxine Mchunguzi
The University of Redlands
Majoring in Communications
Shree Kale
Rice University
Majoring in Architecture and Art History
Vala Zeinali
Kent State University
Majoring in Computer Science
Ana Torubara
Carnegie Mellon University
Majoring in Social and Decision Sciences
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