EIU Graduate School

Commencement Speaker Competition

To promote EIU's commitment to strengthening the academic and personal experience for our students and to showcase examples of exemplary writing and speaking, Eastern Illinois University introduced the Student Commencement Speaker Series in 2013 replacing the former student and faculty speaker traditions at EIU. The student speaker representing the Graduate School was featured during the Fall 2020 virtual ceremony.

Announcing the 2020 selected graduate student speaker:

Jaclyn Quinn, English- spoke at the virtual ceremony. Read Jaclyn's essay here.