How is the student speaker selected?
Graduates from all programs are invited to request consideration as the student speaker. An email goes out to all degree candidates, usually at the beginning of May, soliciting both self-nominations and nominations of other graduates. Anyone interested in serving as speaker is asked to submit a sample of the talk he or she would like to give. A team that includes administrators, a faculty member, and Joint Council representatives evaluates the submissions and selects the speaker.
