Apply to Be the 2026 Undergraduate Commencement Speaker

Calling all undergraduate students! You are invited to apply to be the 2026 Undergraduate Commencement Speaker!

Please submit 1) your written speech and 2) your resume by midnight on Friday, March 27, 2026 to deanofstudents@pitt.edu. 

Speeches should be no more than 3 minutes in length. For inspiration, please view previous Pitt undergraduate commencement speeches:

If selected, you may be invited to an in-person audition on Thursday, April 2, 2026

Please contact Dr. Sarina Moore (sam423@pitt.edu) with any questions.