IRON MOUNTAIN –Bay College has announced the 2024 commencement speaker competition. The winner of this competition will deliver a speech to the graduates and guests of Bay College’s 2024 Commencement ceremony.

All entries must be submitted by Friday.

To enter, Bay College students must submit their speech in document form to Dr. Renee Strom, Arts and Letters faculty member, at renee.strom@baycollege.edu. Each entry must include the student’s full name, contact email and telephone number.

All entrants must be eligible to graduate by summer 2024 and have applied for graduation.

All speeches should be four to five minutes long when read aloud and should specifically address the new Bay College graduates. It is also expected that all speeches be considerate and responsive to the sensitivities of general audiences.

Once all submissions have been considered, finalists will be contacted by Strom to deliver their speech to the commencement speaker committee April 9.

The winner of the competition will receive $100 and will deliver the speech at the graduation ceremony May 4. The second-place winner will receive $50.

Any questions regarding the competition can be directed to Strom by calling 906-217-4131 or by email at renee.strom@baycollege.edu.