The Presidential Advisory Committee on Commencement purpose is to identify candidates to give the address for upcoming year’s commencement. The speaker should be someone who has made a significant impact in the world, will deliver an interesting and engaging commencement address, and will speak on a topic of relevance to Lafayette graduates and the community.
The committee also has the responsibility to discuss the nominations submitted by faculty for the Thomas Roy and Lura Forrest Jones Visiting Lecturer. (ed. 2010)
Presidential Advisory Committee on Commencement Members:
- Nicole Hurd, President
- Nicole Eramo, Senior Advisor to the President
- Sebastian “Benny” Crapanzano `97, Trustee
- Janna Avon, Digital Initiatives Librarian (Faculty Student Affairs Committee)
- Will Bennett `28, Chair, Student Life Committee – Student Government
- Alex Brown `26, President, Student Government
- Ava Gallia `26, Director, Communications – Student Government
- Alex Hendrickson, College Chaplain & Director of Religious and Spiritual Life
- Megan Kintzer, Senior Director of Donor Relations
- Courtney Ryan, Associate Professor, Theater (Faculty Student Affairs Committee)
- Aimee Torrisi, Administrative Coordinator to the Board of Trustees