Baccalaureate
(pronounced “bak-uh-lawr-ee-it”)
Baccalaureate at Stanford is a celebratory gathering for graduating seniors, graduate students, and professional students, as well as their families and friends. It is a time to acknowledge the spiritual contribution to the education of the whole person, and it is organized under the auspices of the Office for Religious Life.
For the current event information regarding Baccalaureate, please visit:
https://commencement.stanford.edu/ceremonies/baccalaureate/
Student Speaker Contest
Since 2005, the Office for Religious Life has hosted a student speaker contest, where a graduating senior offers his/her reflections into their own spiritual journey during their time at Stanford, including hopes and dreams for the future for the entire class. Past winners, and available texts or videos, are listed below.
2005 Jazib Zahir (Electrical Engineering)
Text: https://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/zahir-061505.html
2006 Marley Cade Kornreic (Economics, International Relations)
Text: https://news.stanford.edu/news/2006/june21/bacckorntext-062106.html
2007 Nikki Pareno Serapio (Political Science)
Text: https://news.stanford.edu/news/2007/june20/bactwo-062007.html
2008 Barry W. Fischer (Economics, Civil and Engineering (MS))
Text: https://news.stanford.edu/news/2008/june18/bacbarry-061808.html
Video: https://www.youtube.com/stanford#p/search/0/CuL7qreqHuE
2009 Sohail Razzaq (Economics, Management Science & Engineering (MS))
Text: https://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/june17/razzaq-text-061709.html
Video: https://www.youtube.com/stanford#p/search/7/2RwmymaeZx0
2010 Zaid Adhami (Philsophy, Religious Studies)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/stanford#p/search/1/m7cfaG9j26A
2011 Samuel Gould (Biology)
Video: https://www.youtube.com/stanford#p/search/3/IwtCmfVAcw0
2012 Tara Gu (Public Policy)
Text: https://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/june/baccalaureate-student-text-061612.html
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YsRPpeSt7s
