{"id":6644,"date":"2023-12-06T11:29:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commencement\/?page_id=6644"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:43:02","slug":"honorary-degree-nomination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commencement\/honorary-degree-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"Honorary Degree Nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\n<div\n\t\tclass=\"bg-green py-8 mb-6 last:mb-0 first:mt-0 mt-6 first:mb-8\"\n>\n\t<div class=\"w-full xl:container mx-auto px-4\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg-white flex flex-col lg:flex-row items-start py-6 px-6 ring-4 ring-white\/10 rounded\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex items-start justify-between w-full lg:w-auto lg:max-w-72 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text-lg tracking-wide text-gray-600 mt-0.5\">Notice<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1 mt-4 lg:ml-6 lg:mt-0 py-0 pt-4 lg:py-0 lg:px-6 border-t lg:border-t-0 lg:border-l border-gray-900\/10 font-semibold text-gray-900 no-img flex flex-col items-start\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">Because this website may timeout or refresh, we suggest drafting your answers in an autosaving document and pasting them here when complete.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>We invite members of the Marshall University community to nominate candidates for an honorary degree.<\/p>\n<p>What is a honorary degree? It is a prestigious accolade awarded by universities to individuals who have made significant contributions to society, culture, or a specific field, without the recipient having completed the standard requirements for the degree. These degrees are often conferred during commencement ceremonies and serve as a recognition of exceptional achievement, leadership, or innovation that aligns with the university&#8217;s values and mission. We are specifically interested in nominees who can demonstrate:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Significant contributions to societal well-being<\/li>\n<li>Embodiment of the ideals of scholarship and service<\/li>\n<li>Record of distinguished leadership accomplishments<\/li>\n<li>Commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion<\/li>\n<li>Ability to inspire graduates and strengthen Marshall University ties<\/li>\n<li>Adherence to the highest ethical standards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unlike traditional degrees, which are earned through a prescribed course of study, honorary degrees are a symbolic gesture, honoring a person&#8217;s lifetime accomplishments and impact. The recipients of honorary degrees are typically distinguished figures, such as scholars, artists, philanthropists, business leaders, public servants, or other luminaries whose work has had a profound and positive influence on the world or the local community. The awarding of an honorary degree is not only a tribute to the individual but also serves to inspire the graduating class and the university community by showcasing exemplary models of success and virtue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nominations for Spring 2026 commencement must be submitted by October 1, 2025, at 11:59pm ET.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nominations received after this date will be rolled to the next cycle.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry. This form is no longer available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We invite members of the Marshall University community to nominate candidates for an honorary degree. What is a honorary degree? It is a prestigious accolade awarded by universities to individuals who have made significant contributions to society, culture, or a specific field, without the recipient having completed the standard requirements for the degree. These degrees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6644","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6644"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7168,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6644\/revisions\/7168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/commencement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}