Recording Your Name Pronunciation for Commencement

It is important to us that we correctly pronounce your name when it is called during our commencement ceremony.

To help us do so, please send a short recording of the pronunciation of your name, which we will reference when preparing for the ceremony.


We recommend using a recorder app on your phone, then sharing the recording with us.  Instructions for doing so are below.


Recordings should be sent to CommencementSubmit@syr.edu.  Please include the full spelling of your name in the subject line.


iPhone

View a video tutorial here

  • Launch the built-in Voice Memos app
  • Press record and state your name as you would like it to be pronounced
  • Press stop
  • Tap the three dots menu icon in the upper right corner
  • Choose Share, then your Outlook or Mail app
  • Change the subject to the full spelling of your name
  • Add the address CommencementSubmit@syr.edu to the To: field
  • Tap the arrow icon to send the message


Android

View a video tutorial here

  • Open a recorder app
    • We suggest Google's own Recorder app as seen in the video above, which can be downloaded for free from the Play Store
  • Press record and state your name as you would like it to be pronounced
  • Press pause, then Save
  • Tap the resulting recording, then tap the share icon in the menu bar
  • Choose to share as a file, click Next, and tap your email client to open a new message
  • Add the full spelling of your name to the subject field
  • Add the address CommencementSubmit@syr.edu to the To: field
  • Click send