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A photo of Ryan Jones, left, and Jennifer Crispell, who is holding a plaque.

Penn State Smeal Alumni Relations director receives Gold Staff Recognition Award

June 01, 2025

An individual wearing academic regalia stands at a podium.

University marshal retires after 40 years of service to faculty marshal corps

May 29, 2025

Boy using screwdriver while fixing bolts on a robot vehicle. Smart kids and STEM education.

Penn State Altoona to host ‘Junior Engineers’ camp July 21–25

May 29, 2025

Music in the Gardens

Penn’s Woods Music Festival returns for vibrant, intimate celebration June 20–22

May 28, 2025

The Penn State Altoona team celebrates their College Hockey East championship win in February.

A banner year: Penn State Altoona hockey team reflects on a championship season

May 27, 2025

Art installation at HUB-Robeson Galleries, Parenthetic Passage, will be available to view through Oct. 30

New York artist, Camille Hoffman, will be on display in HUB-Robeson Galleries

May 27, 2025

Railroad clock at Penn State Altoona

Penn State Altoona holds spring 2025 faculty and staff awards ceremony

May 23, 2025

Group of people posing outside of a large brick and glass building

Penn State agricultural technology event aimed at ‘closing the innovation gap’

May 23, 2025

Pieces of ceramic artwork with a white background. Ceramic items look to be tea pots in various sizes and shapes.

'Pour Piece,' a glazed ceramics exhibit, now on display at HUB-Robeson Gallery

May 22, 2025

tony mattei speaking on stage

Brandywine hosts youth STEAM event for middle school students

May 22, 2025

Black and white self photo of Jackie Zheng

Architecture grad’s thesis rethinks the social construct of housework

May 22, 2025

A ballet dancer on pointe in ballet shoes

Penn State Altoona to offer ballet classes beginning June 8

May 20, 2025

Alumni Plaza pathway in front of Alumni Center

Alumni Plaza orders available for fall 2025 installation

May 19, 2025

We Are Weekend graphic

Early-bird pricing for We Are Weekend ends Thursday, May 22

May 19, 2025

A huge lit torch is backgrounded by stadium stands full of people wearing colorful t-shirts

Special Olympics seeking volunteers for 2025 Summer Games at Penn State

May 16, 2025

A photo of DuPont CEO Lori Koch in a cap and gown speaking behind a podium with a Penn State graphic during Smeal's spring 2025 commencement ceremonies.

Koch to Penn State Smeal grads: embrace love, confidence, preparation, networks

May 16, 2025

Student dressed in suit and tie sitting in audience

Student achievements celebrated at Scranton's annual Student Recognition Dinner

May 15, 2025

A woman with dark hair holds a few graduation cords, colored blue and white, in her hands and looks them over.

In photos: Setting the stage for Penn State's commencement ceremonies

May 15, 2025

5 students holding awards standing next to John Sr. and Kimlyn Patishnock

2025 University Libraries Research Awards honor 104 students from 20 campuses

May 15, 2025

A woman wearing graduation stoles poses in front of a Penn State photo background.

Penn State World Campus grads celebrate in Happy Valley

May 14, 2025

World Campus spring 2025 graduates receive military honor cords

May 13, 2025

Penn State Schuylkill

Penn State Schuylkill celebrates its 80th commencement ceremony

May 13, 2025

Penn State students and faculty stand in a line for a photo surrounded by their research posters during poster session.

AI Week spotlights student, faculty research on artificial intelligence

May 13, 2025

photo collage showing process of children making paper with plant material

Libraries’ Conservation Centre, Arboretum papermaking events return this summer

May 13, 2025

Tom Mosser unveiling Lion at the Library painting

Alumni Association's 'Hintzpiration' event returns July 11–12 for Arts Fest

May 12, 2025

A female student receives her diploma at Brandywine's commencement ceremony.

Penn State Brandywine celebrates graduates at spring commencement

May 10, 2025

Pinning Ceremony

Penn State Schuylkill honors nursing graduates at second annual pinning ceremony

May 10, 2025

Timber Show grinder-chipper demonstration

Timber expo to shine spotlight on Pennsylvania forest products industry

May 09, 2025

Scholarly Communications and Copyright Online Workshops

Libraries announces summer workshops for scholarly communications, copyright

May 09, 2025

Three students talk and smile during the Evening of Excellence celebration at Penn State Greater Allegheny. One holds a clear award plaque.

Greater Allegheny faculty, staff and students honored at Evening of Excellence

May 09, 2025

A photo of a sea of blue caps during a commencement ceremony.

Penn State Smeal to award more than 2,000 degrees during spring 2025 commencement

May 08, 2025

Campus Recreation launches summer pool memberships and new aquatic programs

May 08, 2025

Person working on stained glass in a workshop.

Center for Arts and Crafts offers May classes and workshops beginning May 18

May 08, 2025

Happy Valley Animation Festival being held at the HUB-Robeson Galleries

May 08, 2025

Large group of students posing for a photo on a stage

Tri-Alpha chapter inducts 93 into first-generation honor society

May 08, 2025

A group of people wear blue graduation caps and gowns during a ceremony.

Congratulations to the spring graduates of the World Campus Class of 2025

May 07, 2025

two students in graduation caps and gowns hug each other

College of Engineering names student marshals for spring 2025 commencement

May 06, 2025

Four One Night on Broadway performer headshots

‘New One Night on Broadway' takes Centre Stage with Penn State Theatre alumni

May 06, 2025

Closeup of springtime flowers

Nature and wellness unite at the Arboretum’s 'Wild Wellness' event

May 06, 2025

Penn State Forum Speaker Series announces 2025-26 lineup

May 05, 2025

Student wearing commencement regalia and smiling

Meet the Marshal: Integrative science student marshal, Brandon Shotto

May 05, 2025

An image of a piece of artwork featuring orange, red, yellow, green and blue tones.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre art gallery features student work

May 05, 2025

Lion Shrine and Shield outline with blue overlay

PA State Data Center to host Data User Conference on May 15

May 02, 2025

Chi Alpha Sigma Inductees

Penn State Schuylkill celebrates student excellence at Student Affairs Awards Ceremony

May 01, 2025

: Two graduates in caps and gowns smile while holding their diplomas during as friends and family take photos in the background.

Penn State New Kensington to host spring commencement on May 10

May 01, 2025

Queen Bee and the Blue Hornet Band at Penn State Movin' On 1998

Dear Old State: Keep on 'Movin' On'

May 01, 2025

Things to Do at Penn State Harrisburg: May 6-13

May 01, 2025

A head and shoulders photo of a smiling Jake Musmanno.

Penn State Smeal spring 2025 marshal plans to combine creativity with analysis

May 01, 2025

Student wearing commencement regalia and smiling

Meet the Marshal: Business student marshal, Michael DeWolfe

May 01, 2025

A man looks through a microscope while a student talks to another man

Penn State Beaver students awarded for projects at undergraduate exhibition

April 30, 2025

EMS student marshals

College of Earth and Mineral Sciences names spring 2025 student marshals

April 30, 2025

Portrait of Nate Carey

Nate Carey selected as Eberly College of Science spring 2025 student marshal

April 30, 2025

Paige Sutherland with Rat Snake

Connecting people to nature and each other at Shaver’s Creek

April 30, 2025

Student wearing commencement regalia and smiling

Meet the Marshal: Corporate communication student marshal, Sophia Birtel

April 30, 2025

graduates sing alma mater

Penn State campuses to hold spring 2025 commencement ceremonies May 9-11

April 30, 2025

A portrait of Penn State student Adam Sacherich

Behrend students lauded at Honors and Awards Convocation

April 29, 2025

Student Arch Ackley poses with his Walker Award statue

Penn State Altoona hosts spring 2025 Student Awards ceremony

April 29, 2025

A man speaks at a podium from behind microphones

Program encourages healthy habits among Harrisburg faculty, staff

April 29, 2025

Headshots of two women placed next to each other with a line of white space between them.

Penn State Wilkes-Barre names student marshals for commencement

April 29, 2025

Retired Rear Adm. David Titley to deliver EMS spring commencement address

April 29, 2025

Student wearing commencement regalia and smiling

Meet the Marshal: Multidisciplinary studies student marshal, Zachary Hensel

April 29, 2025

Scholar and entrepreneur alumnus to speak at IST commencement

April 29, 2025

A large room full of shoppers browsing lots of books on tables

AAUW State College to hold 2025 Used Book Sale on May 17-20

April 28, 2025

two students, sitting with laptops, are petting a golden retriever

Libraries offers University-wide De-stress Fest to support studying students

April 28, 2025

Penn State Wilkes-Barre announces Joseph Boylan as spring commencement speaker

April 28, 2025

Student wearing commencement regalia

Meet the Marshal: Psychology student marshal, Elizabeth Morris

April 28, 2025

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