In addition to the commencement ceremony itself, one of the highlights of each spring commencement weekend in the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts is a ceremony honoring graduating Paterno Fellows and students selected to represent the college and its programs as student marshals. Although the skies were overcast the morning of Saturday, May 6, 2017, it didn't "dampen" the celebration or the mood of the day.
(Photography credit: Emilee Spokus, Penn State College of the Liberal Arts)
2017 Spring Commencement Photo 1
Graduating senior and Paterno Fellow Alex Reviere speaks during an event honoring graduating Paterno Fellows and student marshals in the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts.
2017 CLA Spring Commencement Photo 3
Graduating senior and Paterno Fellow Adam Rastetter receives congratulations from Susan Welch, Dean of the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts.
2017 CLA Spring Commencement Photo 4
The 2017 graduating class of Paterno Fellows
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Several Paterno Fellows take a moment to celebrate their accomplishment.
2017 CLA Spring Commencement Photo 6
Caroline Briselli, who represented her graduating history classmates as the program's student marshal, receives congratulations from Susan Welch, dean of the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts.
2017 CLA Spring Commencement Photo 7
Student marshals in the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts - including Eleanor Tsai, who represented her graduating economics classmates as the program's student marshal - each receive a framed poster recognizing their accomplishment. Posters of each student marshal will adorn the first-floor hallway of Sparks Building for the next year as well.
2017 CLA Spring Commencement Photo 8
Matthew Crager, who represented his classmates receiving their communication arts and sciences degree as the program's student marshal, receives accolades from Susan Welch, dean of the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts, as his faculty marshal, Robin Kramer, looks on.
