Special diploma cover to mark 150-year graduate education milestone

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Graduate students graduating in fall 2012, spring 2013 and summer 2013 will receive a special diploma cover in recognition of their distinction as the 150th Anniversary Graduating Class. The diploma cover is just one of the many ways Penn State’s anniversary of 150 years of graduate education will be observed throughout the academic year. The celebration includes regional receptions, exhibits and a weekend of events to take place March 22 to 24. For more information, visit http://www.gradsch.psu.edu/av/GradEd_150Years/ or contact Steve Blake, director of development, Research and the Graduate School, at sjb34@psu.edu or 814-863-6311.