Roshan Khadka, who received a bachelor’s of science degree in psychology from the Penn State Harrisburg School of Behavioral Sciences and Education during the campus' fall 2016 commencement, has a story unlike many of his fellow graduates. Khadka is a refugee from Bhutan who came to the U.S. in 2009 after years in a refugee camp in eastern Nepal.
Danang Endrayana Syeh Qodir received his master’s of public administration degree from the Penn State Harrisburg School of Public Affairs at the campus' fall 2016 commencement ceremony on Dec. 17. Qodir, who traveled from Indonesia to study at Penn State Harrisburg, said that completing his studies as an international student came with challenges and rewards.
Marc Anthony Merino Jr. was one of more than 250 students to receive his degree at Penn State Harrisburg’s fall 2016 commencement ceremony on Dec. 17. He received a bachelor of science in criminal justice from the School of Public Affairs, with a minor in psychological science. It was a moment of triumph for Merino; it was also a moment that almost didn’t happen.
The Penn State Smeal College of Business named Holly Lamp as the student marshal for fall 2016. She led the college’s procession of graduates during the Baccalaureate and Associate Degree Ceremony on Dec. 17 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Penn State Abington fall 2016 graduates heard from a genuine Renaissance man: the leader of one of the world's top art museums and a lifelong Philadelphia Eagles fan.
Penn State Greater Allegheny’s fall 2016 commencement was held at 7 p.m. Dec. 15 in the Ostermayer Room in the Student Community Center on campus. Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Andrew Egan presided. Jay Breckenridge, professor emeritus of theatre arts, was the commencement speaker.
Penn State Abington awarded almost 400 degrees at its summer/fall 2016 commencement.
Eighteen students participated in Beaver's Dec. 16 ceremony, receiving degrees in administration of justice, business, communications, information sciences and technology, and psychology. Administration of justice major Robert Chamberlain served as the campus' first student speaker.
Forty-six Penn State New Kensington graduates earned their baccalaureate and associate degrees at 1 p.m. Dec. 17 in the campus Forum Theatre.
Twenty-eight Penn State student-athletes are scheduled to graduate during Fall 2016 Commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 17, on the University Park campus. Student-athletes representing 11 Penn State squads are on the approved-to-graduate list.
Penn State Shenango will hold its 2016 fall commencement ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, in the Shenango campus auditorium, with a reception immediately following. Jo Anne Carrick, campus director, will confer baccalaureate and associate degrees on 37 graduating students. William R. Kiefer, president and CEO of A. Stucki Co., will be the guest speaker.
Katrina Oselinsky will serve as the student marshal for the College of the Liberal Arts at Penn State’s fall 2016 commencement on Dec. 17. Oselinsky will graduate with a degree in psychology with a business option and participate in the academic processional representing her classmates along with the faculty marshal, Sam Hunter, associate professor of industrial and organizational psychology.
Emily Very of Murrysville, Pennsylvania, will be honored as the student marshal for the Eberly College of Science during Penn State's fall commencement ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 17, on the University Park campus.
This fall approximately 5,247 Penn State students will receive their diplomas. University-wide there will be 252 associate, 3,936 baccalaureate, 762 master's, 11 law and 286 doctoral degrees awarded. Following is a compilation of commencement ceremonies and speaker information for Penn State's 24 locations.
Brent Tyler Rice has been named the student marshal for the the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences' fall 2016 commencement ceremony,set for 9 a.m. Dec. 17 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus. Rice selected Jon Michael Nese, senior lecturer and associate head for undergraduate programs in the Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science to escort him as the college’s faculty marshal.
