Families and friends gathered at Penn State Greater Allegheny's Wunderley Gymnasium on May 6 to celebrate students who earned their Penn State degrees in December 2022 and May 2023. Interim Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Megan Nagel presided over the commencement ceremony, which was attended by nearly 400 people.
Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania were sites of celebration and recognition May 5-7 as the University awarded more than 14,000 degrees during spring commencement ceremonies held statewide. Revisit the excitement of commencement with this gallery of photos from Penn State's Commonwealth Campuses.
A new research program for students will be launched this coming fall: The Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses Undergraduate Student Research Fund aims to support student-led projects in different fields. Participants will acquire hands-on experience in research, scholarship, and artistic efforts. They will be responsible for creating their own research problems, study proposals, methodologies, and presenting their findings.
De-stress Fest takes place at five branch libraries across the University Park campus and at 12 Penn State campuses across the commonwealth, offering free snacks, games, activities, art therapy and other stress-management options, which vary with location.
Penn State Greater Allegheny celebrated academic excellence at its 37th Honors Convocation. More than 80 students were recognized, along with some faculty and staff.
Juan Pablo Romero Vásquez, a first-year student pursuing aerospace engineering, will participate in the Multi-Campus Research Experience for Undergraduates at Penn State and the NASA L'SPACE Program.
Lori Hepner, professor of integrative arts at Penn State Greater Allegheny, has been named the Penn State Laureate for the 2023-24 academic year. As laureate, she will appear at events and speaking engagements throughout the commonwealth.
For students, spring break is often seen as a time in which they can take time away from class, campus and perhaps travel to an exotic destination to relax. However, several students from Penn State DuBois and Penn State Greater Allegheny took their spring break trip to another level through the alternative spring break program.
