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Photos from fall commencement ceremonies

Graduates of the fall 2009 class were conferred degrees by Curtiss E. Porter, chancellor of Penn State Greater Allegheny at commencent ceremonies held in the Wunderely Gymnasium on Thursday, December 17.

Teaching East Asia field trip to The National Geographic Museum

Teaching East Asia at Penn State Greater Allegheny ended the fall 2009 semester with a field trip  to The National Geographic Museum in Washington, D.C. The exhibition, "Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China's First Emperor," featured treasures from China's first emporer, Qin Shihuandgdi and the tomb complex including 15 life-size figures, weapons, armor, coins and more. Students and faculty on the trip also visited the Smithsonian's Freer Gallery, which has an extensive Asian art collection (see photo on right).

Fall 2009 commencement scheduled for Thursday, December 17

The keynote speaker at the 2009 fall commencement ceremony is Joyce Rothermel, co-founder and the current chief executive officer of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, the region?s largest charitable hunger-relief organization located in Duquesne, Pennsylvania.