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A moment of levity: Penn State Lehigh Valley graduates celebrated with the Nittany Lion after commencement ceremonies, held May 5 at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pa.

Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012

New graduates of Penn State's Eberly College of Science listened to the commencement address provided by United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during spring 2012 graduation ceremonies held May 5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Spring commencement 2012 under way

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Anjelica Fortunato, left, and Jeffrey Lu reviewed for their Anatomy 129 final exam on May 1 on the HUB-Robeson Center Lawn on Penn State's University Park campus. Penn State students are preparing for and taking final exams throughout the week as spring semester 2012 comes to a close.

Finals Week Spring Semester 2012

Denae Taylor, right, tried on some electrical-safety gear with the help of Joe Dinardo, Supervisor of Facilty Resources at Penn State, during Penn State's annual Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 26. Denae is the granddaughter of Penn State Outreach employee Betty Lose, and attends Bellefonte Middle School.

Children explore career options at University Park

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University Park fall commencement scheduled for Dec. 19

Thursday, December 3, 2009
Credit: Greg Grieco

University Park, Pa. – Penn State will confer an anticipated eight associate degrees and 2,386 baccalaureate degrees on Saturday, Dec. 19, at the University Park campus during three fall commencement ceremonies, over which Penn State President Graham B. Spanier will preside. He will also lead the Graduate School commencement for an expected 691 graduate students.

The 9 a.m. commencement ceremony in the Bryce Jordan Center will include graduates in the College of Agricultural Sciences, Smeal College of Business, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, College of Engineering and the College of Information Sciences and Technology. The ceremony for associate degree recipients, The College of Arts and Architecture, College of Communications, College of Education, College of Health and Human Development, College of Liberal Arts, the School of Nursing and Eberly College of Science will begin at 12:30 p.m., also in the Bryce Jordan Center. The Graduate School Ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. in Eisenhower Auditorium.

Eva J. Pell, senior vice president for Research and dean of the Graduate School, will speak at the Graduate School ceremony. Pell has served in the position since 1999, and previously held a joint appointment in the University's Environmental Resources Research Institute and the Department of Plant Pathology. In August, Pell was appointed Under Secretary for Science for the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., which she will assume in January 2010.

At other Penn State campuses, an estimated 285 students will graduate with associate degrees, 881 with baccalaureate degrees and 265 with graduate degrees, for a University-wide total of 4,561 fall graduates. A list of those commencement events is at http://live.psu.edu/story/43302 online.

In addition to the commencement ceremonies, the Schreyers Honors College plans to recognize 43 graduating seniors at a traditional honors medal ceremony at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 18, at The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel.

For additional information about commencement events at University Park and other Penn State campuses, visit http://www.commencement.psu.edu.

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