Graduates and Penn State alumni stand to be recognized at Penn State Beaver's commencement ceremony Saturday, May, 8, 2021, under a tent in one of the campus parking lots. Commencement was held outside to accommodate COVID-19 event requirements.
On Saturday, May 8, the Penn State Shenango class of 2021 celebrated commencement at a small ceremony with loved ones. Remarks were shared by Campus Director Jo Anne Carrick, Faculty Marshal Angela Pettit, student speaker Donovan Verges, Registrar Matthew Goral, and Penn State Shenango Alumni Society President Carl Sizer III.
Penn State celebrated the accomplishments of graduates during its spring 2021 commencement ceremonies May 7 through May 9. This spring the University awarded approximately 14,400 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing associate, baccalaureate, master, law, doctoral and medical degrees. All figures listed are estimates as of April 5; totals do not include the Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Graduates in the radiological sciences associate degree program at Penn State New Kensington pose for a photo before their 10 a.m. commencement ceremony on May 8. Full photo galleries and portraits of ceremonies at the New Kensington campus will be posted to the campus Facebook page.
Penn State Behrend awarded 669 undergraduate and graduate degrees at two outdoor commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8. The ceremonies were held at Behrend's soccer stadium, with COVID safety protocols in place for the duration of each program.
Nursing student Kylee Shaffer celebrates her graduation at Penn State Altoona's spring 2021 commencement ceremony, held Saturday, May 8 in the Adler Athletic Complex on the Penn State Altoona campus.
