This spring Penn State awarded almost 14,000 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing associate, baccalaureate, master’s, law, doctoral and medical degrees, bringing the University’s number of graduates to an estimated total of more than 800,000. Many of the University's graduates received their degrees at campuses other than University Park. This photo gallery contains a sampling of commencement activities at Penn State campuses across Pennsylvania.
A record 400 students graduated from Penn State Abington on Friday.
Penn State Harrisburg Chancellor Mukund Kulkarni and Penn State head football coach James Franklin, who served as spring 2017 commencement keynote speaker, are Instagram ready right before the ceremony. For more photos from commencement, visit https://www.flickr.com/photos/penn-state-harrisburg/sets/72157683575221785/page1.
Graduating students at Penn State Lehigh Valley celebrate their accomplishments at commencement, which was held at ArtsQuest, Bethlehem.
A total of 651 undergraduate and graduate degrees were awarded at Penn State Behrend's Spring 2017 Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 5.
A Penn State Mont Alto graduate moves her tassel from the right side of her cap to the left.
Penn State New Kensington radiological sciences students show some mortarboard creativity at the May 6 graduation ceremony. “Rad Sci” graduates provide patient care using medical imaging technology.
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Student Marshal Adriana Perez Camacho (left) and Science Student Marshal Laura Post led their divisions out of the Beaver Community Center at Penn State Berks, following the HASS and Science Commencement Ceremony on May 6, 2017.
Gerardo Enrique Diaz-Perez from Puerto Rico poses with his family as they celebrate his graduation from Penn State Greater Allegheny with a bachelor of science degree in business.
Penn State Hazleton graduate Brett Finkelstein receives a congratulatory hug from Associate Professor of Engineering Wieslaw "Wes" Grebski. Finkelstein, who graduated with a bachelor of science degree in general engineering focused on alternative energy and power generation, is among the final class of engineers during Grebski's tenure. Grebski, who started at the campus in 1984 and who was instrumental in creating the program, will retire at the end of June.
Enthusiastic engineering graduate students at Penn State Great Valley line up for the commencement procession.
Rachel Fowkes gives a fellow graduate a hand with her mortar board before Penn State Altoona's ceremony began.
As students received their diplomas at Penn State Brandywine’s spring commencement ceremony, the campus continued its tradition of allowing each student a few moments to share thoughts about their college experience. Women’s basketball player Cashae Hinton, who scored 1,176 points while twice earning All-American and All-Conference honors, thanked those who helped her complete a degree in human development and family studies.
Pennsylvania College of Technology will hold three commencement ceremonies May 12-13 at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport for the more than 900 students who have petitioned to graduate following the spring 2017 semester.
Kirsten McWilliams celebrates with friends and fellow Penn State York students following the commencement ceremony on Friday, May 5 in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center (The Pullo Center) on campus. McWilliams graduated with a bachelor of science in business and was a Graham Fellow. She also already has a job! Pictured left to right are Shawnee Hostetter, Kirsten McWilliams, Mary Inyang Cobham, Destinee Mateo, and Fabrizio Delgado Ramirez.
Penn State DuBois graduates prepare to line up for commencement in the Wildlife Technology lab.