Penn State awarded more than 14,000 degrees to graduates during spring 2024 commencement ceremonies held at the University's campuses statewide May 3-5. The following is a selection of photos highlighting Penn State commencement across Pennsylvania.
Almost 350 new Penn State Abington graduates celebrated with the campus community and loved ones at the spring 2024 commencement ceremonies on May 3.
A recent graduate is congratulated by faculty at Penn State Altoona's fall 2024 commencement ceremony, held Saturday, May 4, in the Arena of the Adler Athletic Complex.
Kyra Seggewiss, center, greets fellow graduates Aaliyah Booker, left, Katherine Miller following Penn State Beaver's Spring Commencement on May 4, 2024, in the campus gymnasium. All three played on the PSUAC Champion women's basketball team.
Penn State Behrend graduate Hannah Hsin Olanrewaju talks with a TV news crew before the college's commencement program, which was held May 3 in Erie Insurance Arena. Olanrewaju, a Schreyer Scholar, earned a degree in mechanical engineering.
More than 200 graduates jumped for joy at the Penn State Berks commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 4, in the Santander Arena.
Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 130 students at Penn State Brandywine’s spring commencement ceremony on May 4. Roshni Siddique Ohi (left) and Naimah Dristi (right) earned degrees in psychology, while Shawlen Nahar earned a degree in information technology.
New Penn State graduate Kolton Lyons, who earned an associate degree in business administration, proudly displays his degree to onlooking family and friends during the commencement ceremony at Penn State DuBois.
Penn State graduates celebrating commencement at the Fayette Campus.
Information technology graduate and Academic Achievement Award recipient Aayushi Gandhi poses for a photo with Penn State Greater Allegheny Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Megan L. Nagel.
Ashon Calhoun, who served as one of the student marshals and the student speaker for the spring 2024 commencement ceremony at Penn State Harrisburg, addresses his fellow graduates, saying: “We may not see everything in the path before us, but we know that our journey does not end here. Be proud of yourself and continue to persevere. You earned this, and no one can take it away from you.”
Penn State Hazleton graduates led by faculty marshal Karen Stylianides process through the campus mall on their way to the spring commencement ceremony in the Dr. Thomas M. Caccese Gymnasium.
Keyxe Rodriguez-Soto, one of the first to graduate in the Criminal Justice program, pauses to receive flowers from her family following Penn State Lehigh Valley ceremony on May 4.
Graduates and friends smile as they take photos and review them after the spring 2024 commencement ceremony at Penn State New Kensington on Saturday, May 4. A full photo gallery of graduate portraits and other photos from the day will be viewable on the campus' Facebook page.
The Nittany Lion and spring 2024 Penn State Wilkes-Barre graduate Kyler Burke.
Penn State York celebrated its 2024 spring graduates on Friday, May 3, in the Pullo Family Performing Arts Center on campus. Rebecca Mauck, pictured next to the Nittany Lion mascot, received two diplomas, having earned a bachelor of science in business as well as project and supply chain management. She is a Graham Fellow and Future Business Leader of America Collegiate Honored Graduate.