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.
Tangneka Miracle Nguyen waves to the crowd from the infield during the Penn State York commencement at PeoplesBank Park in York, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, May 8. A member of the Class of 2021, Nguyen earned a bachelor of science in biology degree with the Genetic and Developmental Biology option. During her time as a student at the York campus, Nguyen was part of the honors program, served as a teaching assistant in cell biology, worked as an EMT for West York Ambulance, and her goal is to attend physician assistant school. This is the first in-person commencement since fall 2019 and the first time for the ceremony to take place off campus. The ballpark is home to the York Revolution, a member of the Atlantic League of professional baseball.
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.
Senior psychology major Mitchell Stokes, left, graduated at a ceremony held on the Penn State Schuylkill campus on Saturday, May 8, 2021. Stokes is a Navy veteran who owns his own gym and is father to the happy little girl in this image. Following graduation, he plans to pursue graduate studies with the goal of ultimately working as a mental health professional for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. View more photos from Penn State Schuylkill's commencement ceremony >
Penn State Greater Allegheny's Class of 2021 participated in commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 8 in the Wunderley Gymnasium. More photos available here.
