This spring Penn State expects to award 13,604 diplomas to students University-wide. Following is a compilation of commencement ceremonies and speaker information for Penn State’s 24 locations.
Eight undergraduate Penn State engineering students presented their senior capstone projects to a crowd of 50 guests at the inaugural Design Expo on the Penn State Great Valley campus in Malvern on Wednesday evening. This is the first class of students to graduate from Penn State with a bachelor of engineering degree with a multidisciplinary engineering design specialization, thanks to a partnership among the Abington, Brandywine and Great Valley campuses.
In collaboration with the Brandywine and Abington campuses, the Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies will host its first Design Expo on April 26. As part of the inaugural event, two teams of undergraduate students will showcase their senior capstone projects as a culmination of their engineering education at Penn State.
An unidentified man observed as college teams presented their findings at the Penn State Abington business challenge. As the second group spoke, Stephen Hynes, a 1990 graduate, decided it was time to ditch the 'Undercover Boss'-ish anonymity he wanted when he sponsored the competition.
Art is fundamentally a form of intellectual and imaginative inquiry so the Bertha Lear art exhibition always kicks off undergraduate research week at Penn State Abington. Meet the 2016 Lear award winners and explore their art practice through faculty commentary.
The 10th Bertha Lear Art Exhibition features sculpture, painting, drawing, ceramics, photography, printmaking and new media, as well as multimedia and Interdisciplinary projects. Penn State Abington students compete for prizes, and one piece is added to the campus' permanent collection. The public is welcome to visit the exhibition throughout the month of April in the campus art gallery.
"North Pole," artwork created by a Penn State Abington student for an undergraduate research project, claimed first prize in an exhibit sponsored by The Polar Center at Penn State. Senior Jacqueline Lanning traveled to Norway and worked with international experts documenting the early exploration of the world’s northernmost archipelago, Franz Josef Land.
Penn State Abington released the results of a survey of students’ experiences with and attitudes about sexual misconduct today, including a finding that 9.1 percent of students reported being the victim of at least one instance or attempt of sexual assault. The results are part of a comprehensive University-wide survey conducted last fall.
Donavan West, a 1996 Penn State alumnus, served up frank advice to Penn State Abington students at the annual Student Government Association awards. He connects with the campus' students frequently.
Penn State Abington senior Liz Janoski proved two things Friday night: She can keep a secret like an undercover agent, and she has mad skills solving "Wheel of Fortune" puzzles. She won almost $50,000 on the game show's College Road Trip several weeks ago but couldn't tell anyone until the episode aired April 1.
