Stephanie Liu and other students who graduated with honors stood to be acknowledged Dec. 21 during Penn State's fall 2013 commencement. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- More than 5,000 Penn State students received diplomas Dec. 21 during fall 2013 commencement ceremonies at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The University's newest class of graduates brings the Penn State's all-time total of graduates to more than 726,800.
Matthew Savage, of Brooklyn, N.Y., acknowledged family members after receiving a diploma in management information systems from the Smeal College of Business during Penn State's fall 2013 commencement ceremonies Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
A handful of new Penn State graduates expressed themselves with decorative caps Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
Students from the College of Engineering received diplomas Dec. 21 during the fall 2013 commencement. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
Former Penn State Drum Major Ian Kenney graduated with a bachelor's degree in music education at afternoon commencement ceremonies Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Annemarie Mountz / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State President Rod Erickson congratulated Laura Mincemoyer Egan, the student marshal for the College of Education, at afternoon commencement ceremonies Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. Credit: Annemarie Mountz / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State Trustee Bill Oldsey authorized the conferring of degrees at the afternoon undergraduate commencement ceremonies held at the Bryce Jordan Center on Dec. 21. Credit: Annemarie Mountz / Penn State. Creative Commons
New Penn State graduates greeted family in the Bryce Jordan Center stands after receiving diplomas Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
New Penn State graduates greeted family in the Bryce Jordan Center stands after receiving diplomas Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
Newly commissioned ROTC graduates were recognized at afternoon commencement ceremonies Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons
Stephanie Liu and other students who graduated with honors stood to be acknowledged Dec. 21 during Penn State's fall 2013 commencement. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
New graduates were led through a singing of the alma mater Dec. 21 before the closing of the fall 2013 commencement ceremonies. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
Fall 2013 Penn State graduates sang the alma mater at the conclusion of ceremonies Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
At the conclusion of his commencement speech during the afternoon undergraduate ceremony at the Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State President Rod Erickson led the graduates in a "We Are ... Penn State" chant. Credit: Annemarie Mountz / Penn State. Creative Commons
New Penn State graduates waved to family and friends while exiting the Bryce Jordan Center arena floor after fall 2013 commencement closed Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
Matthew Savage, of Brooklyn, N.Y., acknowledged family members after receiving a diploma in management information systems from the Smeal College of Business during Penn State's fall 2013 commencement ceremonies Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
A handful of new Penn State graduates expressed themselves with decorative caps Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
Students from the College of Engineering received diplomas Dec. 21 during the fall 2013 commencement. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
Former Penn State Drum Major Ian Kenney graduated with a bachelor's degree in music education at afternoon commencement ceremonies Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center. Credit: Annemarie Mountz / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State President Rod Erickson congratulated Laura Mincemoyer Egan, the student marshal for the College of Education, at afternoon commencement ceremonies Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. Credit: Annemarie Mountz / Penn State. Creative Commons
Penn State Trustee Bill Oldsey authorized the conferring of degrees at the afternoon undergraduate commencement ceremonies held at the Bryce Jordan Center on Dec. 21. Credit: Annemarie Mountz / Penn State. Creative Commons
New Penn State graduates greeted family in the Bryce Jordan Center stands after receiving diplomas Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
New Penn State graduates greeted family in the Bryce Jordan Center stands after receiving diplomas Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
Newly commissioned ROTC graduates were recognized at afternoon commencement ceremonies Dec. 21 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State's University Park campus. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons
Stephanie Liu and other students who graduated with honors stood to be acknowledged Dec. 21 during Penn State's fall 2013 commencement. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
New graduates were led through a singing of the alma mater Dec. 21 before the closing of the fall 2013 commencement ceremonies. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
Fall 2013 Penn State graduates sang the alma mater at the conclusion of ceremonies Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
At the conclusion of his commencement speech during the afternoon undergraduate ceremony at the Bryce Jordan Center, Penn State President Rod Erickson led the graduates in a "We Are ... Penn State" chant. Credit: Annemarie Mountz / Penn State. Creative Commons
New Penn State graduates waved to family and friends while exiting the Bryce Jordan Center arena floor after fall 2013 commencement closed Dec. 21. Credit: Bill Zimmerman / Penn State. Creative Commons
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