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Parking information announced for fall 2021 commencement at University Park

At University Park, Penn State's fall 2021 commencement ceremonies will be held at the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, Dec. 18.  Credit: Patrick Mansell / Penn StateCreative Commons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Transportation Services has announced parking information for Penn State's fall 2021 commencement ceremonies, to be held at the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, Dec. 18. 

General parking for fall commencement will be available at one or more of the following parking areas, as directed by University Police and event parking staff:

  • Jordan East: located east of the Bryce Jordan Center, and accessible from Porter Road (via Park Avenue or College Avenue) and Dauer Drive (via University Drive).
  • Stadium West: located west of Beaver Stadium, and accessible only from Park Avenue.

ADA parking will be available at the following locations within the Jordan East and Stadium West parking areas:

  • Jordan East: small section across from the Penn State All-Sports Museum and Beaver Stadium Gate B.
  • Jordan East: northernmost row along Curtin Road between Beaver Stadium gates A and B.
  • Stadium West: southwest corner near University Drive/Curtin Road intersection.

For the safety of all guests and to assist with traffic flow between each ceremony, drivers are discouraged from dropping off or picking up guests outside of the designated ADA parking areas. These areas are ADA accessible and located just a short distance from entrances to the Bryce Jordan Center. Curtin Road also will be closed to vehicle traffic between University Drive and the entrance to Jordan East throughout most of the commencement ceremonies to allow safe pedestrian access between Stadium West and the Bryce Jordan Center.

Click here to view a map of the Bryce Jordan Center commencement parking areas.

Commencement parking for all ceremonies in the areas designated above will be available at no charge, courtesy of Penn State Transportation Services.

Visit commencement.psu.edu for more information regarding fall commencement. For commencement parking questions, contact the Transportation Services Office by phone at 814-865-1436 or by email at parking@psu.edu

Last Updated December 6, 2021