UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State will celebrate the accomplishments of its graduates during its spring 2022 commencement ceremonies, the majority of which will be held Friday, May 6, through Sunday, May 8. The ceremonies will mark the occasion of Penn State's 400th commencement since its founding in 1855.
This spring Penn State expects to award approximately 13,909 diplomas to students University-wide who are completing 198 associate, 11,106 baccalaureate, 1,817 master's, 352 law, 248 doctoral, 158 medical and 30 medical/graduate degrees. All figures listed are estimates as of April 22; totals do not include Penn College.
Ceremonies at Penn State University Park
More information about commencement ceremonies at University Park can be found on the commencement website.
Schreyer Honors College Medals Ceremony
- Ceremony: 4:30-6 p.m. Friday, May 6, Pegula Ice Arena
- More information is available here, including livestreaming details.
College of Agricultural Sciences
- Ceremony: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 8, Pegula Ice Arena
- Speaker: Steven Loerch, Penn State graduate, and senior associate dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State
College of Arts and Architecture
- Ceremony: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, Eisenhower Auditorium
- Speaker: Dread Scott, visual artist
Smeal College of Business
- Ceremony: 9 a.m. Saturday, May 7, Bryce Jordan Center
- Speaker: Lara Warner, Penn State graduate, former group chief risk and compliance officer for Credit Suisse
Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications
- Ceremony: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, Bryce Jordan Center
- Speaker: Don Roy King, Penn State graduate, television producer and former director of “Saturday Night Live”
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
- Ceremony: 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7, Pegula Ice Arena
- Speaker: Penn State President Eric Barron
College of Education
- Ceremony: 9 a.m. Sunday, May 8, Pegula Ice Arena
- Speaker: Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State graduate, former Nittany Lion football player and retired NFL offensive lineman
College of Engineering
- Ceremony: 8 p.m. Friday, May 6, Bryce Jordan Center
- Speaker: Nicola "Nicki" Palmer, Penn State graduate, and chief technology ambassador, Verizon
College of Health and Human Development
- Ceremony: 9 a.m. Sunday, May 8, Bryce Jordan Center
- Speaker: Faheemah Mustafaa, Penn State class of 2001 biobehavioral health graduate and a Bunton Waller Scholar; assistant professor of education
College of Information Sciences and Technology
- Ceremony: 9 a.m. Saturday, May 7, Pegula Ice Arena
- Speaker: Chandra McMahon, Penn State graduate, and senior vice president and chief information security officer, CVS Health
Penn State Law at University Park
- Ceremony: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14, Eisenhower Auditorium
- Speaker: United States Court of Appeals Judge Theodore A. McKee
College of the Liberal Arts
- Ceremony: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, Bryce Jordan Center
- Speaker: Binney H.C. Wietlisbach, Penn State graduate and president of The Haverford Trust Company
Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing
- Ceremony: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 7, Eisenhower Auditorium
- Speaker: Toni Ardabell, Penn State graduate, and chief, clinical enterprise operations, Inova.
Eberly College of Science
- Ceremony: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 8, Bryce Jordan Center
- Speaker: Dani S. Bassett, J. Peter Skirkanich Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, with appointments in the departments of bioengineering, electrical and systems engineering, physics and astronomy, neurology, and psychiatry
The Graduate School
- Ceremony: 4:30 p.m. Sunday, May 8, Bryce Jordan Center (master's and doctoral candidates)
- Speaker: B. Stephen Carpenter II, Michael J. and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Dean of the College of Arts and Architecture and professor of art education and African American studies
Ceremonies at Penn State campuses across the commonwealth
Penn State Abington
- Ceremonies: 10 a.m. (Arts & Humanities, Science & Engineering) and 1 p.m. (Social Sciences) Friday, May 6, Athletic Building parking lot
- Speaker: Ameen I. Akbar, Penn State Abington graduate, founder of the iAkbar Group
- Visit Penn State Abington commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State Altoona
- Ceremony: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, in the arena of the Adler Athletic Complex
- Speaker: Nick Unis, Penn State graduate, founder and CEO of Unis Footwear
- Visit Penn State Altoona commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State Beaver
- Ceremony: 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7, gymnasium lower level
- Speaker: Christina Cassotis, CEO of the Allegheny County Airport Authority, operating Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny County Airport
- Visit Penn State Beaver commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State Berks
- Ceremony: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, Santander Arena, Reading
- Speaker: Berks County Magisterial District Judge Tonya A. Butler
- Visit Penn State Berks commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State Brandywine
- Ceremony: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, campus lawn (if inclement weather, it will be moved to the Commons/Athletic Center)
- Speakers:
- Himani Vommi, Schreyer Honors Scholar graduating with a bachelor of science degree in cybersecurity analytics and operations. She was co-chair of the Brandywine Events and Activities Support Team and president of the IST/SRA Club.
- Vidhi Dwivedi, graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in communication arts and sciences and a minor in business. She has been secretary of the Student Government Association, a Lion Guidez peer mentor, and a member of the Chancellor’s Commission for Racial and Ethnic Justice and the Chancellor’s Commission on Empowering Women.
- Visit Penn State Brandywine commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State Dickinson Law
- Ceremony: 2 p.m. Friday, May 13, Anita Tuvin Schlechter Auditorium
- Speaker: Peter G. Glenn, dean emeritus, Penn State Dickinson Law
- Visit Dickinson Law commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State DuBois
- Ceremony: 11 a.m. Friday, May 6, Heindl Memorial Field, DuBois City Park
- Speaker: Bryan Burhans, Penn State DuBois graduate, and executive director, Pennsylvania Game Commission
- Visit Penn State DuBois commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
- Ceremony: 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, Erie Insurance Arena
- Speaker: Charisse Nixon, professor of psychology at Penn State Behrend
- Visit Penn State Erie, The Behrend College commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus
- Ceremony: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, in the Community Center Main Arena
- Speaker: Renata S. Engel, Penn State vice provost for Online Education
- Visit Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus commencement for more information.
Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies
- Ceremony: 7 p.m. Friday, May 6
- Speaker: Col. Jeffrey Lipson, Penn State Great Valley graduate, and CEO and co-founder of Malvern-based Layer 8 Security
- Visit Penn State Great Valley commencement for more information.
Penn State Greater Allegheny
- Ceremony: 11 a.m. Saturday May 7, in the Wunderley Gymnasium
- Speaker: Namy-Paul Kihonia Makiese, bachelor of science in information sciences and technology degree candidate, Penn State Greater Allegheny
- Visit Penn State Greater Allegheny commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State Harrisburg
- Ceremony: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Giant Center, Hershey
- Speaker: Ted Kauffman, Penn State Harrisburg graduate, co-founder and former chairman of Eastern Connections, and chairman of Kauffman Holdings
- Visit Penn State Harrisburg commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State Hazleton
- Ceremony: 7 p.m. Friday, May 6, Dr. Thomas M. Caccese Gymnasium
- Speaker: Penn State Hazleton Chancellor Gary M. Lawler.
- Visit Penn State Hazleton commencement for more information.
Penn State Lehigh Valley
- Ceremony: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, Penn State Lehigh Valley campus
- Speaker: Hussam A. Yacoub, neurologist, Lehigh Valley Health Network
- Visit Penn State Lehigh Valley commencement for more information.
Penn State College of Medicine
- Ceremony: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 15, Great American Hall, Hershey Lodge
- Speaker: Philip Alberti, senior director of health equity research and policy at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the founding director of the AAMC Center for Health Justice.
Penn State Mont Alto
- Ceremony: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, in the gym in the Multipurpose Activities Center gymnasium
- Speaker: Madlyn L. Hanes, senior vice president for Commonwealth Campuses and executive chancellor emerita
- Visit Penn State Mont Alto commencement for more information.
Penn State New Kensington
- Ceremony: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, Athletic Center
- Speaker: Alan M. Vecchi, retiree after a 45-year career at J.V. Manufacturing
- Visit Penn State New Kensington commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State Schuylkill
- Ceremony: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, Gymnasium
- Speaker: William Reppy, vice president of operations for the Lehigh Valley Health Network Northwest Region and president of Lehigh Valley Hospital – Schuylkill
- Visit Penn State Schuylkill commencement for more information.
Penn State Scranton
- Ceremony: Noon Saturday, May 7, Scranton Cultural Center, Masonic Temple
- Speaker: Robert Durkin, president and CEO of the Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Penn State Scranton Advisory Board
- Visit Penn State Scranton commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State Shenango
- Ceremony: 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 7, Campus Auditorium
- Speakers: Ty Cole of JCL Energy, graduating student Rachel Maynard, and Penn State Shenango Alumni Society President Darren Steele
- Visit Penn State Shenango commencement for more information.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre
- Ceremony: 10 a.m. Saturday, May 7, Athletic & Recreation Building
- Speaker: Will Beekman, general manager at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre and a member of the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Advisory Board
- Visit Penn State Wilkes-Barre commencement for more information and livestreaming details.
Penn State York
- Ceremony: 6 p.m. Friday, May 6, Pullo Family Performing Arts Center
- Speaker: Mark Wheeler, Penn State graduate, and chief operating officer of The York Water Co.
- Visit Penn State York commencement for more information and livestreaming details.