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Abu Fofanah, CEO of Power Your Launch and a 2015 Penn State alumnus and Schreyer Honors Scholar, served as the keynote speaker at Penn State Lehigh Valley’s 2023 commencement ceremony, where he both captivated and inspired the audience with his personal journey and life lessons.

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Penn State Greater Allegheny students move their tassels from right to left, symbolizing the completion of their degrees, during the campus' commencement ceremony in the Wunderley Gymnasium on May 6. 

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Jennifer Roberts, who graduated with a bachelor of science degree in biobehavioral health at Penn State New Kensington, smiles and celebrates during the commencement ceremony recessional on May 6. The full photo gallery of the New Kensington commencement ceremony will be posted on the campus campus Facebook page

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Penn State York continued its open microphone tradition where graduating students can speak to the crowd for a moment. Gavin R. Franz entertained the crowd with a beatbox riff. He graduated cum laude with a bachelor of arts in English and a minor in writing and digital media.

group of first ME degree graduates at Penn State Scranton

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These Penn State Scranton graduates made campus history on Saturday, May 6, when they became the campus' inaugural mechanical engineering graduating class. Pictured, from left, are Abraham Tchako, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; Joseph Jackson; Sean Jacobs; Alexandria Trinovitch; Michael Border; Chancellor Marwan Wafa; Daniel Kleeman; Majid Chatsax, assistant professor of engineering and mechanical engineering program coordinator; Jonathan Toro; Mostafa Tossi, assistant teaching professor of engineering; Timothy Nelson; Frank Genell; and Nick Drago.