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2021CommencementLehighValley

Graduate Makayla Brown-Paul hugged her family after Penn State Lehigh Valley's annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 8 held at the Lehigh Valley campus. The campus awarded associate and bachelor’s degrees to 72 students. The featured speaker for the event was Dr. Suresh Nair, physician-in-chief of Lehigh Valley Cancer Institute (class of 1982). Lehigh Valley Corporate communication student Savannah Malesky also spoke during the ceremony as the 2021 Student Marshal. For more photos, visit: https://news.psu.edu/gallery/658308/2021/05/10/penn-state-lehigh-valley-2021-commencement-photo-gallery.

graduate in cap, gown, and face mask reading program

2021CommencementHarrisburg

Penn State Harrisburg celebrated its spring Class of 2021 with three ceremonies on May 6 and 7. The college conferred more than 800 degrees this semester. Here, a graduate from the School of Science, Engineering and Technology reads the program. More photos available here.

Katya Iatsenko

2021CommencementBrandywine

Penn State Brandywine graduate Katya Iatsenko, who earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and was a Lion Ambassador and undergraduate researcher, was one of the student speakers at the ceremonies. 

Paula Congelio

Paula Congelio

Paula Congelio, vice president of finance and chief financial officer at West Virginia University, will be the honored speaker at the Spring 2021 commencement ceremony at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. 

Tamika Washington, who wears a jeweled face mask, a cross necklace and a beret, looks away from her bare arm as a health care worker prepares to insert a syringe filled with the COVID-19 vaccine.

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After COVID-19 nearly claimed her life last year, Hummelstown resident Tamika Washington overcame her initial hesitancy about the vaccine and is advising everyone she knows to get it.