Penn State World Campus welcomed more than 500 people, including students and their families and friends, at an event to celebrate graduation on Saturday, August 13.
Each semester, Penn State World Campus hosts a celebration on campus for those students who travel to University Park to graduate. Penn State World Campus students can attend commencement with their Penn State peers.
Check out photos from the Summer 2022 Graduation Celebration below. Congratulations to all the graduates!
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Edith Brooks is a graduate of the Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security. She is active duty with the Army and would like to work in U.S. Customs border patrol.
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More than 500 people attended the Summer 2022 Penn State World Campus Graduation Celebration.
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Brandon Gold, a graduate with a bachelor's in information sciences and technology, met his academic adviser, Amanda Holdren. Brandon is finishing a software development internship with a government contract and will pursue full-time work.
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Student speakers Joanne DeMarco and Amanda Nelson hug one another after graduation as Vice Provost for Online Education Renata Engel looks on.
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Paul Metcalf earned his Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and traveled from Houston, Texas, with his family to celebrate. “It’s all about them,” Metcalf said when asked what the degree means to him.
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Jason Duncan is one of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major who completed a Master of Education in Lifelong Learning and Adult Education through a partnership with the Army.
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Faculty and staff from the School of Labor and Employment Relations attended the Graduation Celebration with Michelle Reck, who completed a Master of Professional Studies in Human Resources and Employment Relations.
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Stacey Dorang Peeler, on the left, is the managing director for the Penn State Online MBA. Michelle Rockower, on the right, is the managing director for specialty programs in the Smeal College of Business.
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Nicole Kisslinger and her family celebrated her Bachelor of Design in Digital Multimedia Design. She will continue at Penn State World Campus this fall in the Master of Professional Studies in Strategic Communications program.
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Roberto Rivas earned his Master of Engineering Management online through Penn State World Campus. Rivas is from El Salvador and traveled to State College with his family to celebrate his achievement.
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Master of Education in Higher Education recipients pose with faculty and program coordinator Karen Paulson (third from left). The group members were excited to meet one another in person at graduation after working together online.
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James Delain is one of the U.S. Army Sergeants Major who completed a Master of Education in Lifelong Learning and Adult Education through a partnership with the Army.
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Jason Buschow is a Sergeant Major in the United States Army. He celebrated the completion of his Master of Education in Lifelong Learning and Adult Education with his family at graduation. He earned the degree through a partnership with the Army.
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Joanne DeMarco was a featured student speaker during the Penn State World Campus Graduation Celebration event. DeMarco re-enrolled at Penn State more than 30 years after beginning her degree.
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