"You have brought a fresh perspective to our classrooms, our laboratories, and our research groups, and you have been part of our powerful mission to solve complex global problems. As you embark on this next exciting step in your journey, carry with you the training you have received. Apply your critical thinking, quantitative analysis, fact-based decision-making, and communication of science to meeting the world’s challenges—big and small."
Tracy Langkilde, B.S., Ph.D.
Verne M. Willaman Dean, Eberly College of Science
The fall commencement ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 20, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. in Bryce Jordan Center.