Commencement 2023

Congratulations 2023 Graduates!

"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

Commencement recording

Spring 2023 commencement recording

The Spring 2023 commencement ceremony was held on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., in Bryce Jordan Center.

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2023 commencement photos

Congratulations to the Eberly College of Science class of 2023! During the spring commencement ceremonies, the college conferred 750 degrees on our graduates. You can see more photos from these special occasions in our Spring 2023 Commencement photo gallery.

March order

Spring 2023 commencement march order

Photo from the 2023 Eberly College of Science commencement ceremony.

Bryan Manzano, 2023 Spring Commencement student marshal.

Spring 2023 student marshal

Bryan Manzano is the student marshal for the Eberly College of Science during Penn State’s 2023 spring commencement ceremony.

About Bryan

We are thrilled to have Penn State alumna Dr. Ala Stanford—pediatric surgeon, former U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regional director, and founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium and Dr. Ala Stanford Center for Health Equity—as our commencement speaker on Sunday, May 7!

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Commencement Speaker

Past commencements