Preparing for Graduation

Step 5: Medals Ceremony Information and Schedule

Medals Ceremony Information

The Schreyer Honors College holds a special ceremony at the end of each semester (fall, spring, and summer) to honor graduating Schreyer Scholars. At the ceremony, graduates are presented with the Scholars medal, created by metallist John A. Cook, professor emiritus of art in the College of Arts and Architecture. The medal is engraved with the phrases "Scholarly Achievement," "Integrity of Purpose," and "Intellectual Curiosity."

Tickets: Tickets are required for admission to the spring Medals Ceremony. Each graduating Scholar may request up to four tickets to the event. Should additional tickets be available, Scholars are notified in a message from the college that extra tickets may be picked up in the college's Atherton Hall offices on a first-come basis. No tickets are required for summer or fall Medals Ceremony.

Academic regalia (cap and gown) is required for the Medals Ceremony, and can be purchased at the the Student Book Store.

Medals Ceremony Schedule

Summer 2013: Friday, August 9; Nittany Lion Inn at 5:00 p.m.

Fall 2013: Friday, December 20; Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel at 5:00 p.m.

Spring 2014: Friday, May 9; Eisenhower Auditorium at 5:00 p.m.

Summer 2014: Friday, August 15; Nittany Lion Inn at 5:00 p.m.

If you have any questions concerning the Medals Ceremony, please contact the Schreyer Honors College at (814) 863-2635, or send us an email at scholars@psu.edu.