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  • Wednesday, June 3

    Books with the Dean: How to Know a Person

    • 12:00 PM
  • Tuesday, August 18

    Books with the Dean: Murder on the Orient Express

    • 7:30 PM
  • Wednesday, August 26

    Books with the Dean: The Anxious Achiever

    • 12:00 PM
  • Friday, June 5

    Thesis Check-In for Summer 2026 Graduates

  • Friday, June 19

    Graduation Activation

  • Friday, July 10

    Thesis Format Review for Summer 2026 Graduates

  • Monday, July 13

    Thesis Proposal Due for Summer 2027 Graduates

Penn State Schreyer Honors College News

Sending a 'We Are!' to these Penn Staters — June 1

As part of our regular “We Are!” feature, we recognize 22 Penn Staters who have gone above and beyond what’s asked of them in their work at the University.

New graduate makes philanthropic gift to Penn State Smeal College of Business

Palmer Moore, who recently graduated with a degree in finance from the Penn State Smeal College of Business, recently made a gift to benefit two programs that contributed to his success: the Sapphire Leadership Academic Program and the Center for…

Students Teaching Students seeks undergraduate instructors

Students who are interested in teaching a course at Penn State — possibly of their own design — are encouraged to apply now to Students Teaching Students.

2026 Penn State alumna to study French in Senegal using Boren Fellowship

Payton Smith will travel to Senegal to immerse herself in the French language and culture of the region with the support of a Boren Fellowship.

Smeal and Scholar alum Uma Moriarity receives Penn State Alumni Achievement Award

Penn State Smeal College of Business and Schreyer Honors College alumna Uma Moriarity was one of 10 Penn Staters to receive the University’s Alumni Achievement Award in March. The award recognizes alumni 35 years of age and younger for their…

Penn State Sustainability celebrates 2026 sustainability award winners

Penn State Sustainability has announced the 2026 recipients of its annual awards. These accolades, including the John Roe Sustainability Impact Award and the Student Sustainability Advisory Council Tree Award, commend the extraordinary contributions…

Faculty Senate honors five graduating seniors with 2026 John W. White Fellowships

The Faculty Senate Committee on Student Life recently awarded five graduating Penn State seniors who will be pursuing graduate-level education with the John W. White Graduate Fellowship. 

Schreyer Honors College announces 2026 student and faculty award winners

Schreyer Honors College announces its 2026 student and faculty award winners, with seven Schreyer Scholars and two faculty members receiving awards. 

International student builds community, research through Paterno Fellows program

Through the Paterno Fellows Program, Penn State student Rand Tayseer Alkhunaizi found community, pursued research and earned admission to the Schreyer Honors College.

Penn State team takes first in Deloitte’s National Undergraduate Case Competition

A team of Nittany Lion Consulting Group (NLCG) students recently took first place in Deloitte’s National Undergraduate Case Competition held at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas.