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  • Tuesday, January 20

    A Conversation with Ayesha Rascoe

    • 7:00 PM
  • Wednesday, January 21

    Medical Student Interview Panel with Schreyer Alumni

    • 6:00 PM
  • Friday, January 23

    Schreyer Spring Neighborhood Bash

    • 4:00 PM
  • Monday, January 26

    Graduation Activation

  • Friday, January 30

    Thesis Check-In for Spring 2026 Graduates

  • Monday, February 2

    Priority Registration for Summer 2026

  • Friday, February 6

    Honors Option Deadline

Penn State Schreyer Honors College News

Ten Penn State alumni to receive Distinguished Alumni Awards in 2026

Ten Penn State alumni, selected by the Board of Trustees, will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award in 2026, which is the University's highest honor presented to its alumni. The awardees have been officially notified of their selection.

From South Korea to Apple, engineering alumna's career path forged at Abington

Jung Eun Park’s journey began with the Abington Experience, a roadmap for campus to career success featuring hands-on research with faculty mentors. These experiences set the stage for her to transition to Penn State's University Park campus, where…

Schreyer Honors College presents 'A Conversation with Ayesha Rascoe'

Join Schreyer Honors College for "A Conversation with Ayesha Rascoe," a part of the Dilemmas of Democracy series, on Jan. 20. 

English and Italian major preserves stories, honors heritage via history project

Alexis Wilson, majoring in English and Italian at Penn State, is preserving Italian American women’s stories through an oral history project while using education abroad experiences to connect her academic interests with her cultural heritage.…

From student-athlete to entrepreneur, Liberal Arts graduate charts next chapter

As a Schreyer Scholar, Division I athlete and entrepreneur, Vama Maniar used her liberal arts education to explore wide-ranging interests, gain real-world experience and build a confident path beyond graduation.

Jingyi Hu named fall 2025 College of Earth and Mineral Sciences marshal

Jingyi Hu has been selected to represent Penn State’s College of Earth and Mineral Sciences as the student marshal for the college’s fall 2025 commencement on Sunday, Dec. 21, in the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus.

Setting boundaries helps Smeal’s fall 2025 student marshal explore, excel

Lauren Clymer, a student from Mertztown, a rural community southwest of Allentown, has been named the fall 2025 Penn State Smeal College of Business student marshal. The integrated master's of accounting/accounting major will graduate on Sunday…

Paterno Fellow blends Spanish and global learning on her path to law

Liberal Arts student Gianna Martinelli drew on her Spanish studies, global learning experiences and a meaningful legal aid internship to clarify her path toward law and public service.

Bird researchers use virtual reality to bring fieldwork experience to classroom

A flutter of blue and yellow darts through a field in late May. The blue-winged warbler is just within reach — with one swift motion it can be gently grasped, banded and studied to understand the health…

Unique bond identified as key to viral infection speed

Viruses are typically described as tiny, perfectly geometric shells that pack genetic material with mathematical precision, but new research led by scientists at Penn State revealed a deliberate imbalance in their shape that helps them infect their…