Schreyer Honors College (SHC) at Penn State University

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  • Tuesday, July 1

    Schreyer Summer Picnic

    • 3:00 PM
  • Tuesday, July 15

    Books with the Dean - Literary - Sea of Tranquility

    • 7:30 PM
  • Wednesday, July 23

    Books with the Dean - Leadership - The Starfish and the Spider

    • 12:00 PM
  • Monday, June 2 Today

    Thesis Check-In for Summer 2025 Graduates

  • Friday, June 6

    Honors Option Deadline

  • Friday, June 20

    Graduation Activation

  • Friday, June 27

    Thesis Proposal Locked for Summer 2025 Graduates

Penn State Schreyer Honors College News

Two Penn State undergraduates named Astronaut Scholars

Penn State undergraduates Charlie Colvin and Megan von Abo were named 2025 Astronaut Scholars, earning competitive national scholarships facilitated by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. The scholarships provide up to $15,000 toward education for…

Architecture grad’s thesis rethinks the social construct of housework

Jackie Zheng, a recent Penn State architecture graduate in the Stuckeman School, was named the winner of the Department of Architecture’s 2025 Kossman Design Thesis Award for his proposal that offers solutions as to how architects can provide…

Liberal Arts graduate prepares to tackle policy and law

Dan Bransfield is a recent master of public policy graduate of Penn State. His campus involvement and policy experiences prepared him to pursue law at Duke University this fall.

Penn State Smeal Ethics Case Team continues run of success in competition

For the fifth year in a row, the Penn State Smeal College of Business Ethics Case Team brought a championship back to Happy Valley from the International Business Ethics Case Competition.

In photos: Setting the stage for Penn State's commencement ceremonies

Each semester, staff across Penn State's colleges pull off what seems like an impossible task: Host the perfect ceremony to cap off every student's journey toward a degree. But commencement ceremonies are an undertaking that can't happen overnight.…

Two students, eight degrees: Penn State graduates complete quadruple majors

Sé Morrisson and Fiona Combs have quite a few things in common. They are both student marshals in Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts. They are both Schreyer Honors Scholars. They both call State College, Pennsylvania, their hometown. And, as…

Kathryn Salzer named Paterno Fellows Program director

Kathryn Salzer, associate professor of history and Gorman-McCourtney Early Career Professor in Medieval History, has been named the Rick and Sue Barry Director of Penn State’s Paterno Fellows Program, effective July 1.

Faculty Senate honors six graduating seniors with 2025 John W. White Fellowships

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

Schreyer Honors College announces 2025 Student and Faculty Award winners

Seven Scholars and two faculty members to receive the Schreyer Honors College’s 2024-25 awards.

Penn State liberal arts student graduates with four degrees and global perspective

Fiona Combs is one of two Penn State students graduating this semester with four degrees. Her academic journey has spanned multiple disciplines and continents, reflecting a deep passion for learning and a strong sense of gratitude for the…