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Dr. Ala Stanford, a health policy adviser who was named a “Top 10 CNN Hero” in 2021, gave the commencement address. “Each day you wake to see a new day is a chance to be a perpetual student,” she said.

To see the Penn State Behrend commencement program, or to read the faculty and commencement address, visit https://behrend.psu.edu/spring-2023-commencement

“Our students have worked hard to get to this point,” Chancellor Ralph Ford said. “They’re going out into the world, and they’re going to do well.”

It is a Behrend tradition for new graduates to be greeted by faculty members as they exit the stage.

The new Behrend graduates were led onto the arena floor by student marshals – the students with the highest grade-point averages. Zoe Mouchantaf represented the Schreyer Honors College.

Penn State Behrend awarded 632 degrees at the college’s spring commencement ceremony, held May 5 at Erie Insurance Arena.

Penn State Behrend awarded 632 degrees at the college’s spring commencement ceremony, held May 5 at Erie Insurance Arena.