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  2. Commencement

Faculty and Staff Instructions

Faculty and staff planning to attend the upcoming Commencement are asked to register via this RSVP form at your earliest convenience.

Staff volunteers

  • Park in any regular parking space in front of the Giant Center.
  • Please display the Commencement Parking Pass on your dashboard.
  • Use the main entrance.

Faculty and Platform Party 

  • Please plan to arrive by 8:45 a.m.
  • Please park in the area indicated on the Commencement Faculty Parking Pass .
    • As you come off Hersheypark Drive, stay in the far right lane and follow the signs to the Suite Lot Parking.
    • Stop at the first security booth to check in; the parking lot is to your right.
    • Display the Faculty Parking Pass on your dashboard.
  • Locate Entrance #3 and use the elevator to go down to Level 1, then proceed to your designated assembly room.
  • Please dress in academic regalia for the ceremony.
  • Event staff will be present to assist and position faculty and staff in the academic processional.

Commencement

  • Essential Ceremony Information
    • What to Wear
    • Photos and Flowers
    • Commencement Livestream
    • Faculty and Staff Instructions
  • Special Accommodations
  • Share your #PSUgrad stories and pics
  • Graduation Fair
  • Distinctions, Diplomas, and Transcripts
  • Hotels and Restaurants near the Giant Center
  • Commencement Dates
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Penn State Harrisburg

A comprehensive college in southcentral Pennsylvania offering more than 70 undergraduate and graduate programs.
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