Fall Commencement Celebration Information
Friday, December 20, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.
Auditorium, Hiller Building, Penn State DuBois
- Please note that the Fall 2024 Commencement Celebration will not be broadcast, but the full Spring 2025 Commencement Ceremony will be live-streamed.
- Please note, the formal commencement ceremony to honor the 2024-2025 graduates from Penn State DuBois will be held on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the DuBois campus in the PAW Center gymnasium. This event will include all graduates for the academic year, and those graduating in summer 2025.
Instructions for Graduates
Follow these steps to be included in the Fall 2024 Commencement celebration:
- Declare your intent to graduate: Check your degree audit (Academic Requirements) with your academic advisor to ensure that all graduation requirements have been met. Activate your intent to graduate on LionPATH. If the deadline has passed, contact the Registrar’s office for help completing this process.
- Check your address on LionPATH: Make sure your home and local mailing addresses are correct by visiting the Student Center in LionPATH. You will be receiving important graduation information by mail. Diplomas will be mailed to your home address 1-2 months after commencement, so it is very important that the University has your correct address on file. If you have any questions regarding transcripts and diplomas, please contact the Registrar’s Office at University Park at (814) 865-6357.
- RSVP for the celebration
- Complete the Post-Graduation Survey
Students MUST complete the Post-Graduation Survey as part of the graduation process.
Guests
At this time there is no restriction to the number of guests that will be permitted, and no tickets will be issued.
Disability Accommodations
Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you are a graduating student with a disability that requires assistance at commencement, please notify Laura Pentz, Assistant to the Chancellor, as soon as possible at [email protected] or by phone at 814-375-4705.
Purchasing Your Cap and Gown
All participants must wear the proper academic regalia (traditional cap and gown) to participate in the graduation ceremonies. All caps and gowns (for both baccalaureate and associate degrees) will be blue with a white tassel and are eco-friendly, made of a wood-based fabric from renewable, managed forests. Graduates and potential graduates who are participating in the Commencement ceremonies can purchase a cap/gown/tassel set from a University bookstore. Penn State DuBois Bookstore has caps & gowns in stock in a variety of sizes. Stop by or contact the bookstore as soon as possible while all sizes are in stock. Honors cords will be provided by the Registrar’s Office for those students designated as graduating with honors. For class ring and graduation announcement orders, see Josten’s website at: http://www.jostens.com/; customizable announcements are available at the bookstore, as well as a selection of diploma frames.
Location
The fall 2024 commencement celebration will be held on the Penn State DuBois Campus in the Hiller Building Auditorium.
Graduation Day Lineup
Graduates are asked to assemble in the Hiller Building Quiet Lounge at 10 a.m. on the day of the celebration. There will be a rehearsal at 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 19, for all those who would like to attend.
Commencement Questions
Please direct questions to Laura Pentz, Assistant to the Chancellor/CAO, [email protected] or by phone at 814-375-4705.