Spring 2021 graduates will have an in-person commencement with virtual options, Penn State President Eric Barron announced via email Wednesday.
The in-person commencement weekend will take place May 7-9 rain or shine, according to the email. The virtual commencement option will be held May 9 at 6 p.m. on the commencement website.
Graduates will be allowed two guests to sit in pods of up to three people at Beaver Stadium, according to the statement. The ceremonies will be live-streamed for those not attending in person.
Tickets will be required for all graduates and guests, and all must follow coronavirus procedures. Graduating students are encouraged to utilize the university s on-demand testing process before commencement.
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“This gift is a testament to the Lees’ experience at Penn State, specifically to Corey’s at the College of IST and the impact that experience had on him,” said Andrew Sears, dean of the College of IST. “We are grateful that they, as alumni, are honoring their experience in an impactful way that will support a new generation of IST students.”
The scholarship was matched dollar-for-dollar by the College of Information Sciences and Technology Dean’s Advisory Board and supports IST students with financial need who are first-generation or from underrepresented backgrounds.
“Scholarship support is the college’s highest philanthropic priority and we are grateful for Corey and Leteace’s commitment to supporting our current and future students,” said Mike Weyandt, director of development at the College of IST. “It will not only allow us to support a diverse group of students, it will help lessen the financial burden that many of our students endure.�
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Richard Canevez, recipient of the prestigious Computing Innovation Fellowship (
CIFellows), has joined the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Social Sciences as a postdoctoral researcher. At
UH Mānoa, Canevez will lead a study to examine the connection between communication technologies and the de-escalation of violence in social movements.
“Recent social movement events illustrated the essential differences between violent and nonviolent movements. Movements that maintain a nonviolent core need to think creatively about their tools and practices, especially when faced with violence themselves,” said Canevez, one of 59 researchers selected as a 2020
CIFellows recipient from among 550 applicants worldwide.