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Spring 2008 Commencement
The spring 2008 undergraduate commencement ceremony for The College of the Liberal Arts will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2008, at 6:00 p.m., in the Bryce Jordan Center. The Graduate School ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 18, 2008, at 5:00 p.m., in the Bryce Jordan Center.
The commencement speaker at the undergraduate ceremony will be Kenneth Frazier, Vice President and President, Global Human Health, of Merck & Co., Inc., the nation's second largest pharmaceutical company. Mr. Frazier received a B.A. degree in Political Science from Penn State in 1975 and a J. D. from Harvard Law School in 1978. Mr. Frazier oversees more than 30,000 employees and directs Merck & Co.'s worldwide marketing and sales organization.
The student chosen to represent the spring semester class of 2008 as the College Marshal is Mark D. Gough. Mark is graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and an integrated Bachelor of Science Labor Studies and Employment Relations and a Master’s of Science in Industrial Relations and Human Resources. Because Mark is receiving honors in both his majors, he selected both Dr. Alexander J. S. Colvin, Associate Professor of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, and Dr. David Shapiro, Professor of Economics, Demography, and Women's Studies, to serve as his faculty marshals.
Each of our academic departments and programs selected a student to represent their department/program. Our department marshals are:
| Student Marshal | Department | Faculty Marshal |
| Keyairra S. Wright | African and African American Studies | Grace Hampton |
| Kristin H. Frye | Anthropology | Dean R. Snow |
| Florence R. Fehlner | Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies | Mark H. Munn |
| Erin E. Preston | Communication Arts and Sciences | Stephen H. Browne |
| Tara H. Saunders | Comparative Literature | Sydney R. Aboul-Hosn |
| Chelsea R. English | Crime, Law and Justice | John H. Kramer |
| Michael J. Wark | Economics | N. Edward Coulson |
| Leah M. Semmelhaack | English | Lisa R. Sternlieb |
| Rachel E. Roman | French and Francophone Studies | Meredith C. Doran |
| Angelo B. Intorre | Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures | Willard M. Martin |
| Marian I. Hamilton | History | Wilson J. Moses |
| Jordan N. Luft | Labor Studies and Employment Relations | Billie Willits |
| Evan C. Seehausen | Philosophy | John P. Christman |
| Mary M. Gardner | Political Science | Douglas W. Lemke |
| Jason D. Jones | Psychology | Kenneth N. Levy |
| Scott V. Sees | Religious Studies | Jonathan E. Brockopp |
| Daniel T. Wallmuth | Sociology | John D. McCarthy |
| Allyson B. Raker | Spanish, Italian and Portuguese | Marie G. Speicher |
| Mallorie A. McCue | Women’s Studies | Jill M. Wood |
RECEPTIONS
Some departments will host receptions for their graduates and families on commencement day prior to the commencement ceremony. Students will be receiving information abou their respective receptions from their department. The receptions scheduled are as follows:
| Department | Time | Location |
| African and African American Studies/Labor Studies and Employment Relations/Women’s Studies | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Sparks patio |
| Anthropology | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | on the Mall, tent nearest south Sparks Bldg |
| College Marshals | 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m | on the Mall, tent nearest Pattee Library |
| Communication Arts and Sciences/Philosophy | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Sparks patio |
| Comparative Literature/the Languages | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Burrowes patio |
| Crime, Law, and Justice/Sociology | 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | patio/porch of Oswald patio |
| Economics | 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m. | on the Mall, tent nearest south Sparks Bldg. |
| English/American Studies | 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Burrowes patio |
| History/ East Asian Studies/Jewish Studies/Latin American Studies/Medieval Studies/Religious Studies | 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | 102 Weaver Bldg. |
| Labor Studies and Employment Relations | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m | Sparks patio |
| Political Science | 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | on the Mall, tent nearest south Sparks Bldg. |
| Psychology | 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | on the Mall, tent nearest Pattee Library |
More detailed information for prospective graduates can be found at: http://www.registrar.psu.edu/graduation/graduation_index.cfm