UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Bryce Berger, a world languages education (Spanish) major from Chalfont, Pennsylvania, has been named as the student marshal for the Penn State College of Education’s spring 2026 commencement ceremony.
Berger, the son of Aimee and Asa Berger, is a graduate of Central Bucks High School South and graduates with a minor in business and the liberal arts and with an English as a Second Language Program Specialist certificate.
“When I received the news and learned that I had been selected as the College of Education’s student marshal, a range of emotions pulsated through every fiber of my being: joy, ecstasy, excitement and — most of all — pride,” Berger said.
He graduates with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, having made dean’s list in every semester while at Penn State. He received the Evan Pugh Scholar Senior Award, the Even Pugh Scholar Junior Award, the President Sparks Award and the President Walker Award. He was also awarded several scholarships.
Berger is the executive board secretary for the College of Education Student Council, a representative on the University Faculty Senate, serving on the Educational Equity and Campus Environment Committee, and a representative on the 19th assembly of the University Park Undergraduate Association with appointments to the Academic Affairs, Student Life and Campus Operations committees while also serving as liaison on the Teaching Effectiveness Committee.
He is a member of the Spanish Club and is involved with THON. He spent the spring 2025 semester studying abroad in Valencia, Spain, an experience he cites as the most influential during his tenure at Penn State.
“What I thought I was going to embark on — a simple study abroad experience — was nothing I could have ever prepared for, nor could I have ever imagined those months to be,” Berger said. “Immersed in a culture where language, history and identity converged, in every plaza and classroom, I learned to view the world not only through my own lens but also through those of the people whose lives and traditions had shaped the city of Valencia, which was, for a time, my home. Although my home, Valencia, was integral to my experience abroad, the overarching shift in perspective continues to inform the exemplary educator I strive to be and how I position myself within an ever-shrinking world.”
After graduation, Berger said he plans to teach Spanish in a secondary school in Pennsylvania.
The Penn State College of Education’s spring commencement ceremony for undergraduates is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 10 at Pegula Ice Arena on the University Park campus.