UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — On Aug. 27 and 28, the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School hosted a series of events to welcome new and returning graduate students alike to the University Park campus. View some highlights of the events in the following photo gallery.
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In photos: 2026 Graduate Student Welcome Week
A glimpse of last week’s Penn State graduate student Welcome Week events
Colleen Lanzoni, associate director of graduate student wellness, guides students through an engagement activity in the student wellness area at the Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students, which took place from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, in the HUB-Robeson Center. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
Levon T. Esters, vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Fox Graduate School, gives remarks during the Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
A group of graduate students connect with a University support office at the Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
A student gathering informational materials from a University support resource during the Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
A group of friends enjoy the photo booth at the 2026 Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
A group of graduate students converse over pizza and wings during Welcome Back Bowling Night, hosted by the Fox Graduate School from 6-10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, at Northland Bowl & Sports Center in State College. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
Graduate students pose for a group photo at Welcome Back Bowling Night. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
Fox Graduate School students and staff dance at Welcome Back Bowling Night. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
Colleen Lanzoni, associate director of graduate student wellness, guides students through an engagement activity in the student wellness area at the Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students, which took place from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, in the HUB-Robeson Center. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
Levon T. Esters, vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Fox Graduate School, gives remarks during the Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
A group of graduate students connect with a University support office at the Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
A student gathering informational materials from a University support resource during the Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
A group of friends enjoy the photo booth at the 2026 Welcome Engagement Fair for Graduate Students. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
A group of graduate students converse over pizza and wings during Welcome Back Bowling Night, hosted by the Fox Graduate School from 6-10 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28, at Northland Bowl & Sports Center in State College. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
Graduate students pose for a group photo at Welcome Back Bowling Night. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
Fox Graduate School students and staff dance at Welcome Back Bowling Night. Credit: Nichole Lupo / Penn State. All Rights Reserved.
Visit the Fox Graduate School Events page to learn about other upcoming events and ways to get involved with graduate education at Penn State.
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- lnj104@psu.edu
- Cell Phone: 814-863-4356
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