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Jul 04, 2025

Independence Day Holiday

Time: All Day

No Classes

Jul 06, 2025 - Jul 11, 2025

Summer Camps

Time: All Day

Three hands-on camps for high school students -- broadcast journalism, film, and social media -- taught by Bellisario College faculty members.

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Jul 25, 2025

Spend a Summer Day

Time: All Day

Location: HUB-Robeson Center, Bellisario Media Center

University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions. MORE INFORMATION

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Jul 28, 2025

Spend a Summer Day

Time: All Day

Location: HUB-Robeson Center, Bellisario Media Center

University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions. MORE INFORMATION

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Jul 31, 2025

Spend a Summer Day

Time: All Day

Location: HUB-Robeson Center, Bellisario Media Center

University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions. MORE INFORMATION

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Aug 01, 2025

Spend a Summer Day

Time: All Day

Location: HUB-Robeson Center, Bellisario Media Center

University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions. MORE INFORMATION

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Aug 04, 2025

Spend a Summer Day

Time: All Day

Location: HUB-Robeson Center, Various Locations

University-wide session for students to get to know Penn State and explore campus, including Bellisario College-specific information sessions. MORE INFORMATION

Aug 13, 2025

Second Six-Week Summer Session Classes End

Time: All Day

Aug 16, 2025

Summer Commencement

Time: All Day

Location: Bryce Jordan Center

  • 9:30 a.m., Bachelor's and Associate Degrees
  • 1 p.m., Master's Degrees
  • 4:30 p.m., Doctoral Degrees

Aug 21, 2025

New Faculty Orientation

Time: All Day

Location: Multipurpose Room, Bellisario Media Center

Aug 24, 2025

Bellisario College Family Day with the Spikes

Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm

Location: Medlar Field at Lubrano Park

Start-of-the-semester event for Bellisario College faculty, staff and family members.

Aug 25, 2025

Fall Semester Classes Begin

Time: All Day

Sep 01, 2025

Labor Day Holiday

Time: All Day

No Classes

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Sep 10, 2025

Bellisario College Involvement Fair and Ice Cream Social

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: Bellisario Media Center

Start-of-the-semester opportunity for students to explore and learn more about communications-related clubs and organizations in the Bellisario College. Plus, free Berkey Creamery ice cream provided by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion!

Sep 12, 2025

Bellisario College Think In

Time: 1:00pm - 6:00pm

Location: Robb Hall, Hintz Family Alumni Center

Annual start-of-the-semester Think In for Bellisario College faculty and staff focused on strategic planning.

  • Meetings, 1-5 p.m.
  • Reception, 5-6 p.m.

Sep 14, 2025 - Sep 15, 2025

Alumni Society Board Meeting

Time: All Day

Location: Nittany Lion Inn, Bellisario Media Center

Annual Alumni Society Board meeting and related events.

Sep 17, 2025

Alumni Fellow Ceremonies

Time: All Day

Location: TBA

Penn State Alumni Association events celebrating latest class of those honored as Alumni Fellows, including Jackie Szafara ('83), who was nominated by the Bellisario College.

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Sep 26, 2025

Penn State Forum

Jim Jimirro ('58)

Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm

Location: Boardroom, Nittany Lion Inn

Jim Jimirro, former chariman and CEO of the Walt Disney Television and Telecommunications Division, will be the featured guest during the Penn State Forum Speaker Series. Registration Information

Sep 28, 2025 - Sep 30, 2025

Bart Richards Award Winner, Campus Visit

Time: All Day

Location: TBA

Award winner Katie Thornton visits campus for the presentation of Bart Richards Award for Media Criticism and related activities, class visits and meetings.

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Oct 03, 2025

Graduate Faculty Think In

Time: 11:30am - 2:00pm

Location: Hintz Family Alumni Center

Oct 09, 2025 - Oct 10, 2025

Advancement Council Meeting

Time: All Day

Location: Nittany Lion Inn

  • Oct. 9, Reception (7-9 p.m., Nittany Lion Inn)
  • Oct. 10, Meeting (8-11 a.m., Nittany Lion Inn)

Oct 10, 2025 - Oct 11, 2025

Penn State Homecoming Weekend

Time: All Day

Location: Various Locations

Oct. 10, 2025

Oct. 11, 2025

  • Football Game vs. Northwestern (TBA, Beaver Stadium)

Oct 18, 2025

Bellisario College Family Weekend

Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm

Location: Bellisario Media Center

Part of the University's Family Weekend at University Park, the Bellisario College-specific session includes a presentation (11 a.m.) and tours of the Bellisario Media Center (12 p.m.)

Nov 06, 2025

COMM Careers in the Capital

Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Location: Marriott Marquis, Washington, D.C.

On-location internship and job fair specifically for Bellisario College students in Washington, D.C.

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Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 16, 2025

Centre Film Festival

Time: All Day

Annual film festival with activities and screenings on campus, in Philipsburg (Rowland Theatre) and in State College (State Theater).

https://centrefilm.org/

Nov 24, 2025 - Nov 28, 2025

Thanksgiving Holiday

Time: All Day

No Classes

Dec 12, 2025

Fall Semester Classes End

Time: All Day

Dec 21, 2025

Fall Semester Commencement

Time: All Day

Location: Bryce Jordan Center

  • 9:30 a.m., Master's and Doctoral Degrees
  • 4:30 p.m., Bachelor's Degrees

Jan 12, 2026

Spring Semester Classes Begin

Time: All Day

Jan 19, 2026

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Time: All Day

No Classes

Feb 20, 2026

JobExpo.Comm

Time: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location: Alumni Hall, HUB-Robeson Center

Annual in-person, on-campus internship and job fair for Bellisario College students.

Feb 20, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026

Penn State Dance Marathon

Time: All Day

Location: Bryce Jordan Center

Annual student-driven philanthropic event, THON, that raises money to battle pediatric cancer.

Website: https://thon.org/

Mar 09, 2026 - Mar 13, 2026

Spring Break

Time: All Day

No Classes

Mar 22, 2026 - Mar 24, 2026

Ad/PR Alumni Network Board Meeting

Time: All Day

Location: Nittany Lion Inn, Bellisario Media Center

Annual Ad/PR Network Board meeting and related events.

May 01, 2026

Spring Semester Classes End

Time: All Day

May 09, 2026

Spring Semester Undergraduate Commencement

Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: Bryce Jordan Center

May 10, 2026 - May 14, 2026

Maymester in Manhattan

Time: All Day

Location: New York City

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