Event Calendar
Jun 09, 2025
Maymester Classes End
Time: All Day
Jun 10, 2025
Young Alumni Happy Hours
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: The Liberty (29 W 35th St., New York City)
Jun 19, 2025
Juneteenth Holiday
Time: All Day
No Classes
Jun 27, 2025
First Six-Week Summer Session Classes End
Time: All Day
Jul 02, 2025
Second Six-Week Summer Session Classes Begin
Time: All Day
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.
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 25, 2025
Fall Semester Classes Begin
Time: All Day
Sep 01, 2025
Labor Day Holiday
Time: All Day
No Classes
Sep 12, 2025
Bellisario College Think In
Time: 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Location: Hintz Family Alumni Center
Early semester planning session for Bellisario College faculty members.
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.
Oct 10, 2025 - Oct 11, 2025
Penn State Homecoming Weekend
Time: All Day
Location: Various Locations
Oct. 10, 2025
- Ice Cream Social (1-3 p.m., Hintz Family Alumni Center)
- Homecoming Parade (6 p.m. Campus and Downtown State College)
Livestream, produced by 46 Live
Oct. 11, 2025
- Football Game vs. Northwestern (TBA, Beaver Stadium)
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.
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).
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.
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