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International EDGE faculty partner, Alina Aleksandrovna Zhaglovskaya from Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, talks to a Penn State Beaver Information Sciences and Technology class about the history and culture of Kazakhstan. Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agricultural Technical University (KATU) is one of the international partner institutions for the Experiential Global Digital Engagement program.

A student packs her belongings in her vehicle at University Park campus on May 12, 2020.

A slide from the online commencement shows Cheyenne Lopez's name and degree.

Approximately 92,000 viewers watched the livestreamed spring 2020 commencement ceremony from 121 countries.

Approximately 15,019 degrees were awarded to graduates across the University at Penn State's 2020 spring commencement on May 9, 2020.

Approximately 910,225 total degrees have been conferred at Penn State since 1861, as of the end of the spring 2020 semester.

Graduates receiving their degrees at the end of the 2020 spring semester represent 142 countries.

As is customary, the Spring 2020 Commencement ceremony at Penn State was officially concluded with the playing of the University's Alma Mater. Members of the Penn State Blue Band, along with a variety of singers, joined together for a virtual performance of the traditional song at the conclusion of the livestream of the event on the afternoon of May 9.

A look behind the scenes as Penn State President Eric Barron and Vice President and Provost Nicholas Jones host the livestream of the Spring 2020 Commencement ceremony at WPSU-TV. The May 9 broadcast was livestreamed to graduates, families and friends around the world.