Pennsylvania Western University

Just days before graduating from PennWest Edinboro on May 9, Devin Keidel used her training and quick thinking to help save a choking student during her student teaching placement at West End Elementary School in Meadville, Pennsylvania.

Even at a young age, Pittston, Pennsylvania, native Gianna Slodysko showed a deep passion for helping others learn and grow, often offering support to classmates working through topics they did not understand.

PennWest Edinboro senior Bailey Clark rarely meets a stranger on campus. Over the last four years, the Cochranton native has guided hundreds of prospective students and their families on campus tours through her work in the Admissions Office while also welcoming visitors as a member - and later president - of the Highland Ambassadors.

Inspired by her younger brother and driven by a passion for helping children thrive, Bridget Bartlett graduated May 9 from PennWest Edinboro with a degree in early childhood and Deaf education.

Pennsylvania Western University announces Winter 2025 graduates.

Pennsylvania Western University honored its fall 2025 graduates during simultaneous commencement ceremonies on December 13 across the California, Clarion and Edinboro campuses.

Madison Messina walked across the stage on December 13 to receive her Master of Science in speech-language pathology, marking the culmination of a two-degree journey at PennWest Edinboro.

When Bailey Mutschler arrived at PennWest Edinboro, journalism wasn't even on her radar. A STEM major in her first semester, she never imagined herself stepping behind a microphone, let alone leading a campus radio station or building a career in television news.

Kyla Kowinsky graduated a semester early from PennWest California with a bachelor's degree in secondary education with a concentration in general science. A highly engaged student leader, she completed her student teaching this fall at Mount Pleasant Area Junior High School and is now working as a substitute teacher while preparing to launch her teaching career.

Pennsylvania Western University celebrated the academic achievements of more than 1,700 graduates during spring 2024 commencement ceremonies.

Kristen Hartz delivered the student address at PennWest California's 2 p.m. commencement ceremony.

Alyssa Lambert-Alonso delivered the student address at PennWest California's 10 a.m. Commencement ceremony.

Sam Shannon of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, delivered the student address at PennWest Clarion's spring 2023 commencement ceremonies.

Fairfield, Pennsylvania, native Page Karsteter delivered the student address at PennWest Edinboro's 2 p.m. Commencement ceremony.

Emily Muniz, a Puerto Rican and Japanese first-generation student from Oxford, Pennsylvania, delivered the student address at PennWest Edinboro's 10 a.m. Commencement ceremony.

Edinboro University congratulates more than 500 students who received their academic degrees on May 7, 2022.

Edinboro University celebrated the academic success of nearly 700 students in the May Class of 2021.

Edinboro University celebrated the academic success of nearly 600 students in the December Class of 2020.

Edinboro University celebrated the academic success of 626 students in the Class of 2020, following a semester of transition from in-class to online modalities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.