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East Stroudsburg University, one of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, opened in 1893 as East Stroudsburg Normal School. Today, ESU is a comprehensive university in northeastern Pennsylvania offering 58 undergraduate programs, 21 master's programs and two doctoral program. More than 5,000 students are enrolled for the high quality, affordable, and accessible education ESU provides.

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East Stroudsburg University, one of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, opened in 1893 as East Stroudsburg Normal School. Today, ESU is a comprehensive university in northeastern Pennsylvania offering 58 undergraduate programs, 21 master's programs and two doctoral program. More than 5,000 students are enrolled for the high quality, affordable, and accessible education ESU provides.

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ESU Announces Kristian Sprankle University Leadership Award Winner

Graduating seniors Kristian Sprankle and Ashlyn Augustine have spent their years at East Stroudsburg University with a desire to lead and serve others. Sprankle, a mathematics major from York, Pa., was awarded the University Leadership Award for the 2024-25 academic year. Augustine, a marine biology major from Fleetwood, Pa., was awarded the University Service Award.
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Graduation - May 15

ESU Announces Ashlyn Augustine University Service Award Winner

Graduating seniors Kristian Sprankle and Ashlyn Augustine have spent their years at East Stroudsburg University with a desire to lead and serve others. Sprankle, a mathematics major from York, Pa., was awarded the University Leadership Award for the 2024-25 academic year. Augustine, a marine biology major from Fleetwood, Pa., was awarded the University Service Award.
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Graduation - May 15

ESU to Confer 1,086 Degrees

A total of 1,086 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania during three commencement exercises on May 9 and May 10.
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Graduation - May 8

Q&A: ESU Graduates Eager to Begin Careers

East Stroudsburg University spring 2025 graduates Angelina Balkarran, Brady Bowers, A.J. Delgado, and Victor Cepeda share where they'll be putting their degrees to use and how their educational experiences impacted them personally and professionally.
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Graduation - May 7

East Stroudsburg University Announces Student Speakers for 2025 Commencement

East Stroudsburg University will hold its commencement exercises on Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10 in Koehler Fieldhouse. The graduate commencement ceremony will take place Friday at 6:45 p.m. Ashlee Grennan M'10 M'25 will be the student commencement speaker. The undergraduate ceremonies will take place on Saturday. The ceremony awarding bachelor's degrees from ESU's College of Health Sciences and College of Business and Management will begin at 8:45 a.m. Joseph Merkel '25 will be the student speaker. The ceremony awarding bachelor's degrees from ESU's College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education will begin at 1:45 p.m. Richermy Batista Marinez '25 will be the student speaker. Susan Dillmuth-Miller, Au.D., University Senate president, will be the grand marshal for the ceremonies, which will honor ESU's December 2024 and May 2025 graduates.
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Graduation - May 6

ESU to Confer 1,194 Degrees

A total of 1,194 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania during three commencement exercises on May 3 and May 4. Graduate students will be honored on Friday, May 3 at 6:45 p.m. and two ceremonies for undergraduate students will be held on Saturday, May 4.
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Graduation - 2024 May 3

East Stroudsburg University Announces Speakers for 2023 Commencement

East Stroudsburg University will hold its commencement exercises on Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6 in Koehler Fieldhouse.
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Graduation - 2023 May 5

ESU to Confer 1,201 Degrees

A total of 1,201 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania during three commencement exercises on May 5 and May 6.
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Graduation - 2023 May 4

ESU Graduates Plan for Their Next Chapter

Over 1,200 students received degrees from East Stroudsburg University during three commencement exercises on May 5 and May 6. Many will begin the next step in their life's journey by attending graduate or professional school or starting a new career. Meet just a few students who are taking their Warrior Spirit with them as they embark on their next chapter.
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Graduation - 2023 May 18

ESU Conferred 1,021 Degrees

A total of 1,021 students received degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at a commencement ceremony on May 8 at Eiler-Martin Stadium. A total of 800 bachelor's degrees, 214 master's degrees and seven doctoral degrees were awarded. Fall 2021 Graduates, whose degrees were conferred in December, were invited to participate in the ceremony.
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Graduation - 2022 May 10

East Stroudsburg University Announces Speakers for 2022 Commencement Ceremony

East Stroudsburg University will hold its 2022 commencement exercise on Saturday, May 7 at 10 a.m. in Eiler-Martin Stadium. Andrea McClanahan, Ph.D, professor of communication will address the graduates. Student speakers, Austin Weitman and Loretta Erdo, will also address their classmates. Susan Dillmuth-Miller, Au.D., University Senate president, will be the grand marshal for the ceremony, which will honor ESU's December 2021 and May 2022 graduates.
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Graduation - 2022 May 4

Five Doctoral Degrees to be Awarded at ESU's Commencement Ceremony

Five doctoral degrees will be awarded during at ESU commencement exercises on Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m. in Eiler-Martin Stadium.
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Graduation - 2022 May 4

ESU to Confer 979 Degrees

A total of 979 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at four separate commencement ceremonies for each of the university colleges on May 7 and May 8. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremonies will take place at Eiler-Martin Stadium in order to follow CDC guidelines and social distancing. The College of Arts and Sciences will graduate on Friday, May 7 at 5 p.m. On May 8 the College of Health Sciences will graduate at 9 a.m., the College of Business and Management at 1:30 p.m., and the College of Education at 6 p.m. A separate ceremony honoring Doctoral students from the classes of 2020 and 2021 was held on Friday, April 30. A total of 775 bachelor's degrees, 203 master's degrees and one doctoral degree will be awarded.
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Graduation - 2021 May 6

ESU to Confer 345 Degrees

A total of 345 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at the conclusion of the Fall 2021 semester. All degrees will be conferred upon completion of final coursework.
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Graduation - 2021 Dec 21

East Stroudsburg University Announces Speakers for Commencement Ceremonies

East Stroudsburg University will hold six ceremonies for commencement exercises this spring - Friday, April 30 at 6 p.m. in the Abeloff Center for the Performing Arts; and Saturday, May 1 at 9 a.m.; Friday, May 7 at 5 p.m.; and Saturday, May 8 at ...
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Graduation - 2021 May 3

ESU to Confer 1,101 Degrees

A total of 1,101 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania on May 9, 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, traditional ceremonies could not take place, but all degrees will be conferred upon completion of coursework.
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Graduation - 2020 May 8

National Guardsman Graduates with Credits Earned in Afghanistan

While serving with the Army National Guard at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Alexander Walsh was working 12-hour shifts, seven days a week but still managed to earn an A in all three East Stroudsburg University courses he was taking while deployed.
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Graduation - 2019 Dec 20

ESU to Graduate 486 Students during Winter Commencement Exercise

A total of 486 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at the Winter Commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 14 at 9:45 a.m. in Koehler Fieldhouse.
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Graduation - 2019 Dec 12

Two Doctoral Degrees to be Awarded at Winter Commencement

East Stroudsburg University will hold its winter commencement exercise on Saturday, December 14 at 9:45 a.m. in Koehler Fieldhouse.Two doctoral degrees will be awarded.
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Graduation - 2019 Dec 12

Speakers for 2019 Winter Commencement Announced

East Stroudsburg University will hold its winter commencement exercise on Saturday, December 14 at 9:45 a.m. in Koehler Fieldhouse. Nicole Warner will be the graduate student speaker Angela Pender will speak on behalf of undergraduate students. Two doctoral degrees will be awarded.
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Graduation - 2019 Dec 12

ESU Announces University Leadership and Service Award Winners

Graduating seniors Abigail Soto and Megan Harding have spent their years at East Stroudsburg University with a desire to lead and serve others. Soto, a history and political science major from Mount Pocono, Pa., was awarded the University Leadership Award for the 2018-19 academic year. Megan Harding, a communication and sciences disorder major from West Pittston, Pa., was awarded the University Service Award.
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Graduation - 2019 May 13

ESU to Graduate 1,187 Students at Three Commencement Exercises

A total of 1,187 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at separate commencement exercises for undergraduate and graduate students on May 10 and May 11. ESU will hold three graduation ceremonies: one for graduate students on Friday, May 10 at 6:45 p.m. and two ceremonies for undergraduate students on Saturday, May 11. The undergraduate ceremonies will take place at 8:45 a.m. (College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education) and at 1:15 p.m. (College of Business and Management and College of Health Sciences). All three ceremonies will be held in Koehler Fieldhouse. A total of 995 bachelor's degrees, 188 master's degrees and four doctoral degrees will be awarded.
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Graduation - 2019 May 10

Four Doctoral Degrees to be Awarded at East Stroudsburg University Spring Commencement

East Stroudsburg University will hold its graduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m. four doctoral degrees will be awarded.
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Graduation - 2019 May 7

East Stroudsburg University Announces Speakers for 2019 Commencement

East Stroudsburg University will hold its commencement exercises on Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11 in Koehler Fieldhouse. The graduate commencement ceremony with take place Friday at 7 p.m. Evelyn Farah will be the student commencement speaker. Undergraduate ceremonies will take place on Saturday. The ceremony awarding bachelor's degrees from ESU's College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education will begin at 8:45 a.m. Philip P. Andujar will be the student speaker. The ceremony awarding bachelor's degrees from ESU's college of Business and Management and College of Health Sciences will begin at 1:45 p.m. Darian L. Cruz will be the student speaker. Lieutenant General Susan Lawrence (Ret.) will be the keynote speaker for both undergraduate ceremonies.
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Graduation - 2019 May 7

First Cohort of Clear Path Scholars Set to Graduate

East Stroudsburg University's first cohort of Clear Path Scholars is set to graduate at the university's annual spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 11. The cohort of 13 scholars was celebrated at a cording ceremony on April 28, where the students were given red and grey cords and pins to wear on commencement day.
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Graduation - 2019 May 6

ESU Grads Reflect on College Journey, Prepare for Future

On May 10 and 11, a total of 1,187 undergraduate and graduate students will participate in commencement ceremonies at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Many will begin the next step in their life's journey by attending graduate or professional school or starting a new career. Meet four students whose Warrior Spirit brought them to ESU, helped them find their path, and will take them to on incredible journeys in life.
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Graduation - 2019 Apr 29

ESU to Graduate 472 Students at Winter Commencement Exercises

A total of 472 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at the Winter Commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 15 at 9:45 a.m. in Koehler Fieldhouse. There will be 422 bachelor's degrees, 46 master's degrees and four doctoral degree awarded.
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Graduation - 2018 Dec 13

Physics Major Karl Bohnenberger Selected as Undergraduate Speaker for Winter Commencement Ceremony

Karl O. Bohnenberger, a graduating senior majoring in physics from East Stroudsburg, Pa., was selected from a pool of student speaker candidates to serve as East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania's undergraduate student speaker for the winter commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 15, at 9:45 a.m. in Koehler Fieldhouse. Undergraduate student speaker candidates must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average entering the fall semester; a demonstrated record of service to the university community and a record of citizenship and cooperation; demonstrated evidence of meaningful extra/co-curricular involvement and must be in good academic standing.
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Graduation - 2018 Dec 4

ESU to Graduate 1,205 Students at Three Commencement Exercises

A total of 1,205 students will receive degrees from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania at separate commencement exercises for undergraduate and graduate students on May 4 and May 5.
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Graduation - 2018 May 2

ESU Announces Spring 2018 Graduate Student Speaker

Wenxiao "Alvin" Shang, a master's degree candidate from Beijing, China, will be the student speaker for East Stroudsburg University's spring graduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 4, at 6:45 p.m. in Koehler Fieldhouse.
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Graduation - 2018 Apr 30
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