For Family and Guests

Bryce Jordan Center Commencement Parking Interactive Map
Bryce Jordan Center Parking Map (PDF)

General parking will be available in Stadium West and Jordan East. Guests should enter Gates A, B, or C. Degree candidates should enter Gate B, Portal 15. There is no fee for parking.

ADA Parking: Parking for guests with disabilities is available. Parking attendants will be on duty to guide guests to the appropriate areas. The driver may drop the passenger off at the Founders Lounge entrance and then park the vehicle. A valid, state-issued ADA placard or license plate is required for ADA parking, and there is no fee for parking. For an ADA access map of campus, visit the ADA Access Interactive Map. Parking in these lots is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Bryce Jordan Center Bag Policy: In line with the best practices at major entertainment venues, the Bryce Jordan Center utilizes walk-through metal detectors at all entry gates and restrictions on the size and type of bag that may be carried into the arena for all events. Please review the Bryce Jordan's Center Bag Policy. For more specific guidance, visit the A-Z Guide.

Pegula Bag Policy: In line with the best practices at major entertainment venues, the Pegula Ice Arena utilizes walk-through metal detectors at all entry gates and restrictions on the size and type of bag that may be carried into the arena for all events. Please review Pegula Ice Arena's Bag Policy. In addition to the bag policy, Pegula Ice Arena prohibits signs and helium balloons inside the facility.

Those attending the ceremony will walk across the stage platform while their name is announced by a professional nomenclator, and their digital slide is shown. All graduating students, regardless of attendance at the ceremony, will have a digital slide available (with audio of a professional nomenclator announcing the graduate's name) for viewing on the commencement livestream. Those not in attendance will not have their name announced and their slide will not be displayed during the ceremony.

There is no limit on the number of guests, and guest tickets are not required.

Please note: While all graduates are allowed on the floor, family and friends must stay in the viewing area and concourse before, during, and after the ceremony.

Use the buttons at the top of this webpage to view the livestream. You can view past ceremonies on the Commencement archives.

Bryce Jordan Center Parking

Bryce Jordan Center Commencement Parking Interactive Map
Bryce Jordan Center Parking Map (PDF)

To manage the significant congestion expected around the Bryce Jordan Center, Pegula Ice Arena, Medlar Field, Beaver Stadium, and University Drive during spring commencement weekend, drivers will be directed to the appropriate lot by University Police and event parking staff based on the traffic and parking conditions at the time of their arrival. Please use caution while traveling through this area of campus and allow extra time to reach your destination.

General parking for Penn State spring commencement ceremonies being held at the Bryce Jordan Center will be available at one or more of the following parking areas, as directed by University Police and event parking staff:

• Jordan East – located east of the Bryce Jordan Center, and accessible from Porter Road (via Park Avenue or College Avenue) and Dauer Drive (via University Drive)
• Stadium West – located west of Beaver Stadium, and accessible only from Park Avenue
• Porter North – located north of Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, and accessible from Porter Road (via Park Avenue or College Avenue)

ADA parking will be available at the following Jordan East and Stadium West areas:

• Northwest corner of Jordan East near Bryce Jordan Center Gate B, across from the Penn State All-Sports Museum (accessible from Porter Road)
• Section of Lot Orange L located between the Bryce Jordan Center and Jordan East (accessible from Dauer Drive via University Drive)
• Southwest corner of Stadium West near University Drive/Curtin Road intersection (accessible only from Park Avenue)

To ensure the safety of all guests and to assist with traffic flow between each ceremony, drivers are discouraged from dropping off or picking up guests outside of the designated ADA parking areas. These areas are ADA accessible and located just a short distance from entrances to the Bryce Jordan Center. Curtin Road will also be closed to vehicle traffic between University Drive and the entrance to Jordan East throughout most of the commencement ceremonies to allow safe pedestrian access between Stadium West and the Bryce Jordan Center.