LEWISBURG, Pennsylvania — Bucknell University presented degrees to over 800 graduates at Commencement on May 23, 2021.

Among the graduates was Daija Misler, Bachelor of Arts in Education, from Winterport, had a degree conferred during the ceremony.

The University's 171st Commencement took place across three ceremonies spread throughout the day in Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, allowing for proper social distancing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Each ceremony honored graduates from Bucknell's three colleges, with Arts & Sciences graduates at the first two ceremonies and Engineering, Freeman College of Management and master's students recognized at the third. Dispersed seating on the football field was arranged for the graduates, as well as physically distanced pod seating for family and friends in the stands.

Located in Lewisburg, Pa., Bucknell University is a highly selective private liberal arts university that offers majors in the arts, engineering, humanities, management, and social and natural sciences, along with broad opportunities outside of class, to its 3,600 undergraduates. Graduate programs are available in select disciplines. Students benefit from a small student-faculty ratio of 9:1, personal attention from faculty, leadership opportunities, and excellent graduation rates and career outcomes.