Graduation Reception for International Students

Every May, we invite all graduating international students to celebrate their success at Penn at the Graduation Reception for International Students! Hosted by Penn Global and International Student and Scholar Services, we celebrate with global cuisine, musical performances, and the awarding of the Penn Global Student Citizenship Award. 

View our Photo Essay to congratulate the Class of 2020!

Penn Graduation Reception for International Students view
Images from Penn's Graduation Reception for International Students
Winner & Honorable Mentions of the Undergraduate Penn Global Award 2019
Penn Global Student Citizenship Award

Penn Global is committed to honoring international students who have prioritized global engagement by bringing the world to Penn and Penn to the world. The Penn Global Student Citizenship Award is presented to a graduating international student who has best exemplified a spirit of global citizenship during his or her time at Penn. There will be one award for an undergraduate and one award for a graduate student.

Recipients receive a trophy award and winners will be announced via social media, website, and names will be engraved on a plaque in the ISSS office.

2019 Winner & Honorable Mentions Graduate Penn Global Student Citizenship Award
Penn Global Student Citizenship Award Winners

2020

View the 2020 Winners, Honorable Mentions and Finalists

 

2019

Undergraduate Winner: Liqhwa Ncube

  • Undergraduate Honorable Mention: Adamseged Abebe
  • Undergraduate Honorable Mention: James Goh

 

Graduate Winner: Macy Fang-Hsuan Chang

  • Graduate Honorable Mention: Christina Cheung
  • Graduate Honorable Mention: Ángeles Ortega Luque

 

2018

Undergraduate Winner: Mariana Repsold França

Graduate Winner: Mahvish Ilyas

 

2017 

Undergraduate Winner: Mitchelle Matesva

Graduate Winner: Jenny Qianying Zhang

 

2016

Winner: Leah Davidson

  • Honorable Mention: Mahalatchmi Subramaniam
  • Honorable Mention: Ting Zhang