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on May 16, 2010 7:52 AM

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Documentarian Ken Burns gave the address at the College of Communications' graduation Saturday afternoon. Photo by Nathan A. Smith.

Photo by Nathan A. Smith.

Jocelyn Avery, a public relations graduate, waves to supporters in the Bryce Jordan Center moments after graduating during the College of Communications commencement ceremony. Photo by Andy Colwell.

Photo by Andy Colwell.

Faculty and staff of the College of Communications watch as members of the college's 2010 class proceed to the stage to graduate during commencement ceremonies held in the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, May 15. Photo by Andy Colwell.

The "10" of 2010 College of Communications graduate Jessie Schleifstein is seen on her cap shortly before she and other advertising/public relations students proceed to the stage of the Bryce Jordan Center to officially graduate from Penn State. Photo by Andy Colwell.

A packed Bryce Jordan Center is seen from its upper deck during the College of Communications' commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 15, an event which featured notable American filmmaker and documentarian Ken Burns as keynote speaker. Burns received one of the nearly 900 degrees were awarded during the ceremony; he was the recipient of an honorary doctor of humane letters degree. Photo by Andy Colwell.

Students of the College of Communications' journalism program cross the stage of the Bryce Jordan Center during the college's commencement ceremonies, held on Saturday, May 15. Photo by Andy Colwell.

Friends and family of the 2010 class of the College of Communications stand as the class recognizes their support via applause during commencement ceremonies in the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, May 15. The ceremony was one of 40 to take place throughout the campuses of Penn State this weekend. Photo by Andy Colwell.

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns receives an honorary doctor of humane letters degree and requisite ceremonial hood from Penn State President Graham B. Spanier and College of Communications Dean Douglas A. Anderson during the college's commencement procedings in the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday, May 15. Photo by Andy Colwell.

Caps are tossed into the air by telecommunications graduates from the 2010 class of the College of Communications at the close of the college's commencement ceremony in the Bryce Jordan Center, held on Saturday, May 15. Photo by Andy Colwell.

The Penn State campus has become a sea of blue caps and gowns, sparkling with the flashes of parents' cameras as graduates maintain smiles all weekend long.

For photo's of the weekend's events, click the thumbnail.

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News Wrap: Wake-Up Call (5/16/10)

May 16, 2010 7:34 AM

by Terry Casey

Ken Burns Addresses Class of 2010: The United States has yet to fully recover from the harm caused by the Civil War, and today's graduates are responsible for closing that gap, Ken Burns told Penn State's College of Communications graduating class yesterday. "In short, you have been called to clean up the mess we've made."

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