Pennsylvania State University

(Often referred to as Penn State or PSI) Pennsylvania State University is a public, Flagship, government-related, land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant Sun-grant, Pennsylvania, research-intensive university with campuses and facilities. Founded in 1855, university education, there is a three-story stated mission of research and public services. His teaching mission of the undergraduate, graduate, professional and offered through online delivery includes built-in training and continuing education. Its University Park campus, the flagship campus in State College and College Town is located within the Borough. This school's University Park campus, two law schools, Penn State has a law and 90 miles South of State College in Carlisle, located in Dickinson Law. Medical College is located in Hershey. Penn State has five campuses located across specific task campuses and 19 other Commonwealth states. One of Penn State "Public Ivies" by an Ivy League education is accepted as a public provision of quality comparable tagged as a candidate to be funded universities.

In the University Park campus-year record in the United States collects into one of the largest more than 46,800 undergraduate and graduate college students. [6] are paying world's largest alumni association dues. 2015-16 the university's total enrollment, with about 97,500 World Campus, 24 campuses [15] and was the face online.

The University offers more than 160 majors across campus and all donations and other funds (as of June 30 2014) manages $ 3.45 billion. university research expenditures totaled $ 813 million during the 2014 fiscal year.

Annual college at Penn State IFC / World, the largest student-run philanthropy Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) is housed. This event is held in the Bryce Jordan Center, University Park campus. In 2014, THON university's athletics team NCAA Division I competition and collectively known as the Penn State Nittany Lions raised a record $ 13.3 million.th to a program. They compete in the Big Ten Conference for most sports.

History

First year

School movement P.L. by was founded as a degree-granting institution on February 22, 1855 46, Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General Assembly No. 50 10 101 acres (41 km2) in the end I get the school's first - Bellefonte, Pennsylvania James Irvin, land 200 acres (0.8 km2) donated time Centre County, Pennsylvania, he began hosting the new school. In 1862, the school's name was changed to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and the passage of the Morrill Land-Grant Acts, Pennsylvania state schools in 1863 was selected to be the only land-grant university. In 1874 the school's name was changed Pennsylvania State College; Schools try to balance a classical education was entirely agricultural studies next year, 64 undergraduate enrollment fell.

George W. Atherton became president of the school in 1882 and has expanded curriculum. He soon after engineering studies were introduced, Penn State nation.atherto the largest one on the engineering school at the school in 1887 [24] important state liberal arts and agriculture programs for the start receiving regular benefits was extended was elected to State College route Atherton's honor. In addition, Penn State Atherton Hall, well furnished and in a central location in the country, an engraved by George Atherton himself, but after his wife, Frances Washburn atherton.his grave not then in front of the Schwab Auditorium near Old Main, marble named marked in front of his statue block.

Early 20th century

In the following years, Penn State baccalaureate degree the state is not providing the largest scholarship and 1936.Around then increased considerably, reaching 5,000, a record commonwealth campuses, a system house for President Ralph Dorn was initiated by Hetzel university education is to provide an alternative for depression to leave were unable economic location, students.

In 1953, President Milton S. Eisenhower, then his brother outside the United States. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sought and Pennsylvania State University has won permission to raise school like university status. his successor, Eric A. Walker (1956-1970) covered by the university in 1967, the surrounding terrain and recording nearly addition tripled. turning hundreds acquired, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, medical and hospital university Hershey Trust Company a 50.000. $ 000 gift was established in Hershey.

In the modern era

In the 1970s, the university, the state became the institution concerned. As such, it is now the Commonwealth System of Higher Education. In 1975, Penn State alma mater lyrics gender neutral International Women's Year was revised that honor; songs were revised autobiography, published after the original songwriter death, he served as a spokesman for Fred Lewis Pattee and Professor Patricia Farrell who want change.

In recent years, the role of the university as a leader in the field of education in Pennsylvania has become a very well-defined. In 1989, Williamsport Technology joined the ranks of the Pennsylvania College of the University and in 2000, that law.th University Dickinson School now Pennsylvania's largest and in 2003 due Did credited with being the second largest in Penn state government allowances billion.to compensate for the lack of limited growth financing $ 2.5 a budget of $ 17 billion economic impact on the state economy, producing the effect of any organization, the university has focused its philanthropic efforts (2003 Grand Destiny campaign $ 1.3 billion raised through the end of the seven-year effort).

Child sexual abuse scandal

In 2011, the university and football team, university officials, former football defensive coordinator of a sexual abuse scandal of alleged cover-up of sexual abuse in the event of the child by Jerry Sandusky major international media attention and criticism has collected. Athletic director Timothy Curley and Gary Schultz, Senior Vice President, Finance and Business, have been indicted for perjury. Following the scandal, coach Joe Paterno was fired and the school president Graham B. Spanier was forced to resign by the Board of Trustees. Sandusky has maintained his innocence, accused number 45 and then abuse was sentenced in June 2012.

The Board of Trustees is an independent subcommittee of the events related to use of the university's investigation of former FBI director Louis Freeh head busy. Despite never later accused people is based on the most interviews and circumstantial evidence accepted some of his results, Freeh Paterno, Spanier, Curley, and with Schultz "from the Council [ed] Sandusky announcing that hide their activities, published their findings in the June 2012 Board of Trustees, the University community and authorities "and" failed to protect children against harm child sexual predators within a decade. "on 23 July 2012, the NCAA Penn State and the Penn State sex abuse scandal announced sanctions a series against the Nittany Lions football team for their leadership role. NCAA a $ 60 million fine, a ban from bowl games and post-season games for 4 years, four 15 25 scholarships annual reduction over the years 2011, 1998, all winnings penalized football at Penn State with emptied and a 5-year trial period.

The validity of the agenda then sanctions and from the emails shown in the NCAA surfaced that high ranked officials believe the organization has the authority to pass down the original sanctions. Brought forward under the subpoenas next e-mail, considered as a possible bluff because the original sanctions by the NCAA, Mark Emmert, said NCAA President. September 8, 2014, by Penn State in the implementation of reforms by former US Senator and athletics integrity monitor George J. Mitchell to a report published by citing progress on the following sanctions, officially was canceled by the NCAA and any previous records were restored.

In the years after the scandal, Freeh report and the results have come under considerable suspicion. Former US Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, led a study at Penn State and Paterno too much blame placed Freeh report could not be relying on a "rush injustice" had to be concluded. [42] A more powerful, he found that not only did not show evidence of Paterno Sandusky scandal tried to hide, "on the contrary is true." he "remains". In November 2014, state Sen. Jake Corman, suggesting held Freeh results, NCAA officials between researchers and Freeh called "regular and substantive" theme released emails show.

Campuses

University Park

University's 24 campuses are large, in State College University Park district, within the boundaries of a site chosen because it is close to the geographic center of the state almost completely. With 22 percent of undergraduate acceptance rate, Penn because most selective campuses in the State system primarily students of universities is another license campuses.during a much larger proportion of first choice for the fact that the University Park option on campus as fall 2010 semester, 38 594 undergraduate students and 6,223 graduate students this park. of he enrolled at the University, 45.3 percent women and 30.6 percent were not residents of Pennsylvania.

 Global

Penn State, in places other than the United States has several campuses. 3 global locations, with about 1,200 students is a great Australian. Germany and also has two small areas in China. We have around 650-700 students each. Even though the students of this university outside the United States, Penn State provides an opportunity to receive higher education.

Transportation access

Pennsylvania Altoona branch line - the main University Park campus of Lock Haven University center was a short distance from Interstate 99 and US Route 322 and situated at the junction of Interstates before coming south from Interstate 80. It is the railroad. Lock Haven Buffalo or through long-distance trains in Harrisburg last study in 1971 today, was that in the nearest passenger rail access 31 miles southeast of Lewistown. University Park Airport, four regional airlines, serving close to University Park.

Commonwealth campuses

University Park campus, as well as 19 campus locations throughout the state are offering registration for undergraduate students. Penn State over 60 percent of the freshman to begin their education in a place other than University Park. The Commonwealth campuses offer each student a unique set of demographic-based degree programs. good academic standing than any student to "2 + 2 program" necessary or desirable "campus transformation" or if a point known as University Park to complete his degree is guaranteed; Where any Penn State Penn State students for 2 years and ending the last 2 years, including University Park, you can start in any Penn State campus.

 Special mission campuses


Penn State Dickinson Law and Law, was founded in 1834 and former law school in Pennsylvania is. the governor of the merger with Penn State in 2000, has produced a number of congressmen and judges has been completed. lead counsel in several centers and institutes for a number of schools and private practice area consists of both schools. Penn State International Relations Law School is housed.

Graduate Professional Studies at Penn State Great Valley School's campus offers a master's degree in special mission, master certification and continuing professional education. Malvern, located in Pennsylvania, also offers classes at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

Hershey, Pennsylvania, Penn State College of Medicine and the university's faculty of medicine is the teaching hospital. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in the United States only nine hospitals and worldwide 16 end-stage heart failure patients with 60-year-old man, received the device in May 2008 by the CardioWest have become temporary Total Artificial Heart implants.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania College of Technology, with over 10 years of technical certificates, as well as offering degrees.

In 1998, Penn State World Campus universities, or more than 60 online training programs, offers degrees and certificates Penn State Online, was launched. Distance education at Penn State has a long history, one of the first universities in the country online programs in 1892 to offer a correspondence course for remote farmers in Example MBA, internal security professional working for a master of science in nursing and geographic information systems, including license postbaccalaureate certificate and applied behavior analysis. Penn State World Campus 18 undergraduate programs and 21 graduate certificates, offers 17 undergraduate degrees and 11 graduate certificates. World Campus students from 50 US states and in more than 40 countries on six continents are coming.