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The school was founded as a degree-granting institution on February 22, 1855,the university has a stated threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service. It has two law schools, Penn State Law, on the school's University Park campus, and Dickinson Law, located in Carlisle. The College of Medicine is located in Hershey. Penn State has another 19 commonwealth campuses and 5 special-mission campuses located across the state. Penn State has been labeled one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League. | The school was founded as a degree-granting institution on February 22, 1855,the university has a stated threefold mission of teaching, research, and public service. It has two law schools, Penn State Law, on the school's University Park campus, and Dickinson Law, located in Carlisle. The College of Medicine is located in Hershey. Penn State has another 19 commonwealth campuses and 5 special-mission campuses located across the state. Penn State has been labeled one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered as providing a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League. | ||
In 1953, President '''Milton S. Eisenhower''' an American educational administrator and brother of then-U.S. President '''Dwight D. Eisenhower''', sought and won permission to elevate the school to university status as The Pennsylvania State University.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_University}</ref> | In 1953, President '''Milton S. Eisenhower''' an American educational administrator and brother of then-U.S. President '''Dwight D. Eisenhower''', sought and won permission to elevate the school to university status as The Pennsylvania State University. | ||
The Applied Research Lab (ARL), located near the University Park campus, has been a research partner with the '''United States Department of Defense''' since 1945 and conducts research primarily in support of the '''United States Navy''' | |||
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==Ray Structure Professions== | ==Ray Structure Professions== | ||