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Pennsylvania State University

LC control no.n 79097418
Descriptive conventionsrda
Corporate name headingPennsylvania State University
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Variant(s)Pennsylvania. State University
Penn State
PSU
PennState
Penn State University
See alsoHierarchical superior: Pennsylvania
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Hierarchical subordinate: Penn State Public Broadcasting
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Predecessor: Pennsylvania State College
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Other standard no.Q739627
143056043
5205532
0000000459075867
Beginning date1953
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedUniversity Park (Pa.) State College (Pa.)
Field of activityEducation, Higher
Special noteUnused subdivision: Office of the Vice-President for Research.
Found inBezilla, M. Penn State, an illustrated history, c1985: p. 237 (Pennsylvania State University; name changed from Pennsylvania State College, 1953)
World of learning, 45th ed., 1995 (Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; established 1855)
Wikipedia, June 7, 2019 (The Pennsylvania State University, commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU; founded in 1855; name changed from Pennsylvania State College in 1874 and to The Pennsylvania State University in 1953.)
PennState website, September 9, 2016: home page (PennState; Penn State; The Pennsylvania State University; University Park, Pennsylvania) This is Penn State > Penn State at a glance (The Pennsylvania State University, founded in 1855, is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's sole land-grant institution and its largest public university; Penn State has 24 campuses across the Commonwealth; More than half of the undergraduates who complete studies at University Park start at another Penn State campus)
   <http://www.psu.edu/>
Its YouTube channel, February 23, 2022 (Penn State University)
   <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGPaHt4t8pJx2TD9GGQQWDQ>
Its Instagram page, February 23, 2022 (Penn State University; PennState's official Instagram account)
   <https://www.instagram.com/pennstate/>
Associated languageeng