Commonwealth Education System general vertical file, 1959- [ongoing]

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Commonwealth Education System general vertical file, 1959- [ongoing]

The Commonwealth Education System general vertical file contains clippings, pamphlets, brochures, reports, press releases, advertisements, and ephemera issued by and concerning Penn State campuses across the state. The campuses include Abington-Ogontz, Allentown, Altoona, Beaver, Berks, Delaware County, DuBois, Erie (Behrend), Fayette, Great Valley, Harrisburg, Hazleton, McKeesport, Mont Alto, New Kensington, Schuylkill, Shenango, Wilkes-Barre, Worthington-Scranton, York, and the Pennsylvania College of Technology.

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Pennsylvania State University. Altoona Campus

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Pennsylvania State University. New Kensington Campus

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Pennsylvania State University. Schuylkill Campus

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Pennsylvania State University. DuBois.

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Pennsylvania State University. Allentown Campus

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Pennsylvania State University. Hazleton Campus

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The Pennsylvania State College's Hazleton Undergraduate Center was established in 1934 in various locations in Hazleton. A permanent home came in December 1948 when the college purchased 26 hilltop acres in Sugarloaf Township. Known as "Highacres," the estate was built in 1924 by local entrepreneur Alvan Markle, Jr. Its owner, Luzerne County bus company executive Eckley B. Markle, donated a portion of the property, and the Hazleton Center's advisory board purchased the remainder. Classes began a...

Pennsylvania State University. Fayette Campus

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Pennsylvania State University at Erie

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Pennsylvania State University at Erie began in 1948 as The Behrend Center of Penn State, offering the first year of college courses. In 1959, it became The Behrend Campus of Penn State, and in 1973, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, granting four-year and graduate degrees. The usages of its name between 1973 and now have varied widely, but it is commonly known as the Pennsylvania State University at Erie. From the description of Pennsylvania State University at Erie records, 1953...

Pennsylvania State University. Mont Alto Campus

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In May 1903, Pennsylvania governor Samuel W. Pennypacker established the Pennsylvania State Forest Academy in Mont Alto. In 1929, the Commonwealth decided that the Academy had trained enough foresters. The Pennsylvania State College (now University) also offered forestry and was merged with the Academy to form the Mont Alto campus. Beginning in 1930, the campus was used as the first year of training for Penn State forestry students. They completed the remaining three years of study at University...

Pennsylvania State University. Shenango Campus

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Pennsylvania State University (York)

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Pennsylvania State University. Berks Campus

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Pennsylvania College of Technology

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Pennsylvania State University. McKeesport Campus

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As early as 1934, the Pennsylvania State College offered technical courses in various locations in Pittsburgh and McKeesport to train industry workers. In 1948, The Penn State McKeesport Center opened in Dravosburg to provide occupational training and self-enrichment courses for returning veterans. The Center moved to McKeesport in 1952, established associate degree programs and graduated its first students in 1955. That same year a group of area businessmen formed the Penn State McKeesport Advi...

Pennsylvania State University. Beaver Campus

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The Beaver Campus opened in 1965 and expanded in 1968 to a 104-acre campus northwest of downtown Pittsburgh. The campus offers the first two years of a Pennsylvania State University degree, and since 1999 offers select baccalaureate and master's programs. In 1997, the campus name was changed to Penn State Beaver. From the description of Pennsylvania State University, Beaver Campus records, 1917-1985. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 256464482 ...

Pennsylvania State University. Archives

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Centre County, in the ridge and valley region of central Pennsylvania, is the home of The Pennsylvania State University. The county seat is the historic borough of Bellefonte. From the description of Centre County businesses and industries collection, 1904-1993. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 630171217 The Pennsylvania State University was founded as The Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, and the original objective was to support agricultur...

Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg

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Penn State Great Valley

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Penn State Great Valley began as a graduate center in 1963, known as Penn State King of Prussia Center. It was relocated to the Great Valley Corporate Center on Route 202's high-tech corridor. In 1993, additional acreage including a historic home was purchased to expand parking and, in 2001, administrative offices. In 1998 the University Board of Trustees approved Penn State Great Valley as a distinct School of Graduate Professional Studies. Penn State Great Valley was established in Aug. 1988 a...

Pennsylvania State University. Worthington Scranton Campus

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Pennsylvania State University. Abington-Ogontz Campus

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Pennsylvania State University. Delaware County Campus

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Pennsylvania State University. Wilkes-Barre Campus

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