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  2. History of the University of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The University of Pennsylvania (Penn or UPenn) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Its history began when in 1740, when a group of Philadelphians organized to erect a great preaching hall for George Whitefield, a traveling evangelist. [1] The building was designed and constructed by Edmund Woolley and ...

  3. University of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Website. upenn.edu. The University of Pennsylvania, commonly referenced as Penn[note 3] or UPenn, [note 4] is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is one of nine colonial colleges and was chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence when Benjamin Franklin, the university's founder ...

  4. List of colleges and universities in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    Spring Garden College (1851–1992) – baccalaureate university in Philadelphia. United Wesleyan College (1921–1990) – Bible college affiliated with the Wesleyan Church, located in Allentown. Villa Marie College (1925–1989) – baccalaureate Roman Catholic university in Erie; merged with Gannon University.

  5. University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied ...

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    Website. seas.upenn.edu. The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science (Penn Engineering or SEAS) is the undergraduate and graduate engineering school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private research university in Philadelphia. The school offers programs that emphasize hands-on study of engineering fundamentals ...

  6. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Geography. Location. 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Coordinates. 39°57′00″N 75°11′37″W  /  39.95°N 75.1936°W  / 39.95; -75.1936. Organization.

  7. List of presidents of the University of Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    University of Pennsylvania: 7: The Reverend John Andrews: 1746–1813: 1810–1813: University of Pennsylvania: 8: The Reverend Frederick Beasley: 1777–1845: 1813–1828: University of Pennsylvania: 9: The Right Reverend William Heathcote DeLancey: 1797–1865: 1828–1834: University of Pennsylvania: 10: The Reverend John Ludlow: 1793–1857 ...

  8. University of Pennsylvania Glee Club - Wikipedia

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    The Penn Pipers, a subset of the Glee Club, [27] formed in 1950, [28] making it by far the oldest existing a cappella group at the University of Pennsylvania. Its founding student leaders created unique arrangements emulating the close, contemporary harmonies of a popular, jazz-oriented quartet called The Hi-Los .

  9. University of Pennsylvania student life - Wikipedia

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    The International Affairs Association (IAA) is the largest self funded student organization at the University of Pennsylvania, with the goal of promoting awareness of International Affairs. The club, founded 45 years ago is composed as several semi-independent but centrally funded programs, which each promote awareness of international ...