... university that improves the lives of the people of Pennsylvania, the nation,
and the world through integrated, high-quality programs in teaching, research,
and service.
Our instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional, and
continuing and distance education informed by scholarship and research.
Our research, scholarship, and creative activities promote human and economic
development through the expansion of knowledge and its applications in the
natural and applied sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and
professions. As Pennsylvania's land-grant university, we also hold a unique
responsibility to provide access, outreach, and public service to support the
citizens of the Commonwealth and beyond. We engage in collaborative activities
with industrial, educational, and agricultural partners here and abroad to
generate, disseminate, integrate, and apply knowledge
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