University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania (Penn (the registered trademark as the primary substitute for using the University's full name and part of official brand) 
httpss://branding.web-resources.upenn.edu/ 
accessed June 9, 2021 or UPenn(permissible in situations where it may help to distinguish Penn from other universities within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and used as part of email address) httpss://thepenngazette.com/penn-v-upenn/ accessed June 9, 2021) is a private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university claims a founding date of 1740 and is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered prior to the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin, Penn's founder and first president, advocated an educational program that trained leaders in commerce, government, and public service, similar to a modern liberal arts curriculum with a practical perspective.
==See Also==
Penn Quakers men's ice hockey
==References==
Category:American universities