宾州州立大学帕克校区：让生活更美好
英文导读
Back to its origin
The Pennsylvania State University (commonly referred to as Penn State or PSU) is a public， state-related research university with campuses and facilities in Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855， the university has a stated threefold mission of teaching， research， and public service. Commonwealth chartered it as one of the nation"s first colleges of agricultural science， with a goal to apply scientific principles to farming. The largest of university"s 24 campuses， University Park is almost entirely within the boundaries of State College borough， a site chosen to be near the geographic center of the state. The University Park campus is the administrative and research hub of the University， with more than 40，000 graduate， undergraduate， and professional students and more than 159，000 alumni worldwide. Surrounded by mountains， the school is also close to skiing， snowboarding， and hiking opportunities.
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System： The university consists of the colleges of： agricultural sciences， art and architecture， business， communications， earth and mineral sciences， education， engineering， health and human development， information science and technology， international affairs， law， liberal arts， medicine， nursing and science.
Opportunities： Opportunities for discovery extend beyond the graduate school， as Penn State undergraduates have unique opportunities to work with world-class faculty conducting significant research that advances and serves the nation in important ways. Research at Penn State is enhanced through the university"s membership in the Worldwide Universities Network， a consortium of research universities that collaborate on research primarily focused in science， technology and engineering.
生词助读
threefold [θri：fuld] adj. 三倍的；三重的
snowboarding [snub：di] n. 滑雪板；单板滑雪
enhance [inhɑ：ns] vt. 提高，增加；加强
consortium [kns：tjm] n. 联合；合伙；大学协作
collaborate [klbreit] vi. 合作；协作；协调
中文概述
宾州州立大学帕克校区是宾州州立大学的24个分校中最大的一个，创立时间为1855年，位于宾夕法尼亚州中部，介于风景优美的阿巴拉契亚山脉的城谷之中。宾州州立大学帕克校区被誉为最优秀的公立大学之一，享誉全美国。学生们给予该校教授的评价是"教学水准非常卓越"及"教授们可以激励学生的求学欲望"。
宾州州立大学致力于以本科生、研究生教育和继续教育为形式，通过知识的传播及其在自然科学、应用科学、社会科学、艺术、人文科学和其他特定领域的应用来促进人类的发展和经济的发展。
宾州州立大学帕克校区设有14个学院，包括农业科学院，艺术与建筑学院，商学院，交流学院，地球及物质科学院，教育学院，工程学院，健康与人类发展学院，信息工程与科学学院，人文学院，护理学院，科学学院等。
除了著名的工程系及商科系，由于拥有优越的地理条件，该校的地理学、气象学及建筑学也备受瞩目。其中，农业学院设备的完善及选科的繁多更是值得一提。校强调教学内容适合社会发展之需要，重点开展应用性科研项目，与工农业生产联系紧密。其中最有特色的是它丰富的家畜谷粮储藏，自制奶产品已在校园贩卖。学生们还可以选修制作雪糕的课程等等。其中，工商管理学及心理学是近来最受欢迎的选修科系。
宾大的足球很出名，每年都约在全美十佳内，许多人来到宾大数载，都不知校长是谁，但都知道或熟悉足球教练的名字与长相。
梦想成功录
Keep trying no matter how hard it seems. It will get easier.
坚持不懈，难也变易。
A bold attempt is half success.
勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。
Something attempted， something done.
有所尝试，就等于有所作为。
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
只要有一颗意志坚强的心，没事不成。