The Vice Provost for University Life - Welcome to ...

The UPenn unit was founded in 1940 and transitioned into the V-12 program in 1943. It has also been incredibly successful in the past 75 years; the first Commandant of the Marine Corps, Samuel Nicholas, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1752; and the first Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Stoddert graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1777 and, more recently, the last ... ................
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