Founded in 1852 and now in its second 150 years of service, the University is committed above all to academic excellence and intellectual rigor in the context of personal and institutional Integrity Civility and Responsibility. California University of Pennsylvania a comprehensive regional institution of higher education and a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is a diverse caring and scholarly learning community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts science and technology and professional studies that is devoted to building character and careers broadly defined.