Penn State University Seal Retro CrewneckPenn State was founded in 1855 as a high school, because at the time, colleges and universities had negative reputations in the region for offering impractical educations. Of course, now we know that a Penn State education is one of the best in the world, and proudly represents the state of Pennsylvania itself the state crest is incorporated into the university seal, seen in this 90s era design. Products are mocked up on a size S. Graphics may appear