Pennsylvania's state-related universities are "economic engines"

President Ann Weaver Hart and her peers at Penn State, Pitt and Lincoln explained the importance of state-related institutions to Pennsylvania's economy in letters to the editors of newspapers across the state. "Pennsylvania's state-related universities are proving more valuable than ever in leading us out of the recession….We are economic engines that are vital to Pennsylvania's economy, together employing more than 68,000 people with an estimated combined annual economic impact of nearly $30 billion….We understand the budgetary pressure Pennsylvania faces, but legislators should recognize the value and irreplaceable economic contributions of the state-related institutions."
Feb. 24-27, 2011 | Harrisburg Patriot-News, Centre Daily Times, Montgomery County Times Herald