Temple President Ann Weaver Hart and the leaders of Penn State, Pitt and Lincoln made the case for Pennsylvania’s continued support for the state-related universities to legislators at Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing last Wednesday (March 16) in Harrisburg.

The university leaders fielded questions from senators on the impact Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed cut of more than 50 percent in appropriations to the institutions would have on students and their families, employees and on the overall prosperity of the state. Throughout the hearing, several state senators expressed their support for Temple and the contributions Pennsylvania's state-related institutions make as centers for job creation and economic development in the Commonwealth.