More than 200 Temple students visited the state Capitol in Harrisburg last week as part of Cherry and White Week, organized by Temple Student Government and the Office of Government, Community and Public Affairs to give Pennsylvania's elected leaders a chance to get to know Temple through its students.

As part of the university’s efforts to help Pennsylvania’s elected leaders get to know Temple and its students better, the Office of Government Affairs will hold this year’s Cherry and White Week in Harrisburg during the week of March 18.

Yesterday, Pennsylvania's Senate Appropriations Committee passed Senate Bill 1469 as part of its budget package. If enacted, the bill would restore Temple’s funding to last year’s level. While this is an important step and a great improvement over the prior proposal, it is far from the end of the process.

Pennsylvania State Treasurer Robert McCord spoke Monday to students in Ned Rauch-Mannino's economics class about his role as chief executive of the Pennsylvania Treasury Department.

A hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday in Harrisburg was the latest in a series of efforts by Temple administrators, students and other members of the Temple community to make the case for a fair Commonwealth appropriation. Already, Temple supporters have sent nearly 6,000 letters to their legislators through the Temple Advocates Legislative Outreach Network.

President Ann Weaver Hart presented the case for Temple support to members of the state House of Representatives on Wednesday during a three-hour hearing before the House Appropriations Committee.

Following Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed reduction in the Commonwealth appropriation to Temple by 30 percent, Temple President Ann Weaver Hart urges the Temple community to stand with Temple in the effort to build Commonwealth support.

Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee visited Main Campus yesterday for a tour and hearing on the importance of the Commonwealth’s annual investment in Temple.