4—The Daily Collegian Monday, March 11, 1996
University's lobby for more funds continues
By LISA HAARLANDER
Collegian Staff Writer
University administrators went
to Harrisburg for the second time
last week to testify why the Uni
versity needs more state funding.
For the second year in a row,
Gov. Tom Ridge recommended that
the University receive no increase
in its state funding. The result
could mean that students see a
tuition hike of more than the usual
increase of 4.5 percent and a possi
bleincrease in the computer fee.
CES students join administrators to
By MEGAN DONLEY
Collegian Staff Writer
With Gov. Tom Ridge's budget recom
mendation falling $2l million short of the
University's request, students in the Com
monwealth Educational System are joining
forces with administrators to lobby for
more state funding.
Director of Commonwealth Relations
Helen Caffrey said she has been conduct
ing teleconferences with the campuses to
discuss lobbying strategies and the budget.
"We're just gearing up for equipping
them with information," Caffrey said. "I'm
very pleased with the efforts both here
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The hearings in front of the state
House Appropriations Committee
were similar to the ones before the
state Senate Appropriations Com
mittee on Feb. 27, said John
Brighton, executive vice president
and provost.
Many of the senators' questions
centered around agriculture and
the need to increase funding in that
area, he said. University President
Graham Spanier also emphasized
the University's need for $4.5 mil- bered having Spanier for a class ate Student Government President USG Senate President Bill Roth
lion for technology, Brighton said. when the president taught at the Mike King, former USG President well said at least one student
Spanier was the only faculty University. Corey O'Brien, USG President leader should have been in atten-
and at the Commonwealth Campuses."
Ridge recommended the University
receive $298.5 million $2l million less
than its request to the state. Without
increased state funding, the University
may increase tuition more than the usual
4.5 percent.
University President Graham Spanier "The campuses have an advantage in
lobbied the state Senate Appropriations lobbying due to the fact they can reach so
Committee for more state funding on Feb. many different legislators," he added.
27 in Harrisburg
Caffrey said legislative advocacy net
works have formed at the campuses that
include students, faculty and administra
tors to help do their part in lobbying.
"We've been sharing with the campuses
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versity.
In February, Ridge recommend
ed that the University receive $2l
million less than the $298.5 million
it requested.
"Usually the House is much
more critical in their questioning,"
Brighton said. "And in this case, it
turned out they were even more
positive than the Senate was."
He said one senator even remem-
some very exciting ideas that are happen
ing here," Caffrey said. "The campuses are
a very key element."
Matthew Plocki, Council of Common
wealth Student Governments coordinator,
agreed the campuses play a big part in lob
bying.
But Plocki said he does not think the
Commonwealth Campuses with the
exception of the Dußois Campus, which is
holding a phone-a-thon to legislators are
doing enough to lobby for more funding.
"I think the campuses could be doing far
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But one member of the commit- Senator Josh Pechter attended the sure why there were no students
tee who was not present was state hearings. present.
Rep. John Lawless, R-Montgomery. They also met with Ridge, Secre- "I'm concerned about it, but I
Lawless held hearings earlier this tary of Education Eugene Hickok, haven't been able to talk to Kaia
year to determine how state-relat- Director of the Bureau of Post Sec- about it," he said. "Someone should
ed and state-owned institutions ondary Services Barbara Doerson have been down there. At the very
were spending their money. and a few state senators. least, they should have talked to
Another noticeable absence was O'Brien resigned as president in the legislators as they were leaving
the lack of students present at the August and Annechini is now USG the room or get an appointment
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lobby for state funding
more," he said. "They need to get on the
ball and start contacting their legislators."
Jason Getz, CCSG governmental affairs
director, also said the Dußois Campus and
its student government association are
working hard to lobby for more state
funds.
"I do believe that the campuses are
working on getting lobbying efforts
together in conjunction with legislative
advocacy networks," Getz said. "Thus far,
I know (Dußois Campus SGA President)
Sandra Dorsey has really put forth a
tremendous effort in lobbying. Her type of
leadership is just the type of direction all
campus SGAs need to take."
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Annechini was in Florida during
spring break and could not be
reached for comment.
Thane Fake, York Campus SGA presi
dent, said although the campus did not
sponsor any large petition drives this year,
students have been active with local legis
lators.
"Once a semester we invite all the local
legislators to come and meet with stu
dents, faculty and staff and spend a day at
the campus," he said. "The best lobbying
we can do is to let them see firsthand the
benefits of our campus to the community';.'
Delaware County SGA President Mild
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islators and invites them to visit.
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