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State budget passes; University sees increases in key programs

7/1/13

Pennsylvania's state legislature passed the 2013-14 state budget today that includes level funding for the general support appropriation for Penn State and Pennsylvania’s other state-related and state-owned universities, and welcomed increases in some key programs. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett announced plans to maintain level funding for the universities when he unveiled his 2013-14 budget proposal in February.

State Senate panel to meet at Penn State on higher education issues

9/1/11

The Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee will hold the first of a series of public hearings on the role of the Commonwealth's state-related universities, beginning with Penn State, from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, in Room 217 of the Forest Resources Building on Penn State's University Park campus. The meeting is free and open to the public, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Penn State president to appear on PCN's 'On the Issues' March 29

3/28/11

Penn State President Graham Spanier will appear at 8 p.m. on the Tuesday, March 29 edition of PCN's "On the Issues." The one-on-one interview will cover issues related to the proposed state budget, which calls for a reduction of $660 million, or more than 50 percent, in appropriations for the state's public institutions of higher education. The proposed cut represents a reduction of $182 million for Penn State alone. The program will be rebroadcast on PCN at 9 a.m. on March 30, and will be available online by visiting http://www.pcntv.com/pcnplus and clicking on the "Live Signal" button.