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'Loud chorus of advocates' sought for virtual Advocate Penn State Capital Day

Penn State students, alumni, employees and supporters encouraged to contact their state legislators on March 25 to share University's impact

An email campaign will go live at the Advocate Penn State Capital Day website — advocate.psu.edu — on the morning of March 25. Anyone with a Pennsylvania address is eligible to engage as a constituent of the officials in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Credit: L. Reidar Jensen / Penn StateCreative Commons

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Advocate Penn State Capital Day will return on March 25 in a new, entirely virtual format. The event invites all Penn Staters from across the University community to contact their elected officials and share stories of the many ways Penn State benefits the commonwealth and its residents as a 21st century land-grant institution.

Sponsored by Advocate Penn State and Penn State’s Office of Government and Community Relations, the event serves as the University’s largest single-day advocacy event. Advocate Penn State Capital Day offers an opportunity to demonstrate the impact of Penn State on the commonwealth while advocating for an accessible and affordable world-class education.

All Penn State students, alumni, employees and supporters are invited and encouraged to participate in the event to speak with their state legislators about the importance of Penn State. An email campaign will go live at the Advocate Penn State Capital Day website on the morning of March 25; anyone with a Pennsylvania address is eligible to engage as a constituent of the officials in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

Past iterations of Advocate Penn State Capital Day have been beneficial in securing the annual state appropriation, which supports a tuition break for Pennsylvania resident students and several Penn State programs that have an impact across the commonwealth. The 2020 appropriation provided the University with much-needed stability in uncertain times amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. Advocates are hoping to obtain similar levels of funding for 2021-2022.

“A loud chorus of advocates is one of the strongest tools we have to influence elected officials,” said Zack Moore, Penn State’s vice president for government and community relations. “When we speak with one Penn State voice, legislators stop and listen. Though we cannot pack the Capitol with Penn Staters in person this year, we can still make sure everyone in Harrisburg hears us.”

Advocate Penn State Capital Day is free and no registration is required. Supporters should visit advocate.psu.edu on the morning of March 25 to participate in the event by sending an email to their state representative and senator. Participants are encouraged to share their activity on social media with the hashtag #PSUCapitalDay.

Stay up to date on Capital Day and Advocate Penn State on social media at @AdvocatePennState on Facebook, @Advocate_PennState on Instagram and @AdvocateState on Twitter.

Last Updated March 15, 2021