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Advocacy Presentation

Advocacy Presentation. Slippery Rock University February 21, 2011. Karen Ball, Vice Chancellor External Relations and Art Stephens, Vice Chancellor Strategic Initiatives. The Plan.

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Advocacy Presentation

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  1. Advocacy Presentation Slippery Rock University February 21, 2011 Karen Ball, Vice Chancellor External Relations and Art Stephens, Vice ChancellorStrategic Initiatives

  2. The Plan • The Chancellor and his staff are working with university presidents and student government leaders to organize advocacy days in Harrisburg on April 4th and 5th. • Advocacy Days will feature a series of presentations to legislators.

  3. The Plan • Advocacy teams will feature students, university presidents, council of trustee members, alumni and others. • All meeting arrangements and other logistics will be overseen by the Chancellor’s staff.

  4. The Plan • Students on the teams will beasked to serve as lead advocates. • The personal visits will be followed up with other contacts, which PASSHE will organize.

  5. The Plan • Purposes: • To speak with a unified voice about the State System • To provide key data about the impact of the System on the Commonwealth’s economic development and educational efforts • To request support for the System in very difficult financial times

  6. Legislative Information • There are 203 members of the House of Representatives and 50 members of the State Senate. • Sixty-one of them either represent a PASSHE campus or are alumni of a PASSHE university.

  7. Who You Will Be Meeting

  8. PASSHE Alumni in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly House of Representatives (30)

  9. PASSHE Alumni in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly Senate (8) Bold = Freshman

  10. Background on PASSHE Funding • PASSHE Universities receive approximately one-third of their funding from the state budget. • This year we are receiving approximately $444.8 million in a total PASSHE budget of $1.5 billion.

  11. Educational and General Revenue

  12. Background on PASSHE Funding • The Commonwealth budget for the current year is $28 billion. • The Commonwealth is facing a deficit of between $3.5 billion and $4 billion next year. • The Governor will present his budget on March 8th, which will contain his recommended level of support for all state funded programs, including PASSHE. • The amount of state funding we receive directly impacts the tuition and fees you pay.

  13. Background on PASSHE Funding • Adoption of the budget is among the most important parts of the legislative session and generally the busiest time. • PASSHE is competing with hundreds of worthy programs for limited state funding.

  14. History of Major Fund Sources Tuition increases have been below the rate of inflation in four of the last six years.

  15. Background on PASSHE Funding • The final budget adopted each year reflects the collective decisions by a majority of General Assembly members on which interests to support over others. • Legislators turn to their constituents for the information needed to make an educated decision. • We need to be on the priority list.

  16. Background on PASSHE Funding • We need to make the case to legislators that our System deserves their support. • We need to focus on issues which distinguish us from other groups.

  17. Why PASSHE Is Important • Key Messages to Convey: • One of the most important strengths of the System is affordability, which is directly impacted by state funding. • Nearly 120,000 students, 90% of whom are Pennsylvania residents, are currently enrolled at PASSHE universities. Four of five will remain in the Commonwealth after graduation.

  18. How To Be An Effective Advocate • As a rule, the first three minutes of a presentation are critical and the time when your audience is most engaged. • If you don’t know the answer to a question, offer to send follow-up materials.

  19. How To Be An Effective Advocate Maximize your use of that time. Be sure to: • Identify yourself as a constituent • Keep the meeting short- be cordial, concise and direct • Correlate the position you are taking on the issue with your own experience • Do not be apologetic • Do not be argumentative • Follow up with a thank you

  20. How To Be An Effective Advocate • Review the materials we have prepared and practice your presentation before your visits. • Do research on the legislators with whom you are meeting.

  21. How To Be An Effective Advocate • Key Messages to Convey: • You are meeting with them not only as constituents but also as a representative group of the leadership of the State System. • You are aware that state funding will be limited this year.

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