Archives
2011
Temple finalizes budget following final Pa. appropriation action
Friday July 1, 2011In a video address, President Ann Weaver Hart thanks members of the Temple community for their advocacy efforts during the budgeting process and outlines measures the university is taking in light of a 19 percent reduction in Commonwealth support. Read More
Get to know the Faces of Temple
Tuesday June 14, 2011The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s budget process is entering its final weeks and Temple University is continuing to advocate for a fair appropriation for the coming fiscal year.. Read More
Update and Call to Action on the Commonwealth budget
Monday June 6, 2011The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s budget process is entering its final weeks, and Temple University still needs your support to ensure a fair appropriation. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed a budget that would reduce Temple funding by 25% from last year. This is an improvement from the governor’s initial proposal, which included a 50% reduction. However, a 25% reduction is still significant and will force the university to consider a broad range of options to replace the $47 million decrease in funding. Read More
Temple notes important progress in Pa. budget discussions
Monday May 16, 2011Members of the Temple community are closely following ongoing legislative discussions on Pennsylvania’s fiscal 2012 budget and proposed cuts in funding for the Commonwealth’s state-related institutions. Rep. Bill Adolph, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, has introduced an amended version of Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget that would increase Temple’s funding by 25 percent over the governor’s proposal, reducing the university's appropriation by nearly $45 million from last year. Read More
Gov. Corbett's budget proposes deep cuts in education
Tuesday, May 17, 2011Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett's budget proposal, presented to the General Assembly recommends a cut of more than half in Commonwealth appropriation for Temple. If approved by the General Assembly, the reduction would be the largest decline in Commonwealth support since the state-related system was created in the 1960s.Read collection of stories
Students stand with Temple for Cherry and White Day in Harrisburg
Monday, March 28, 2011Temple President Ann Weaver Hart and the leaders of Penn State, Pitt and Lincoln made the case for Pennsylvania’s continued support for the state-related universities to legislators at a budget hearing on Wednesday in Harrisburg.Read More
President Hart stands up for Temple at House hearing
Thursday, March 17, 2011President Ann Weaver Hart and the three other state-related university presidents made their case for Commonwealth support for higher education before the House Appropriations Committee in Harrisburg on Monday. The hearing was the latest step in the Pennsylvania budget process that began with a proposal to cut more than 50 percent of the Commonwealth appropriation to Temple.Read More
State senators discuss proposed budget cuts at Temple-hosted meeting
Wednesday, March 23, 2011Members of Philadelphia’s State Senate delegation met in Sullivan Hall last week to learn what impact Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed cuts to the Pennsylvania budget could have on Philadelphia-area residents. Temple Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer Anthony Wagner presented on how the budget would affect Temple. Read More
VIDEO: Highlights from Senate Appropriations Committee meeting
Tuesday, March 22, 2011During the Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing in Harrisburg, several state senators expressed their support for Temple and the contributions Pennsylvania's state-related institutions make to the Commonwealth. Read More
Philadelphia Inquirer: Educators warn of tuition hikes, loss of programs from Pa. budget cuts
March 9, 2011Gov. Corbett's plan to cut higher education funding by half would inevitably mean tuition hikes, staff reductions, and even fewer students, administrators at Pennsylvania's colleges and universities said Tuesday. Read More
Temple University's President Hart responds to governor's message
March 8, 2011In this March 8 video, President Ann Weaver Hart of Temple University responds to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s budget message. Read More
Temple students rally in Harrisburg for continued state support
February 16, 2011Hundreds of students from Temple University, the University of Pittsburgh, Lincoln University and Penn State University, representing the newly formed Pennsylvania Association of State-Related Students (PASS), converged in Harrisburg on Tuesday, Feb. 15 to advocate for state funds and celebrate the contributions of state-related schools to the Commonwealth.Read More
Memorandum: Advocating for Temple
January 24,2010January is the start of a new year, a new semester and the new legislative session in Harrisburg. Over the next few months, Governor Corbett and the General Assembly will face the challenge of passing a balanced budget as the Pennsylvania Constitution requires. Read More
The Rally for Higher Education
January 20,2010All members of the Temple community are invited to join Temple Student Government as well as student leaders from the Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pittsburgh and Lincoln University, for the Rally for Higher Education in the Capitol Rotunda. The rally will be held on Feb.15 to advocate for funding and celebrate the contributions of the state-related universities to the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Read More
2010
Appropriation request goes to Commonwealth
October 21,2010Temple University recently submitted its annual appropriation request to the Pennsylvania Department of Education for the 2011-12 fiscal year, which starts July 1, 2011. This is the first step required of Temple to secure its annual nonpreferred appropriation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Read More
Temple's Commonwealth funds secured for the next year
July 14, 2010On July 7, Pennsylvania's budget for fiscal year 2010-11 was signed into law by Gov. Rendell after being passed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and State Senate. Also last week, Gov. Rendell signed House bill 2294, Temple's annual Commonwealth appropriation, which will provide Temple with $172 million over the next year. Read More
Senate unanimously approves Temple appropriation
June 30, 2010Temple's Commonwealth appropriation was unanimously approved by the state Senate on Wednesday, by a vote of 50-0. As of late Wednesday afternoon, the appropriation only needed the signature of Gov. Edward Rendell to be finalized. The House approved the appropriation earlier this spring.Read More
SVP highlights importance of Commonwealth support
May 26, 2010The Temple Times sat down with Sr. Vice President of Government Community and Public Affairs to discuss this relationship and update the Temple community on the status of this year's
Commonwealth funding.Read More
Temple Funding Moves Forward in PA House
March 24, 2010Shortly after passing the proposed state budget bill, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Bill 2294, the non-preferred appropriation funding Temple University. While the passage of both of these bills in the House is an important step in securing support from the Commonwealth for Temple, it is certainly not the end of the budget process.Read More
Update on Temple's 2010-2011 Funding from Pennsylvania
March 10, 2010The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is currently in the process of setting Pennsylvania's fiscal year 2010/2011 budget, which Temple relies on for more than 20% of our funding.Read More
2009
Letter from Temple President Ann Weaver Hart regarding approval of Commonwealth Appropriation
December 17, 2009Thanks in large measure to grassroots advocacy efforts of students, parents, faculty, staff and alumni, the state House of Representatives Monday approved Temple's $181.6 million Commonwealth appropriation for the current fiscal year. Read More
Late-breaking development: House approves funding for state-related universities
December 14, 209In a vote taken late Monday night, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved funding for the four state-related universities, including Temple University. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
Statement from Ray Betzner of University Communications
December 10, 2009The following statement is in response to the action this week in the state General Assembly regarding the Commonwealth Appropriation for state-related schools: Read More
Commonwealth appropriation for Temple still not approved
November 4 2009Four months after the constitutional deadline for the state budget, and six weeks after a budget deal gave most state agencies the funds they need to operate, Temple University and the three other state-related universities still do not have a resolution to their state appropriations.Read More
rss