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For info from the Annual Meeting session, "The Public's Perception of Higher Education" and to view the PowerPoint presentation, 

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For more information about Pennsylvania colleges and universities, click below.
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED!

 
Your Help is Still Needed!

 
The 2009-10 state budget is very controversial but there is still time for you to weigh in. Just send a very simple message to your legislators.   
 
Legislators are faced with very difficult budget decisions this year. Congress has mandated a “maintenance of effort” for the public universities that will, at a minimum, preserve their funding at the 2007-08 level. Unfortunately, Pennsylvania’s neediest students – the PHEAA Student Grant recipients – were not included in Congress’ mandate. Yet due to the loss of PHEAA’s $75 million supplement to the Student Grant Program, PHEAA grant recipients attending all sectors of higher education saw a 13% cut in their grants during the 2008-09 academic year. Ask your state legislator not to cut funds for these students again this year. Cutting their funding while protecting institutional funding doesn’t seem right. Please help preserve PHEAA Student Grant Aid.
  • Click here to see how Pennsylvania's private colleges and universities are increasingly serving our states neediest students - and serving them effectively.
  • Click here for state senator and house member e-mail addresses or click on the "Email your Legislator" button on the AICUP homepage. For other legislator related information including phone, address, and profile go to www.legis.state.pa.us.  Type zipcode in upper right corner for information. 

Please email your state senator and house member today and ask them not to cut PHEAA Student Grant Aid.  

 
 

Congratulations to Point Park University!

Point Park University has been awarded a $3.95 million grant from the Pennsylvania Community Transportation Initiative for their Academic Village Project. 

To read more about the grant and this project, please click here.
Member Services

 Summer Programs...

Attention Purchasing Directors:  AICUP Rolls Out New Provista Program
For more information, click here.

Turning Bird Consultants Announce EHS Schedule for Summer 2009
For more information, click here.
Research

New Federal and State Issues Section...

The new Federal and State Issues submenu of the Research section, provides a variety of helpful information and resources on current Federal and State topics including information on HEA compliance, the new HEA net price calculator requirement, the new IPEDS data center, IPEDS race and ethnicity reporting, and PIMS.
Government Relations

Getting to Know Your Legislator...

Each month, we will feature a new legislator to help you get to the know the ladies and gentlemen serving as your state leaders.  Click on the photo below to read more about this month's featured legislator, Senator Jeff Piccola.

 
Economic Development

Institute Series...

On March 26, AICUP hosted another in our series of Economic Development Institutes.  This most recent institute was entitled "Innovation and Entrepreneurship & An Overview of the New Economic Stimulus Bill" and was held at Lehigh University.  Click here for presentations from the Institute.

For more information on Economic Development or the Institute series, please click here or email aicup@gspconsulting.com.

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