Jamie Martin: We're talking about "integration plans" to combine PA universities--we don't know what the plan is yet. The only thing that's been done so far is an analysis to see if it makes fiscal sense to do this, so any plans are premature.
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Rick:What would happen to the local communities?
Jamie Martin:Yes, and what about athletics,especially our student athletes who are on scholarships?There are so many questions that need to be answered; students, staff, alumni, local businesses should weigh in
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Jamie Martin:Yes, and what about athletics,especially our student athletes who are on scholarships?There are so many questions that need to be answered; students, staff, alumni, local businesses should weigh in
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Jamie Martin: PA students graduate with among the highest student loan debt in the nation; unfortunately, faculty gets blamed when in reality public universities haven't been properly funded in years.
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Jamie Martin: When Gov. Corbett did the massive cuts to education, he had just raised taxes on middle class families. A disinvestment in education has long-term, long-lasting impacts for families & students.
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Jamie Martin: The lack of funding does not allow us to meet our mission, which is to provide quality education to middle and low income families. We've lost our cost advantage, & it's tragic for kids not to have access to affordable education.
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Jamie Martin: What's the impact of losing large numbers of faculty at the universities, when their majors disappear?
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Jamie Martin: Decimating universities isn't good for our students. Look at the economic impact on a community, if that's what you need to do to know this is a bad idea. This is distressing & disheartening for me.
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Jamie Martin: One of the things we can do is VOTE, let our vote be our voice in terms of where we think our country & our state should be going. Make sure your voice is heard through your vote.
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Jamie Martin: Commuting between three universities in the middle of winter? The devil's in the details--we'd have to see what the details are to see if integrating universities would be a good plan or not.
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