Governor Gashole scheduled to speak at Pitt Friday morning.
Gov. Tom Corbett will visit Pitt as part of Breakfast and Politics in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room this Friday at 7:30 a.m. The event, formerly known as Pancakes and Politics, usually features a local politician who gives a speech and answers students’ questions over breakfast.
Thanks to Graduate and Professional Student Assembly President Nyasha Hungwe, who reached out to the governor’s office this year, students will have the opportunity to gain an understanding of Corbett and his budget cuts — which have caused enormous concern in the Pitt community.
It’s not often that Pitt students have the opportunity to meet with such a pivotal figure, especially one that has made such provocative cuts to the funding received by Pennsylvania’s state-related universities.
Over the past two years, Corbett has proposed to cut Pitt’s state funding by half of what it was before he took office. Last year, Pitt saw a 22 percent reduction in state funding.
http://pittnews.com/newsstory/editorial-breakfast-and-politics-great-opportunity-to-understand-corbett/
The Gov will be taking pre-screened questions.
I hope Pitt students have a welcoming committee planned.
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