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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Members of the Class of 2021,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">ACT NOW! <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I am pleading with each of you to click on the “With Pitt, Pennsylvania Wins” link below.
<b>It will take about 15 seconds to make your voice heard. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Chancellor Gallagher states the situation appropriately when he says we are “veering toward a dangerous situation.”
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We all care. . . Hail to Pitt and PittPharmacy! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">PDK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">P.S. Even if you have already done this, do it again!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#17365D">Patricia D. Kroboth, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#17365D">Dean, School of Pharmacy<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#17365D">Dr. Gordon J. Vanscoy Distinguished Service Professor<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#17365D">University of Pittsburgh
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#17365D">(412) 624-2400<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Chancellor Patrick Gallagher [mailto:chancellor.budget@pitt.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 12, 2017 11:54 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> faculty-staff-students@pitt.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Chancellor's message on the state budget<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Dear Pitt Community: </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">You may have noticed the recent news stories covering Harrisburg’s budget impasse, and the devastating impact that this impasse could have on Pitt and the other state-related universities.
One local example is a recent Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial, which issued a warning to the Commonwealth</span><span style="color:#212121">: <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017/10/11/Don-t-dare-defund-Pitt-The-state-related-schools-cannot-be-budget-victims/stories/201710310014" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">Don’t
Dare Defund Pitt.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Why all the new coverage? The short answer is that we are now veering toward a dangerous situation. While there was strong bipartisan support for the state spending plan, enacted
this July, there has been no agreement on the revenue plan and therefore no pathway to pass the appropriation bills that fund Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities—Pitt, Penn State, Temple and Lincoln. Since our University budget expects nearly $150
million from the state, we may face a critical shortfall. </span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Pitt is funded through a variety of mechanisms, including: tuition and fees, federal research grants, investment income, sales, and generous donors. State funding—which has been
an essential part of our budget since 1967—plays a special role. State funds enable us to lower the cost of in-state tuition by about $11,000 per student. Without this support, thousands of students from Pennsylvania would see tuition rates rise at Pitt and
other flagship institutions.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">When our Board of Trustees approved our University budget and tuition rates this summer, we assumed that we would receive full funding from the state. Amid budget delays and ongoing
debate, we did not want to pass Harrisburg’s uncertainty along to our students and their families. However, with our first semester approaching the mid-way point—and no state revenue plan in place—we may be forced to assume that no state funding is forthcoming
and amend our University’s budget accordingly.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Obviously, this is not a situation that we want to see happen. Pitt is a vital engine of growth and opportunity and one of the best investments that Harrisburg can make in our
state’s future. Pennsylvanians who have benefited from a more affordable Pitt education, thanks to state support, are some of the Commonwealth’s greatest assets.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Legislators return to Harrisburg on Monday, Oct. 16. This is a critical window for legislative action. That’s why we are calling on all members of the Pitt community to take a
stand by </span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="http://p2a.co/NUUowZm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">letting your lawmakers know</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121"> that
Pennsylvania cannot afford to let our state-related universities be abandoned.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#212121"><a href="http://p2a.co/NUUowZm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">Please visit the With Pitt portal</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121"> for
more information and quick, easy ways to tell your legislators that </span><span style="color:#212121"><a href="http://p2a.co/NUUowZm" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">With Pitt, Pennsylvania
Wins</span></i></b></a></span><b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">.</span></i></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Sincerely,</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#212121">Pat Gallagher</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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