Student Advocacy Day 2012
Community College Students Urge Legislators to "Keep College Affordable"
On Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, hundreds of students representing all 16 Maryland community colleges spoke with one voice in the State's capital urging lawmakers to help keep community colleges affordable by supporting full funding in the Governor’s FY2013 budget.
A "college rally" began at 9:00 a.m. in the Presidential Conference Room of the Miller Senate Building in Annapolis. Legislators that addressed the students included the Speaker of the House of Delegates, Michael E. Busch, as well as Senators Thomas "Mac" Middleton, Ulysses Currie, and Jim Mathias.
Students then met with legislators from their respective county delegations in order to emphasize support of the funding formula for the amount of state aid granted to each college and support of capital requests at community colleges throughout the state.
The day's call-to-action also centered on the theme of "Support=SUCCESS" because community colleges can only help more citizens be successful if there is greater state support.
Students had an opportunity to tell their stories of how community college is helping them achieve their goals and what being able to access such affordagle, quality higher education means to them and their families.
For more information about the day's events, click below to download the following:
- Student Advocacy Day 2012 Agenda
- Media Advisory
- Outreach Campaign Tips
- Points to Remember
- Support = Success Fact Sheet
