By Matt Clyburn

The CSU chapter of the American Association of University Professors will be transporting students to the State Capitol Monday to engage legislators and show support for Connecticut’s higher education system.

The Feb. 28 hearing before the appropriations committee is specifically aimed at discussing the budget.  The CSU AAUP will also bring students to a committee hearing on March 10 about Malloy’s reorganization proposal.

“For both committee meetings, the CSU AAUP is bussing people up to Hartford to testify, or just to be in the room and to show support, for the CSU institutions,” chapter president and english professor Jason Jones said.  “We’re offering food, free t-shirts and all kinds of stuff to people who can go.”

Interested students can register at csuaaup.org.  Busses will leave from the Student Center lot at 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. for the hearing scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m.

“Student can also call or write their legislators, all the usual stuff,” Jones added, “so we’re really hoping to turn people out in defense of higher education.”