“Lawyers for Penn State, Pitt, Temple and Lincoln argued that the universities – supported by state taxpayers, but not considered state schools – should be exempt from aspects of the open records law because they are not state agencies and do not enjoy the state’s sovereign immunity from lawsuits.”
http://www.pottsmerc.com/opinion/20131024/open-records-law-should-apply-to-penn-state-other-taxpayer-supported-institutions