"But I suspect very few years have been as turbulent as 2020."
University of Georgia President Jere Morehead delivering his state of the university address this afternoon. Morehead discussed the impact the coronavirus pandemic had on UGA.
"Throughout it all, the University navigated one of the most difficult budgetary environments we have ever faced. We lost tens of millions of dollars of revenue and spent millions more for surveillance testing and other mitigation measures."
In spite of those losses, the university did not resort to layoffs or furloughs; and still managed several accomplishments.
"The 4-year completion rate of our students, for example, rose to a record 71%. U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Georgia number 15 among the nation's best public universities. R&D expenditures topped $495 million."
Even with the unprecedented challenges posed during 2020, the president ended the speech on a positive note.
