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UGA President outlines ‘innovation district’ in State of the University address

In his annual State of the University address, University of Georgia President Jere Morehead began by touting successes ranging from an increased graduation rate to the school’s economic impact on the state of Georgia.

Morehead said that in addition to expanding major scholarship programs that began last year, the University of Georgia’s big focus for this year will be on innovation. The  UGA President said that plans are moving forward to create an “Innovation District” at the intersection of UGA’s North Campus and Downtown Athens. This district will be supplemented with initiatives that include an Innovation Fellows Program for faculty, a “Startup-Mentor-in-Residence Program” for industry executives and an extended orientation program for new students that has an entrepreneurial focus. Finally, Morehead said that the University is developing a new five-year plan to expand its impact across the world.

The full address can be found here. 

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