Barron discusses pandemic s impact on Penn State s budget
To help offset the financial impact of the pandemic, Penn State saved approximately $90 million through a base budget cut of 3% in units across the University; deferring some construction and maintenance projects; a pause in hiring except for critical positions; no general salary increases for employees in 2020; and energy and travel savings. Image: Penn State
Barron discusses pandemic s impact on Penn State s budget
February 23, 2021
As the University begins the spring 2021 semester in the midst of the pandemic and continues unfolding its COVID-19 safety plans, Penn State President Eric J. Barron in a question-and-answer session shares more about the University’s financial outlook and how COVID-19 has affected the institution’s fiscal health.
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A native of Pennsylvania and 1983 graduate of the College of Agricultural Sciences, Conrad said his gift to the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity was inspired by his lifetime journey as a gay man and by his dedication to supporting the LGBTQ+ community. As a first-generation student coming from a small, rural community, Conrad faced many challenges in his undergraduate experience, compounded by his experiences struggling with his sexuality and negative stigmas about the LGBTQ+ community in the early 1980s. Conrad endured a lack of support and resources for the LGBTQ+ community, as well as sometimes outright hostility, while earning his degree in agricultural business. Those same experiences persisted as he began a career in business where, if revealed, disclosure of his sexuality at that time could have resulted in a loss of employment or derail his career.