Showing Rocket pride by giving back I’m proud to share that throughout the past academic year, UT students completed nearly 40,000 hours of community service through activities with their more than 400 student organizations and athletic teams. This represents a 59 percent increase over the previous year! It’s also in addition to the thousands of […] Read more »
I hope you will join me in congratulating the 2,683 students who graduated on Saturday, May 5, with nearly 40 percent earning an advanced degree! I’m proud to add each of them to our list of amazing alumni who have gone on to make their mark on the world. My thanks go to our faculty, clinicians, and […] Read more »
Partnership to result in better patient care, research, training We are continuing our promise to enhance the community and better serve the people of Toledo. Through the Academic Affiliation between The University of Toledo and ProMedica, our College of Medicine and Life Sciences and the regional health-care system have opened a new Neurosciences Center to […] Read more »
Reducing costs for students supports their success The cost of textbooks has increasingly become a burden for college students across this country. Since 2006, the cost of college textbooks has risen by 73 percent – more than four times the rate of inflation. Unlike when most of us earned our degrees, today it’s not uncommon […] Read more »
Tuition Guarantee plan promotes success for students, UT I’m pleased to share that, beginning in fall 2018, new students at The University of Toledo will be able to pay the same undergraduate tuition from their first day of college through graduation under a new tuition guarantee plan. Recently approved by the Board of Trustees, the […] Read more »
Why diversity and inclusion are critical to UT Last month The University of Toledo hosted another Diversity Roundtable to gather local leaders from various sectors – including business, health care and higher education – to discuss opportunities and challenges in creating more diverse and inclusive organizations throughout northwest Ohio. As part of our strategic priority […] Read more »
Ensuring success of first-generation students Did you know one in three students currently enrolled at The University of Toledo is a first-generation college student? To support our first-generation students, UT offers programs through TRIO – a group of (three originally—hence its name, and now eight) federally grant-funded outreach and student services programs, such as Upward […] Read more »
Seasons provide reasons With crisp autumn days now upon us in northwest Ohio, the change of seasons prompts important rituals, such as gathering around the dinner table with friends and family at Thanksgiving to celebrate our blessings. Along with exceptional faculty and physicians, dedicated staff and more than 20,500 students, I’m especially grateful this year […] Read more »
