University of Toledo
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| Motto | Coadyuvando El Presente, Formando El Porvenir ("Guide to the Present, Moulder of the Future") |
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| Established | 1872 |
| Type | Public |
| Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs | |
| Faculty | 842 |
| Undergraduates | 23,000 |
| Postgraduates | ? |
| Location | Toledo, OH, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| Athletics | Varsity Football, Men's and Women's Basketball |
| Colors | Midnight blue and gold |
| Mascot | Rocky the Rocket |
| Website | utoledo.edu |
The University of Toledo is a public university situated in Toledo, Ohio. The university has an enrollment of 19,201 students for the 2005-2006 academic year. The Carnegie Foundation has classified the university as "Doctoral/Research Extensive".
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[edit] History
The University of Toledo, began in 1872 as a private arts and trades school offering painting and architectural drawing as its only subjects. In the 125 years since, the university has grown into a comprehensive institution offering more than 250 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 20,000 students from around the world.
In a pamphlet published in 1868 entitled "Toledo: Future Great City of the World," Jesup Wakeman Scott articulated a dream that led him to endow what would become The University of Toledo. He expressed his belief that the center of world commerce was moving westward and by 1900 would be located in Toledo. To help realize this dream, in 1872 Scott donated 160 acres (647,000 m²) of land as an endowment for a university to train the city's young people.
By the 1920s, Toledo University was a growing institution, limited only by the buildings that housed it. Classes were held in two downtown buildings, but both were too small. In 1922, the university moved into an automobile mechanics training facility that had been constructed during World War I on the original Scott property. While twice the size of the old buildings, this location was less than ideal. Its limitations became evident when an enrollment increase of 32 percent in one year produced a critical shortage of classroom and office space.
The prospects for a new, permanent home for the institution improved in 1928 when Dr. Henry J. Doermann became president. His first activity was to initiate plans for a new campus. To pay for the proposed buildings, the city placed a bond levy before Toledo's voters. An all-out campaign led to the levy's passage by a margin of 10,000 votes, just 11 months before the start of the Great Depression.
A local architectural firm planned the new campus. Dr. Doermann wanted the buildings to reflect the best design elements of the universities of Europe because he felt such architecture would inspire students. It took 400 men less than one year to complete University Hall and the Field House in the Collegiate Gothic design, the entire university being an excellent example of this style. Centennial Mall, the picturesque lawn area in the heart of campus, is one of the "100 most beautifully landscaped places in the country," according to the American Society of Landscape Architects. Only 22 college campuses are on the list.
College students became more politically active in the 1960s. The decade produced frequent student protests, including many at The University of Toledo. Most of the UT protests were peaceful. More serious protests by students opposed to the war in Vietnam did lead to several arrests. In 1970, the campus remained peaceful following the deaths of four student protesters at Kent State University. A protest by African American students following the killing of students at Jackson State University in Mississippi temporarily closed University Hall in May of that year, but this ended when the president met with the students and reached a peaceful accord.
[edit] Recent development
The university continued to expand its physical environs in the 1990s. A major expansion of the campus took place when UT renovated commercial buildings at Dorr Street and Secor Road for classrooms. A new Academic Center and Residence Hall (1992) was built to house the Honors Program. Other new buildings included the Student Medical Center (1992), the Center for the Visual Arts at the Toledo Museum of Art (1992), the International House Residence Hall (1995) and Nitschke Hall (1995). And construction began in 1995 on a Pharmacy, Chemistry and Life Sciences complex on the main campus and a Lake Erie Research Center at Maumee Bay State Park.
Significant growth in the 1990s not only occurred in buildings, but also in technology. The university joined OhioLINK, a statewide library network, in 1994. Computer labs and hook-ups in dormitories and offices provided Internet access to most. Technological improvements allowed students to register for classes and check their grades by phone, and the university established a homepage on the World Wide Web.
Despite the challenges facing higher education in the 1990s, The University of Toledo marked its 125th year in operation. The institution grew from a small, private arts and trades school to become a large state-assisted university. Many of its faculty and academic programs have worldwide reputations, and its campus is an architectural gem. Renovations and expansions are ongoing, including two new residence halls: The Crossings (2002) and the Ottawa Houses East and West (2005). However, the University of Toledo remains primarily a commuter campus.
After a protracted protest by students, staff, faculty and community members; the board of trustees of the University agreed to include domestic partner benefits in the health care portion of the contract for faculty and staff with an effective start date of April 1, 2006. This development made the University of Toledo the first state university to begin covering domestic partners after the passage of Ohio Issue 1, several others had partner benefits before and continued them after the ban. The protest gained momentum after November 2004, when issue 1 was voted into law as an Ohio Constitutional amendment but began over a decade earlier with the work of several faculty members.
On March 31, 2006, Governor Bob Taft signed House Bill 478, which merged the University of Toledo with the Medical University of Ohio. The merger became effective on July 1, 2006. The institution retained the University of Toledo name and became the third largest public university in Ohio in terms of its operating budget, as well as one of a select group of public universities in the country that has colleges of business, education, engineering, law, medicine and pharmacy.
[edit] Academics
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The University of Toledo, as of 2006, offers over 250 academic programs; all are a part of the University's ten colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Health Science and Human Service, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and University College.
In 2006, The Princeton Review named the University of Toledo College of Engineering Graduate School as the #18 engineering graduate school in the United States.
[edit] Athletics
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The University of Toledo's athletic teams play as the Rockets, and uniforms sport the colors midnight blue and gold. The University's sports teams play in the Mid-American Conference. The Rockets football team holds nine Mid-American Conference Championships, in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1981, 1984, 1990 (co-champs with Western Michigan), 1995, 2001, and 2004.
Toledo's principal rivals are the Falcons of Bowling Green State University. The two teams play for a trophy each year known as the Peace Pipe, a prize that originated in basketball but progressed to football in 1980. BGSU currently holds a 36-31-4 advantage over the Rockets, but Toledo has won four of the last five contests between the two teams.
The University of Toledo also has an official spirit crew known as Blue Crew. They attend numerous athletic events and are present throughout the community.
The University of Toledo recently signed a two-game series in football with The Ohio State University Buckeyes. The first game will be considered a "home" game for Toledo, and will be played at Cleveland Browns Stadium on September 19, 2009.
[edit] External links
- University of Toledo Home Page
- College of Medicine
- University of Toledo Athletics
- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business Administration
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Health and Human Services
- College of Law
- College of Pharmacy
- University College
- Graduate School
- Office of Residence Life
- Board of Trustees
- Office of the President
- Office of the Provost
- Marketing and Communications
- Office of Research
- UT Policies
- Office of Institutional Advancement
- Division of Enrollment Services
- Division of Finance, Technology and Operations
- Division of Student Services
- University of Toledo Library
- College of Engineering
- Student Government
- Blue Crew
- Independent Collegian
- Rec Center
- UT Bookstore
- Student Organizations
- Campus Directory
- Campus gaming club
- Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity - Ohio Iota Chapter
- Lake Erie Research Center
- Department of Geography & Planning
- Department of History
[edit] Reference
The University of Toledo - History. History of The University of Toledo. Retrieved on May 20, 2005.
The Princeton Review. The Princeton Review Top 20 Graduate Engineering Programs. Retrieved on October 29, 2006.
| Mid-American Conference |
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| EAST: Akron • Bowling Green • Buffalo • Kent State • Miami • Ohio • Temple (football only) WEST: Ball State • Central Michigan • Eastern Michigan • Northern Illinois • Toledo • Western Michigan |
| Public universities in Ohio |
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| Akron • Bowling Green State • Central State • Cincinnati • Cleveland State • Kent State • Medical Ohio • Miami • NEOUCOM • Ohio State • Ohio • Shawnee State • Toledo • Wright State • Youngstown State |
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