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THE UNIVERSI T Y 2011 Toledo Volleyball 85 THE UNIVERSITY Meet the University of Toledo, a education affordable. For example, teams play right in the heart of cam- student-centered, public metropoli- students who live outside Ohio with pus in the newly renovated Savage tan research university with 23,000- at least a 3.0 high school grade-point Arena and Glass Bowl, respectively. plus students and more than 250 average will get scholarships to A few miles down the road is programs of study. We’re located in waive the out-of-state tuition sur- our Health Science Campus, home Toledo, OH, with a picturesque tree- charge. to graduate health programs and filled Main Campus named one of And our campus has a lot to ex- the UT Medical Center, the only aca- the most beautiful urban campuses plore. We have 10 residence halls demic medical center in the region. in the nation and a contemporary filled with comfortable rooms, din- The hospital is a Level 1 trauma cen- Health Science Campus designed by ing facilities and places to hang out. ter, offering innovative treatments world-renowned architect Minoru We have a Student Recreation Cen- for strokes and cancer found no- Yamasaki. ter, with sports courts, an indoor where else in the state. We also have a great collection track, fitness equipment and even a You’ll also enjoy our unique and of undergraduate, graduate and pool and water slide. Unlike other fun activities. Chances are if you professional programs of study. We schools, our basketball and football explore UT each day, you’ll find have colleges in at least one art arts and sciences, exhibit, one of business, educa- more than 200 tion, engineering, student organi- health science zations holding a and human ser- meeting, one film vice, law, medi- screening, or one cine, nursing, athletics game. pharmacy and And once our our special Uni- students gradu- versity College. ate, they remain Some of our na- just as active. We tionally ranked have more than programs include 100,000 alumni engineering, law and Alumni As- and occupational sociation chap- therapy. ters throughout We offer out- the world, even of-state student as far away as scholarships to China. help make your 86 2011 Toledo Volleyball THE UNIVERSITY Points of Pride • The University of Toledo is home to • The UT Department of Art offers a spectrum of colleges, departments students a unique learning experience and professional programs matched with an on-site relationship with the only by a handful of public universities world-renowned Toledo Museum of nationwide. Art. • UT has more than 23,000 students, • The University of Toledo College of 7,000 employees and 100,000 alumni. Law is ranked in the top 100 in the na- tion by U.S. News and World Report, and • The University of Toledo is recog- is ranked first in Ohio for first-time bar nized as a major force in contributing exam passage rates. to the discovery of new technology and knowledge. UT offers a vast ar- • The UT College of Engineering grad- ray of resources for undergraduate, uate programs were ranked 18th in the graduate and faculty-led research op- nation by the Princeton Review. portunities with 125 patents and $60 million in research and grants. • The University of Toledo Medi- cal Center is one of 15 major teaching • UT is a nationally recognized leader hospitals chosen by Solucient’s an- in research of solar energy and is de- nual “Top 100 Hospitals: Performance veloping a strong presence in other Improvement Leaders,” compiled by advanced renewable energy research. Modern Healthcare magazine. Currently, UT has more than $40 million in ongoing research in those • Our students are among the winners fields. Also, the University just cre- of prestigious national fellowships, in- ated a School of Solar and Advanced cluding the Fulbright, the Woodrow Renewable Energy to train tomorrow’s Wilson, the National Science Founda- renewable energy innovators. tion Graduate Fellowship, the National Consortium for the Physical Sciences, • Due to its reputation as a leader in the Whitaker Foundation, the Goldwa- alternative energy, UT was selected ter, the Madison Foundation Fellow- to house the University Clean Energy ship, and the Phi Kappa Phi National Alliance of Ohio, which coordinates Fellowship. collaboration among Ohio universities in the discovery, development and — Continued Next Page — commercialization of energy-related technology. • The UT Honors Program is one of the oldest programs of its kind at a major university. With an emphasis on undergraduate research opportu- nities, the Honors Program has sent a delegation to the National Confer- ence on Undergraduate Research ev- ery year since 1992. • UT offers a health education cur- riculum that includes programs in virtually every health-care discipline, plus opportunities for educational linkages and interdisciplinary stud- ies between the Colleges of Medicine, Engineering, Business, Law and the Department of Philosophy. 2011 Toledo Volleyball 87 THE UNIVERSITY Points of Pride • UT is home to five • The University of of seven northwest Toledo has one of Ohio physicians the largest distance- listed as “Ameri- learning programs ca’s Top Doctors.” in the nation. Fewer than one percent of physi- • The Lake Erie cians nationwide Research and Edu- are recognized with cation Center is this designation. a state-of-the-art environmental re- • UT’s graduate search and teaching program in occu- facility located on pational therapy is the shore of Lake ranked in the top 10 Erie in Oregon, percent nationwide OH. by U.S. News and World Report. • The UT Student • The Memorial Field House opened Recreation Center • The University was recently listed in in fall 2008 after extensive renovations. was touted as one of the best of its kind USA Today “100 Best Colleges for African-Ameri- The former UT basketball arena now in the nation by . can Students.” houses general purpose classrooms. At peek hours, more than 1,500 students • UT is one of the largest employers in • Centennial Mall on the Main Cam- have classes in the building. northwest Ohio with an impact of over pus is one of the “100 most beautifully one billion dollars. landscaped places in the country,” ac- • The Fetterman Training Center, cording to the American Society of UT’s indoor multi-use athletics facil- Landscape Architects. Only 22 college ity, opened in Feb. 2010. The building campuses are on the list. is used by all of the Rockets’ 16 varsity sports, as well as by UT intramural and • The UT College of Medicine senior club sports. graduates “matched” at a higher rate than those of other seniors nationwide • The $33 million Wolfe Hall, which for the second year in a row; a record opened in 1998, offers one of the most 97 percent secured first-year residency advanced science facilities of its kind positions during the initial National in the nation supporting the College of Residency Matching Program. Pharmacy. 88 2011 Toledo Volleyball UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT further integrated the University’s inter- gery. A native of Holland, MI, President collegiate athletic programs into campus Jacobs, following graduation from high life, established a stronger relationship school, served four years on active duty for clinical education and research with with the U.S. Marine Corps, receiving an ProMedica, and entered into research honorable discharge in 1962. He earned and educational agreements with uni- a bachelor’s degree in 1965 from Miami versities in Europe, the Middle East and University in Oxford, OH, and an M.D. Asia. degree in 1969 from Johns Hopkins Uni- Cranes have pierced UT’s skyline versity School of Medicine in Baltimore. during his administration as the Uni- He completed surgery residency training versity has invested more than $200 at Johns Hopkins Hospital, University million to construct new buildings and of California at San Diego Hospital and to renovate existing academic buildings, Wayne State University Hospital in classrooms and athletic venues. Par- Detroit. University of Toledo President Lloyd ticularly noteworthy are the $30 million A vascular surgeon, Dr. Jacobs began A. Jacobs, M.D., is leading a vigorous renovation of Savage Arena, the $27 mil- his career in academic medicine at Wayne process of growth and transformation lion facelift of Memorial Field House into State in 1974, staying there for 15 years. to establish a new vision, a new identity faculty offices and classrooms, the new He is the author of six book chapters and and a new level of educational quality Orthopedic Center on Health Science of more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed and excellence at the University. Campus and the soon-to-be-completed medical and scientific publications such President Jacobs began his appoint- Savage and Associates Complex for Busi- as Journal of Vascular Surgery, Surgery, ment as the University’s 16th president ness Learning and Engagement and UT and American Surgeon, and has been a in July 2006, when the former Medical Medical Center Heart & Vascular Center. featured speaker at dozens of national University of Ohio, which he headed These are in addition to a number of medical and scientific meetings on topics for approximately three years, and UT other academic, research and student-life such as vascular disease, managed care, merged. It was perhaps the most signifi- enhancements that were completed over medical leadership, measuring quality cant event in higher education in Ohio the past two years on the University’s in health care and quality assurance. in the last 50 years, and he was selected Main, Scott Park and Health Science President Jacobs is a member of numer- to lead the merged universities. campuses. ous professional surgical societies and The strategic plan approved by the At the same time, he has cham- is a past president of the Academy of Board of Trustees in April 2007, “Direc- pioned access to higher education for Surgery of Detroit.