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UT extends vacant position holds to address shortfall created by lower enrollment

October 30, 2015

Beginning Jan. 1, The University of Toledo will increase its current 60-day hold on replacing vacant positions to eight months in an effort to fill an estimated $11.5 million budget shortfall created in the fiscal year as UT’s enrollment did not meet budgeted estimates. UT President Sharon L. Gaber said she understands the difficulty the ...


UTMC honored for heart treatment efforts

October 30, 2015

UT Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines — Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award.


Rockets offering Halloween ticket special: $15 for Nov. 3 football game vs. Northern Illinois

October 30, 2015

Get $15 tickets for the Toledo-Northern Illinois football game! The special expires at midnight Sunday, Nov. 1.


American Chemical Society president to speak Nov. 2 at UT

October 30, 2015

Dr. Diane Schmidt, national president of the American Chemical Society, will visit the University Monday, Nov. 2, to give a talk.


Student organization promotes KINDness through national competition

October 30, 2015

The UT Public Relations Student Society of America is planning, organizing and implementing a KIND “No Compromises” Campaign — and competing in a national competition.


Course Design Institute reinvigorates, connects faculty

October 30, 2015

Over the summer, faculty members at The University of Toledo were given the chance to take a step back and re-evaluate their courses, and more than 20 took the opportunity. They participated in the Course Design Institute, a professional development workshop for faculty interested in creating a new course or re-designing an existing one. Over ...


University Teaching Center offers support for faculty

October 30, 2015

Though the University Teaching Center has only been around for two years, it’s had a big impact on UT faculty. Last year, attendance numbers exceeded 500 for the various sessions and opportunities available through the center. “We were really pleased with that for our first full year of operation,” said Dr. Connie Shriner, vice provost ...


No. 20 Rockets ready for conference division showdown with Northern Illinois

October 29, 2015

The Toledo Rockets will host nemesis Northern Illinois Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. in the Glass Bowl. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN2.


‘Policing and Race in Post-Ferguson America’ conversation continues Nov. 2

October 29, 2015

“Are Cops Racist?” author Heather Mac Donald will deliver the second lecture in a two-part series titled “A Conversation on Policing and Race in Post-Ferguson America” Monday, Nov. 2, in the Law Center.


Submissions sought for International Education Week Photo Contest

October 29, 2015

The UT community is invited to celebrate International Education Week by entering a photo contest. Photos shot overseas or domestic photos of international events will be accepted. There will be a category for students and a category for faculty and staff. Photos must be submitted by 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. “We believe the international ...


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