March 30, 2023
Since 1959, there had been dreams of a beautiful green space in the heart of Main Campus. But work really began in the mid-1970s, when the University unveiled plans to replace a parking lot with a mall that included grass, walkways, trees and a fountain. Centennial Mall was officially dedicated in 1980. And in 1999, the American Society of Landscape Architects named it “one of the most beautifully landscaped spaces in America.”
March 30, 2023
"Songfest 2023: Rocket Evolution" kicks off 5 p.m. at Savage Arena and will be livestreamed.
March 29, 2023
The sixth annual, 36-hour campaign kicked off 6 a.m. Wednesday, March 29, and ends 6 p.m. Thursday, March 30.
March 23, 2023
Bill Harris, a reporter at WTVG, interviews a mascot during the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon to benefit Children’s Services at the Medical College of Ohio Hospital, later renamed The University of Toledo Medical Center. The televised fundraiser debuted in 1983 as part of the national Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, and was hosted by Harris, Jack Mitchell, left, from Toledo radio station K-100 (WKKO-FM), among many others in local media.
March 21, 2023
The standout desk-size 3D University Hall Bell Tower received a Gold Addy from the Toledo American Advertising Federation.
March 21, 2023
The free, public lecture is from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday in the Large Glass Meeting Room at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library Main Library.
March 16, 2023
An outstanding college athlete from Akron, Harold Anderson was hired as UToledo’s basketball coach, then a part-time job, in 1934. He took a “Cinderella” team to the National Invitational Tournament in 1937, and in 1942, he led his team to a third-place finish. Anderson also recruited and supported Black players during a time when basketball was predominantly a white sport.
March 11, 2023
The Rockets defeated Bowling Green, 73-58, in the MAC Championship finals Saturday in Cleveland, claiming Toledo’s ninth MAC Tournament title and first since 2017.
March 9, 2023
In this 1960s-era photo, Astronomy Professor Helen Brooks, right, and Physics and Astronomy Chair John Turin, center, meet with renowned science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, author of “2001: A Space Odyssey,” in Ritter Planetarium. During Women’s History Month, UToledo celebrates Brooks as a trailblazer.
March 8, 2023
Rocket students, alumni, faculty, staff and other supporters are invited to participate in the 36-hour Day of Giving fundraising campaign.
