Jacobs

When President Lloyd Jacobs takes the stage in Henry J. Doermann Theater at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, his primary goal during his sixth annual address will be to lift up the community by demonstrating that The University of Toledo is an institution rising.

“This is an invigorating time on The University of Toledo campuses,” Jacobs said. “We have a new influx of students and the chill of fall beginning to enter the air. This is the perfect time to reflect upon our strengths and look at how they will propel our success this year and far beyond.

“Like any organization, we experience our share of challenges at UT,” Jacobs said. “However, despite those challenges, we continue to emerge as a leader in research, economic development, athletics, the arts, the social sciences and numerous other areas. It is imperative that we take a moment to refocus our attention on these successes, as they are the foundation for our future.”

The entire Toledo area community is urged to attend the forum, “The University of Toledo: A University Rising.”

“This discussion will help to paint a picture of what the future looks like, with our University solidifying its role as a model for higher education and living our mission of improving the human condition,” Jacobs said.

Media Coverage
The Independent Collegian (Sept. 13, 2012)
The Blade (Sept. 14, 2012)

Bowling for Soup

Music Fest at The University of Toledo is just a week away when pop punk band Bowling for Soup and country artist Gloriana, as well as a number of other musical guests, will entertain a crowd of UT and Toledo community members at the free outdoor public concert.

Music Fest 2012 is set to take place Friday, Sept. 14 in the grassy area south of the Memorial Field House, adjacent to Centennial Mall on the UT Main Campus. In addition to the headliners, performers HotSauce, K’JON, Alexander Zonjic and Jeff Lorber, Tyler Hilton and local band competition winner The Dumb Easies will take the stage.

“The diversity of this year’s talent will attract a crowd of both student and community members that will come together to generate what we are anticipating to be the largest crowd at Music Fest to date,” said Lawrence J. Burns, UT vice president for external affairs.

The event will begin at 3 p.m. with this year’s Local Band Challenge winner, The Dumb Easies, voted on by the Music Fest Facebook community.

Gloriana

Next on stage will be HotSauce, an R&B band from Detroit that has been around since 2001, who will perform 4:15 to 5:15 p.m.

K’JONwill follow with more R&B from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m.

Alexander Zonjic and Jeff Lorber will play some smooth jazz for an hour beginning at 7:15 p.m.

At 8:30 p.m., Tyler Hilton will perform a few of his indie/pop songs. This jack-of-all-trades is both a singer-songwriter and actor, appearing on popular shows such as “One Tree Hill” and in movies including the Johnny Cash biopic, “Walk the Line.”

Gloriana will bring some country music at 9:15 p.m. This Nashville-based band will play music that has been on the Billboard Country charts with hits that include “Wild at Heart” and “(Kissed You) Good Night.”

Bowling for Soup, the American pop punk band known for “1985,” “Girl All the Bad Guys Want,” “Almost,” “Punk Rock 101” and “High School Never Ends,” will headline the show. The group will take the stage at 10:45 p.m. for the grand finale of Music Fest 2012.

Click here for photos of the performers.

Media Coverage
WTOL 11 (Sept. 11, 2012)
The Blade (Sept. 12, 2012)
The Blade (Sept. 12, 2012)
The Independent Collegian (Sept. 12, 2012)
The Blade (Sept. 13, 2012)
WTOL 11 (Sept. 17, 2012)

The University of Toledo and ProMedica will commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812 by a special event, “The Surgical Treatment of Battle Injuries – 1812 and 2012,” on Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 1 p.m. at The Toledo Hilton on Glendale Ave. on The University of Toledo’s Health Science Campus (Media interviews will be offered between 3 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.). The event is open to the public, but seating is limited and reservations are required. They are obtained by calling 419.291.2059 no later than September 14th.

“The anniversary of the War of 1812 provides an opportunity for fascinating comparison of medical treatment provided to our wounded in battle, then and now,” said Donald F. Melhorn, chairman of ProMedica’s Jobst Vascular Institute Committee. “Always of deep concern, the topic touches many personal, as well as professional lives in and out of the military.”

The event will feature speakers addressing the treatment of battle injuries from 1812 and 2012 from a variety of perspectives:

Walter Rybka, Senior Captain U.S. Brig NIAGRA, “A Remarkable Survival Rate: Usher Parsons and the Treatment of the Battle of Lake Erie’s Wounded”;

Anthony Comerota, MD, FACS, FACC, Director of Jobst Vascular Institute ProMedica Toledo Hospital, “War Injuries and Management: Iraq and Afghanistan”; and

Col. Norman M. Rich, MD, FACS, DMCC Leonard Heaton and David Packard Professor Uniformed Services of the Health Sciences, “A Historical Overview of Battle Injuries: A View from Within.”

Introductory remarks will be made by Jeffrey P. Gold, chancellor, UT executive vice president for biosciences and health affairs, and dean of the College of Medicine and Life Sciences.

Registrations are being accepted for The University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation’s Fourth Annual Internet Marketing Conference scheduled for Oct. 2, from 7:30 a.m. until noon in the UT Student Union.

“This conference follows the three very successful Internet Marketing Conferences conducted by the UT Interactive Marketing Initiative in 2009 -2011, and is intended to build upon and expand the knowledge areas addressed in previous years,” said Dr. Iryna Pentina, co-director of the UT Internet Marketing Initiative

“The simple truth is that Internet marketing techniques are now a requirement for business success,” she continued. “This conference brings together Internet marketing experts and practitioners and offers exclusive networking opportunities, featured speakers, an exhibition area, and break-out sessions. The goal is to have participants leave this half-day conference with the game plan and ideas they need to take positive action to advance their businesses in today’s digital age.”

The keynote address by the nationally known marketing expert Joe Pulizzi of Content Marketing Institute will focus on digital marketing strategies from the perspective of storytelling.

Other topics and speakers at the conference include:

• Social Media Marketing Segmentation, by Jeff Rohrs of ExactTarget
• Mobile Apps Development, by Jason Therrien, President of thunder.tech
• Using Video to Market Your Business, by Kelley Hynds, President and Executive Producer, Hyndsight Productions
• Marketing Automation, by Derek Grant, of Pardot

The presenting sponsor for the 4th Annual UT COBI Internet Marketing Conference is TOAST.net, a nationwide Internet service provider and hosting company.

Companies and individuals interested in attending this year’s event are encouraged to register soon, as previous conferences have sold out and seats for the 2012 program are limited. Group discounts are available, and exhibitor opportunities have beenexpanded.

Registration and exhibitor information can be found at utinternetmarketing.info.

In recognition of a generous donation by Judge Richard McQuade and his wife, Jane McQuade, the recently renovated Law Center Auditorium will be named in their honor.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony and dedication for the Richard & Jane McQuade Law Auditorium will take place 4:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10.

“The Law Center Auditorium is the face of the law school and the site of our most important events,” said Daniel J. Steinbock, dean of the College of Law. “This renovation will showcase the law school and the entire University.”

The McQuades’ recent gift includes funding for UT’s Athletic Department and is only the latest in the couple’s long history of philanthropy and service to The University of Toledo.

Judge McQuade is a 1965 graduate of the UT College of Law and served as a University trustee, and Jane McQuade is a member of UT’s Women & Philanthropy Committee.

Past gifts by the pair have funded the McQuade Courtroom, a teaching courtroom used by the Paralegal Studies Program in the Judith Herb College of Education, Health Science andHuman Service.

Jane McQuade also created the Interview Suit Award to provide four UT law students who might not otherwise have the means with a tailored suit as they interview for employment.

For more information contact Rachel Phipps, assistant to the dean for communications in the UT College of Law, at 419.530.2628 or rachel.phipps@utoledo.edu.

Media Coverage
The Blade (Sept. 10, 2012)

A new strategic initiative aimed at ensuring students are academically prepared to enroll combined with one of the longest, deepest economic slowdowns in American history has led to a smaller, but academically stronger student population for Fall 2012 University of Toledo officials announced Tuesday.

“While this year’s class is a bit smaller, it is also better prepared for the rigors of a college education,” said UT President Lloyd Jacobs. “Traditionally students who apply for admission late in the summer are among the least likely to return the following year, let alone earn a degree. This year we stopped enrolling students July 31.”

Across all campuses, UT enrolled 21,500 undergraduate and graduate students this semester. 22,624 were enrolled at this time last year. UT’s full-time equivalency (FTE) — the figure used to determine state subsidy — was 18,109. UT’s FTE was 19,059 at this time last year. FTE is the total number of course credit hours taken by students divided by 15, and often conveys amore accurate representation of the way enrollment affects an institution’s finances.

As evidence of the strategy’s success, Jacobs pointed to the fact that 98 percent of the decline among first-year, full-time students was among those who graduated from high school with a GPA below 3.0.

“It doesn’t help an underprepared student for UT to accept him, give him a bill or loan debt only to see him leave school before he graduates and feel like he’s failed,” Jacobs said, pointing to cost as another reason numbers may be down.

“We’ve always been among the leaders in working to keep costs down,” Jacobs said, pointing to the tuition freeze UT led several years ago as well as the 0 percent fee increase implemented this year. “But at the same time, many of the students who wanted to return to college and retool following the recession have now done that and returned to the marketplace.”

Jacobs said UT continues to increase its investments in financial aid and emphasized that the return on investment for a college degree is still one of the best available.

Media Coverage
The Blade (Sept. 5, 2012)
The Independent Collegian (Sept. 5, 2012)
The Blade (Sept. 10, 2012)

After years of discussion and months of construction, Gateway at The University of Toledo will be dedicated Thursday, Sept. 6 with a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. on the patio in front of the retail stores on Secor Road. 

“The new development is located in a prime location, offering an enjoyable and exciting experience,” said Matt Schroeder, vice president of real estate and business development for the UT Foundation. “Gateway is a place to dine, shop and offers the eclectic side of living and working by being part of the collegiate atmosphere. It’s an accomplishment that we are very proud of, and that we know will benefit not only The University of Toledo but the city of Toledo as a whole.”

The dedication will include a welcome from UT Foundation Chairman Hussien Shousher, along with remarks by UT President Lloyd Jacobs and UT Student Government President Paulette Bongratz.

The Gateway project features a variety of businesses such as Yogurt U, Rice Blvd., Gradkowski’s Sports Grille, Wireless Zone, Great Clips, Jimmy John’s, Starbucks and Barnes & Noble bookstore, as well as 48 loft-style apartments available for rent.

For more information on the Gateway, visit utoledo.edu/dorrstreetgateway.

Media Coverage
The Blade (Sept. 7, 2012)
WTOL 11 and FOX Toledo (Sept. 10, 2012)