Recognitions Abound!

Great things are happening at The University of Toledo, and many of our colleges, programs, organizations and individuals have recently been recognized for their achievements. The College of Graduate Studies would like to highlight some of these distinguished achievements.

• The College of Business and Innovation (COBI) was recently recognized by Eduniversal in their international business school ranking in The Best 1,000 Business Schools in 154 Countries, 2012. Ranked as “excellent”, UT’s COBI was one of only four business schools ranked in Ohio.
• The College of Engineering has been ranked 18^th in the nation by the 2013 U.S. News & World Report for excellence in its online master’s program.
• Two clinical psychology doctoral students were recently recognized for their academic strengths.
• The National Cancer Institute recently awarded Stephanie Fowler a postdoctoral fellowship in Cancer Prevention and Control. Stephanie will spend her first year in the program at either Johns Hopkins University or Harvard University, and will spend her remaining three years in Washington, D.C. at the NCI.
• Jill Brown has received two national awards for her research on sleeping disorder treatments. Jill won both a Citation Award and a Meritorious Student Poster Award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine. The paper examined the effect of choice in sleep treatments on the success of those treatments.

Congratulations to all on these outstanding achievements. UT continues to strive for excellence, so there are sure to be many more recognitions and achievements to come!

More information on the recognitions may be found in the UT News Archive.

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Professional Development: Programs to Help You Succeed

While obtaining a graduate degree, students are taught to be forward thinkers and prime contributors in their chosen field. The University of Toledo is also forward thinking, and we have been looking toward the future careers of our students. For this reason, the College of Graduate Studies holds several programs each semester designed to develop our students professionally and ensure that students are given the support they need while completing their degrees.

The Council of Graduate Schools recently released a major report entitled “Pathways through Graduate School and into Careers”, and the COGS professional development programs are designed to advance student knowledge in the areas of academic planning, career development, graduate writing and thesis/dissertation preparation. Through the programs, students may obtain guidance on both their academic and professional careers. Programs range from topics about how to format a thesis paper to how to conduct a job search, and from preparing for graduation to mapping out one’s career.

For student convenience, some programs are available multiple times throughout the year. Programs are also available on both the Main Campus and the Health Science Campus. Students may attend programs on either campus. Information from past presentations is made available online for any student who was not able to attend the program. A list of upcoming programs is available below.

MainCampus

• ETD Preparation and Submission Workshops for Main Campus Programs
• January 22 from 4-5 pm in Carlson Library Room 1025
• February 7 from 12-1 pm in Carlson Library Room 1025
• Graduation- Your Questions Answered!
• Monday, February 4 from 4-5 pm in Student Union Room 2591
• The Job Search
• Tuesday, February 19, from 3-5 pm in Student Union 2591

HealthScience Campus

• Conference Proposals, Presentations, and Papers
• Wednesday, January 16 from noon-1 pm in Block Health Science Building 480
• Hints on Preparing Graduate-Level Capstone, Project, or Thesis
• Wednesday, February 6 from noon-1 pm in Block Health Science Building 480
• The Graduation Clearance Process: From Graduation Application to Diploma!
• Thursday, February 7 from 4-5 pm in Collier Building 1210

For more information on the professional development programs available or to suggest a topic for a future program, please visit our website.

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Unity Week: Make A Way

It’s Unity Week here at The University of Toledo, and there is a lot going on! Organized by the Office of Student Involvement, Unity Week is designed to engage students in conversations about unity and acceptance. In sticking with this goal, below is some information on graduate diversity at The University of Toledo.

The importance of diversity to the graduate community is evident when looking at the variety of backgrounds our graduate students represent. In fall of 2012 over 20% of applicants admitted to The University of Toledo at the graduate level were international students or reported being from an ethnic minority. International applicants for that term came from China, India, France and Saudi Arabia in addition to many others.

The College of Graduate Studies has been proactive in efforts to attract a diverse pool of qualified applicants to the University of Toledo. In the past several years, the graduate college has increased support for underrepresented minorities through the promotion of the Graduate Opportunity Assistantship Program and the McNair Scholars Program. The College of Graduate Studies has also supported initiatives to promote women in the STEMM fields and has raised awareness of federal funding resources for our students.

For a schedule of Unity Week events or to volunteer, please visit the Unity Week webpage or call 419-530-2992.

For more information on how the diversity policies of the College of Graduate Studies, please see the diversity plan on our website.

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Toledo Provides Added Resources for Adult and Military Students

The University of Toledo has recently received a lot of attention for a strong commitment to serving adult and military students make the transition to (or back to) higher education. These non-traditional students are often juggling outside responsibilities that a traditional college student does not have to worry about. UT recognizes the added responsibility and has made several resources available to these students to help them be successful in their studies.

One such resource for adult students is the new Office of Adult Student Extended Service. Housed in the College of Adult and Lifelong Learning (C.A.L.L.), this office aims to assist adult students in the transition into their current degree program or non-degree classes.

The UT Military Service Center has also received media attention for providing similar support to military veterans. The University also hosted a week of events in November as part of the national Joining Forces Week.

U.S. Army Captain Trent Miller was able to utilize these services during his time as an MBA student before graduating this past fall. As an army officer, a concentration in leadership seemed to be a natural fit for Capt. Miller’s MBA. In a December 2012 UT News article, Miller stated “All of the leadership-specific classes have been very applicable to what I have been doing the last nine years. All of the faculty members, in my experiences, have been very receptive to my comments and input into the class”.

The College of Graduate Studies would like to thank Captain Miller and all our military veterans for their dedicated service. More information on resources for adult students and military veterans can be found on the College of Adult and Lifelong Learning webpage.

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A Mother of Four Earns Her Doctorate

With programs ranging from accounting to music education, from certificates to doctorates and from completely online to completely on-campus; The University of Toledo has graduate programs fitting a wide variety of interests and lifestyles. It is this variety that makes stories like Dr. Kristy Taylor’s possible.

Dr. Taylor recently graduated from The University of Toledo with a Ph.D. in Higher Education. After earning an MBA and teaching part-time at a community college, Dr. Taylor knew she wanted to earn her Ph.D. When starting the program four years ago, Kristy had two young sons. By the time she accepted her diploma this December, she was a mother of four boys ranging from ages 2-7.

Through the support of family, friends and colleagues, Kristy was able to persevere and achieve her professional goals while still starting her young family. Not only did she earn her Ph.D., but Dr. Taylor is now a visiting instructor in the UT College of Business and Innovation.

The College of Graduate Studies would like to congratulate Dr. Taylor on her tremendous accomplishment. For more information on Dr. Taylor’s story, check out this UT News article.

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