The University of Toledo
Crest of the University of Toledo
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| Motto | Coadyuvando El Presente, Formando El Porvenir |
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Motto in English
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Guide to the Present, Moulder of the Future |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1872 |
| Endowment | $416.2 million |
| President | Sharon Gaber |
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Academic staff
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2,232 |
| Students | 23,085 |
| Undergraduates | 18,130 |
| Postgraduates | 4,456 |
| Location |
Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Coordinates: 41°39′28″N 83°36′49″W / 41.657716°N 83.61366°W |
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Urban 813 acres (329 ha) Main 450 acres (180 ha) Health Science 160 acres (65 ha) Scott Park |
| Colors | Rocket gold & Tower blue |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I – MAC |
| Sports | 15 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Rockets |
| Mascot | Rocky the Rocket & Rocksy the Rocket |
| Affiliations |
University System of Ohio APLU Urban 13/GCU |
| Website | www |
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The University of Toledo, commonly referred to as U of Toledo or UT, is a public research university located in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The university also operates a 450-acre (180 ha) Health Science campus, which includes the University of Toledo Medical Center, in the West Toledo neighborhood of Toledo; a 160-acre (65 ha) satellite campus in the Scott Park neighborhood of Toledo; the Center for the Visual Arts is located in downtown Toledo at the Toledo Museum of Art; and a research and education facility, known as the Lake Erie Center, is at the Maumee Bay State Park.
The university was founded in 1872 in downtown Toledo as the Toledo University of Arts and Trades. It closed after six years and was eventually turned over to the city of Toledo to reopen in 1884 as the Toledo Manual Training School and developed from a vocational school into a university through the late 1800s. The university moved to its current location in the Ottawa neighborhood in 1931. Since its establishment, the university has physically expanded to include more than 100 major buildings with a combined area of more 1,400 acres (570 ha) and transformed its academic program from a vocational and secondary education into a comprehensive research university, known for its curriculum in the science, engineering, and medical fields. Toledo has over 100,000 living alumni and has a current enrollment of over 20,000 students. The university has a vibrant campus life, with over 300 student organizations. Its athletic teams, called the Rockets, are members of the Mid-American Conference.
The University of Toledo began in 1872 as a private arts and trades school offering subjects such as painting and architectural drawing. The idea behind the school was fostered by Jesup Wakeman Scott, a local newspaper editor, who published a pamphlet in 1868 entitled "Toledo: Future Great City of the World." Scott's publication expressed his belief that the center of world commerce was moving westward, and by 1900 would be located in Toledo. In preparation for the expected westward expansion of world commerce to Toledo, Scott donated 160 acres of land as an endowment for a university and the Toledo University of Arts and Trades was incorporated on October 12, 1872. The university's original mission was to "furnish artists and artisans with the best facilities for a high culture in their professions...." Scott died in 1874, a year before the university opened in an old church building downtown Toledo. By the late 1870s the school was in financial trouble and after thirty years in operation, the school closed in 1878. On January 8, 1884, the assets of the school became property of the city of Toledo. The school reopened as the under direction of the city as the Toledo Manual Training School. It offered a three-year program for students at least 13 years old who received both academic and manual instruction.
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