May 28, 2024
Hello Rockets,
I am excited to lead The University of Toledo as your interim president. Like you, I am committed to UToledo’s success.
Growing up in Toledo, a stone’s throw away from the Health Science Campus and UTMC, UToledo has always been an important part of my life. I remember coming to our campuses for youth programing and to utilize facilities such as the Morse Fitness Center and Student Recreation Center. These types of engagements, coupled with opportunities to connect with UToledo leaders and successful alumni throughout high school, were impactful and made attending UToledo an obvious choice.
I’m proud of my degree from UToledo and believe that it is our responsibility to make sure the value of that UToledo degree hanging on the walls of our alumni continues to grow year after year.
This is a challenging time for higher education and healthcare, but also one of great opportunity for us to be innovative and position UToledo as a leader. Our top priorities going forward:
- Thoughtfully grow student enrollment and support student success through graduation.
- Improve clinical operations and culture with a focus on the quality of care and patient satisfaction.
- Increase strategic connectivity with enhanced branding to improve our value proposition.
- Enhance revenues and drive efficiencies for strategic reinvestment.
- Position UToledo as a destination for activity and take a more active leadership role in our community.
We will move forward with a sense of urgency and a strong commitment that everything we do should be focused on improving the experience for our students and our patients. I am committed to accountability and transparency as we begin this new chapter for UToledo.
I am proud to have spent my career at UToledo doing my best to achieve our shared goals. Working together, we can accomplish my vision for UToledo to be the regional force powering opportunities to learn, care, work and play.
Thank you and Go Rockets!
Matt Schroeder
Interim President