Community Engagement and Strategic Partnerships
The University of Toledo is committed to engaging our community in mutually beneficial partnerships to exchange knowledge and resources that will strengthen our region, enhance curriculum and prepare educated, engaged citizens.
UToledo has been recognized as a leader in community engagement with the Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Public Land Grant Universities’ designation as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University.
Community Engagement’s goal is to facilitate engagement, connect the knowledge and communicate the impacts of the University’s myriad partnerships.
Talent
Talent development includes how universities advance knowledge through programs and activities that educate and prepare people for the 21st century economy.
UToledo is one of just eight engineering schools in the country that integrates work-based learning opportunities into its academic curriculum. The program recently celebrated 25 years of success.
UToledo leads meaningful workforce development
UToledo is the leader of a collaborative initiative aimed at training regional workers for new and existing jobs related to hydrogen production, distribution, storage and use.
Academic Affiliation with ProMedica
The academic affiliation between UToledo’s College of Medicine and Life Sciences and ProMedica enriches the quality of medical education and expands clinical training capacity in Toledo to retain top talent and build a pipeline of medical providers for the future.
Innovation
Innovation begins with basic research and builds on that knowledge for applications that benefit society.
UToledo's water research initiatives
UToledo water quality researchers are protecting the Great Lakes to continue to provide clean drinking water. In 2022 the APLU additionally recognized the University with the Public Impact Research Award for UToledo’s work in water research.
UToledo’s solar expertise propels glass hub
UToledo’s expertise in solar energy research with the Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization is supporting a $31M Northwest Ohio Glass Innovation Hub, a consortium of public research institutions and private industry.
UToledo fights against human trafficking
Through education, advocacy and research, UToledo is a leader in the fight against human trafficking.
Place
Institutions of higher education contribute to making attractive, competitive communities where people want to live, create jobs, raise families and participate in civic life.
UT gives back to the community through the annual Big Event
Rocket Week brings together University and Community
The annual week-long community event leads up to the home-opening football game and start of the academic year.
Greening UToledo through Service Learning promotes native plantings on campus
Since the campus organization’s inception in 2017, the group has seeded 17 mall garden plots around campus promoting native ecology of the region.