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University of Toledo
launches new honors college
February 13, 2013: The University of Toledo has unveiled the
Jesup Scott Honors College, a newly configured portal of
entry for well-prepared students.
The reinvention of the Honors College and the rebranding of the
University’s undergraduate experience for well-prepared students
is one of several key strategies to realize UT Provost and
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Scott
Scarborough’s vision for UT during the next several years.
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“It is our goal, over the next several years, to transform the
experience of our best prepared students to one that would rival
the likes of Oberlin College and Miami University, without the
cost,” said Scarborough. “This effort will have a halo effect
that will enhance the experience of all our students and
increase the overall value of a UT degree.”
Named to honor the former Blade editor who founded The University
of Toledo in 1872, the reinvented college will be highly
selective, while distinguishing itself from other honors
colleges through a unique blend of admission requirements that
not only take into account academic performance, but also
activities that demonstrate a high level of motivation and
achievement. Students will have the option to participate in an
accelerated three-year degree program, among other new
attributes.
“The Jesup Scott Honors College will become a symbol of excellence
to attract well-prepared undergraduate students,” Scarborough
said. “Our new dean, Dr. Lakeesha Ransom has an exemplary
background that will help her lead this new endeavor and help
raise the University as a whole to new level of distinction.”
With a 15-year career working in corporate, not-for-profit,
educational and government organizations, Ransom brings to her
new role experience as a visiting professor at Assumption
University in Thailand and a member of the Minnesota Board of
Regents. Most recently, she served as a principal of Mariposa
Global, a firm that provides consultation services to Fortune
200 companies, government agencies and other organizations on
strategic management, learning and leadership development.
For more information,
contact Tobin J. Klinger, associate vice president for
university communications, at 419.530.4279 or
tobin.klinger@utoledo.edu.
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