April 23, 2024
Dear Rockets,
It has been my pleasure to serve The University of Toledo as president during the past four years.
While I will always be a proud Rocket, I have accepted a new opportunity at the University of Cincinnati as Senior Vice President for Health Affairs and Dean of the College of Medicine. In my time at UToledo and at the University of Louisville before that, I have had the privilege to lead both the academic and healthcare operations. This new opportunity allows me to “get back to my roots” and really focus on the healthcare side of our important work.
I am proud of what we have accomplished together since I joined UToledo in 2020. It seems like just yesterday and also a lifetime ago that we navigated an unprecedented pandemic and ensured a safe reopening of campus during COVID-19. We created a new five-year strategic plan to guide our success and received affirmation of Higher Learning Commission accreditation. We stabilized the finances and operations of the University of Toledo Medical Center and created UToledo Health with our physician group.
We achieved these successes in a challenging time for higher education with increased competition for students and reduced financial resources. I am confident that UToledo will continue to turn these challenges into opportunities and serve our community with distinction well into the future.
Thank you for welcoming me to Rocket Nation and making it so difficult to leave. It has been my honor to lead this great institution.
Sincerely,
Gregory Postel, M.D.
President