UC President Neville G. Pinto
Dear UC Community,
As we wrap up 2024 and prepare to celebrate another 2,600 UC graduates crossing our commencement stage, I find myself reflecting on the tremendous transformation of our university. Consider the evolution of our campus alone. Today, UC ranks as one of the most beautiful campuses, and our university architecture is regularly listed among the most inspiring worldwide.
How did we get here? In 1977, less than 50 years ago, UC transitioned from a municipal college to one of Ohio’s state universities. Campus was covered by acres of parking lots, and a road transversed the pedestrian friendly path we now know as MainStreet. We were a city university and a commuter school of 38,000 where relatively few chose to hang around after class, and even fewer chose to live.
By contrast, today we are an in-demand Carnegie Research 1 university of 53,000 students, many of whom choose to live, work and play on and around our campuses. This did not happen by accident. It took decades of planning, committed investment and mostly a bold vision by former leaders who understood the power of place.
UC’s physical transformation is a testament to the value of vision, and today we are living out UC’s next bold vision — to lead urban public universities into a new era of innovation and impact. This vision is taking shape within three major platforms of our Next Lives Here strategic direction: Academic Excellence, Urban Impact and the Innovation Agenda. These intentional efforts and investments will define our next, and they are already bolstering our now.
This year, for example, we have celebrated record enrollment, outstanding student success, exciting advances in our innovation agenda and new highs for both research and scholarship. In 2024, we also cut ribbons on the Blood Cancer Healing Center and the reimagined Siddall residence hall. Additionally, we made major strides toward improving our student experience by breaking ground on a new 1,300-bed housing complex (at the corner of Vine and McMillan streets) and by raising ceremonial beams on the Old Chem renovation and expansion along with the Bearcats Indoor Practice Facility and Performance Center. I hope you will take time to review this website to appreciate the many impressive highlights from 2024.
We have so many reasons to count our blessings this time of year, and none stand out more than our people. I genuinely appreciate our students. Their love for learning and passion for progress gives me confidence in our future. I’d like to especially thank our dedicated faculty and staff who pour so much of themselves into serving and educating the next generation. Finally, let me acknowledge our many donors, alumni and friends who elevate this incredible university with their generous support.
Wishing you all happy holidays,
Neville G. Pinto
President
Shailaja Paik, PhD, from UC's College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a MacArthur Fellow. She is only one of 10 MacArthur Fellows to be named in Ohio and the first ever in both the city of Cincinnati and the University of Cincinnati.
August 10, 2024
A renovated Siddall Hall reopens with eyes on the future and an appreciation for the past. About 200 people gathered for speeches, photos and a ribbon-cutting for UC's newest living area for students. The event offered visitors a peek at the completion of an $85 million renovation. Several Cincinnati media covered the unveiling.
August 13, 2024
In the 2023-24 academic year, more than 8,300 UC students earned an estimated $88.8 million collectively through paid co-op experiences, according to self-reported data. That averages to nearly $10,700 per student per semester. It’s an 18% increase in wages from the last reported co-op data.
August 27, 2024
Benya Coleman, A&S ’26, and Silas Curry, CECH ’27, say that without the support of the Marian Spencer Scholars Program, they would not be enrolled at the University of Cincinnati.
June 28, 2024
Media outlets including WLWT, Local 12, Spectrum News, the Cincinnati Enquirer and Cleveland.com highlighted the opening of the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Blood Cancer Healing Center.
August 26, 2024
The University of Cincinnati anticipates record enrollment as classes begin Monday, Aug. 26, with a projected 52,000 students — a 2.1% increase over last year. Growth continues but is more strategic with the university attracting more online learners, a greater number of transfer and first-generation students along with a stronger student presence on regional campuses at Blue Ash and Clermont.
February 1, 2024
The University of Cincinnati received a record $314 million in research awards in 2023, topping the previous year by 17% as the university pursues new innovations across its colleges.
The University of Cincinnati has launched an adaptive sports program, ensuring every student who wants to participate in some kind of athletic program is able to do so.
April 26, 2024
UC celebrated the largest spring commencement in its 205-year history during three days of ceremonies at Fifth Third Arena.
January 22, 2024
Decision Day is when the newest Bearcats learn they’ve been accepted into the University of Cincinnati. This year UC surprised six students from four Greater Cincinnati high schools in person with admission, scholarships and celebrations.
November 25, 2024
Jagtar “Jay” Chaudhry, CEAS ’82, ’83, Bus ’86, and P. Jyoti Chaudhry, Bus ’87, have established the Chaudhry Family Scholarship Fund with a $4 million gift to the University of Cincinnati. It will support first-generation, Pell-eligible students in UC’s Gen-1 1MPACT House, a residential community.
December 6, 2024
Microsoft has joined the 1819 Innovation Hub at the University of Cincinnati, as reported by the Cincinnati Business Courier.
September 30, 2024
Western & Southern Financial Group and the University of Cincinnati 1819 Innovation Hub have partnered on a program that allows UC students to work on campus as part of the Western & Southern Accelerated Career Program. The Western & Southern Accelerated Career Program creates on-campus opportunities for students to start their professional careers in the financial services industry.
April 15, 2024
University of Cincinnati student-led nonprofit organization Parkinson's Together takes a multidisciplinary approach to meeting the needs of patients with Parkinson's disease in their community. Now it's setting a model for student organizations across the country.
UC President Neville G. Pinto thanks donors during the succesful close of UC's $2B Next, Now campaign in September 2024.
