2008 Woodie Awards
Provost takes office
Melinda Lauber
Issue date: 7/9/07 Section: News
UT welcomed Rosemary Haggett as its new provost and vice president for academic affairs last Monday.
Haggett's first day was July 2, and she is taking office after former Interim Provost Rob Sheehan, who held the position for more than 10 months.
Though Haggett's been a little stressed from moving and hasn't been on the job for very long, she said she's adjusting.
"The people on campus are fantastic; it's wonderful to be here finally," she said.
Haggett said her primary goal is getting to know the university and the people within it through their eyes.
"There's a lot to look forward to and a lot to learn," she said.
Haggett said that she has many goals on which UT is already working, such as increasing student retention, maximizing student success, and assessing student learning outcomes, and she hopes to continue that team effort.
"My goals will be collaborative goals - there will be nothing that Rosemary Haggett will do by herself," she said, adding that "UT's goals are my goals."
Haggett formerly worked as the division director for graduate education at the National Science Foundation, but she also held a position at West Virginia University, she said.
Haggett wants to bring her experience from both the NSF and WVU working in the research field to UT, especially now that it's a combined research institution, she said.
"I think we've progressed in a one-year timeframe," she said. "When I've combined two departments in the National Science Foundation, there are details big and small combining two organizations [coming from different places]. While there's still some details to take care of [here at UT], we're not done yet."
Though some might be wary of Haggett because of her background in the sciences, Haggett said that shouldn't be a worry spot.
"We're here at the University of Toledo to educate the entire student," she said. "We want our students to be as best prepared as they can be in the depths of their chosen discipline and in others. That's what an institution of higher learning does - I'm a scientist, and I'm really excited about that field … but I certainly have, I think, a very significant understanding of a liberal education."
Haggett's first day was July 2, and she is taking office after former Interim Provost Rob Sheehan, who held the position for more than 10 months.
Though Haggett's been a little stressed from moving and hasn't been on the job for very long, she said she's adjusting.
"The people on campus are fantastic; it's wonderful to be here finally," she said.
Haggett said her primary goal is getting to know the university and the people within it through their eyes.
"There's a lot to look forward to and a lot to learn," she said.
Haggett said that she has many goals on which UT is already working, such as increasing student retention, maximizing student success, and assessing student learning outcomes, and she hopes to continue that team effort.
"My goals will be collaborative goals - there will be nothing that Rosemary Haggett will do by herself," she said, adding that "UT's goals are my goals."
Haggett formerly worked as the division director for graduate education at the National Science Foundation, but she also held a position at West Virginia University, she said.
Haggett wants to bring her experience from both the NSF and WVU working in the research field to UT, especially now that it's a combined research institution, she said.
"I think we've progressed in a one-year timeframe," she said. "When I've combined two departments in the National Science Foundation, there are details big and small combining two organizations [coming from different places]. While there's still some details to take care of [here at UT], we're not done yet."
Though some might be wary of Haggett because of her background in the sciences, Haggett said that shouldn't be a worry spot.
"We're here at the University of Toledo to educate the entire student," she said. "We want our students to be as best prepared as they can be in the depths of their chosen discipline and in others. That's what an institution of higher learning does - I'm a scientist, and I'm really excited about that field … but I certainly have, I think, a very significant understanding of a liberal education."
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