Message from the President
UC President Neville G. Pinto
Dear UC Community,
The year 2021 will be upheld as among the most significant years in the history of the University of Cincinnati. Though we were largely locked down and forced apart during the first half of the year, the last half of 2021 brought us together like never before.
Our first large-scale gathering took place under blue skies in April when our graduates and their loved ones were able to celebrate inside Nippert Stadium for the first of three in-person commencement ceremonies this year. What an incredible joy to see our spaces re-energized by our students, faculty, staff and community during fall semester. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, we landed another record class by welcoming the largest-ever enrollment at our Uptown campus.
No single day in recent memory stands out quite like September 10, the day we accepted an invite to the Big 12; announced signature investments in diversity, equity and inclusion; and celebrated the renaming of a building to honor a powerful bond between a student and his mentor. We also continued to make significant progress with our Next Lives Here strategic direction, including the launch of Research 2030, as we strive toward leading urban public universities into a new era of innovation and impact.
I know all of you join me in congratulating our undefeated Bearcats who became the first-ever non-Power 5 team invited to the College Football Playoff. I look forward to cheering them on versus Alabama on New Year’s Eve.
As we set our sights on 2022, I wish you all happy holidays.
Year in Review: 2021
Silent harmony
September 1, 2015
Former Bearcat left gig at Maryland to take the head coaching job at the country's only university for the deaf.
Call of the homeland
September 1, 2015
Nursing professor went willingly to the front lines of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to care for the sick and dying in his birth country.
Tiny dreams
September 1, 2015
UC urban planning graduate takes a minimalist approach to help homeless get off the streets.
No limits
September 1, 2015
Students with intellectual disabilities get a chance at the full college experience at UC.
The haze after the blaze
September 1, 2015
Veteran's personal experience helps him relate to students struggling with reintegration.
Mutual drive
September 1, 2015
UC personal trainer guides legally blind athlete in races worldwide to bring dream of Paralympic gold into focus.
Finding strength
September 1, 2016
One UC grad's battle with cancer pulled family, friends and the UC medical community into the fight for her life.
Accidental activist
September 1, 2016
A simple hike led one UC law grad to spend two decades standing up for old-growth trees in the American West.
United by music
September 1, 2016
Five musicians in their first semester at CCM are winners of a new diversity fellowship that promotes inclusion in American orchestras.
Year in Videos
Record high enrollment at UC’s Uptown campus
Year of Discovery
Silent harmony
September 1, 2015
Former Bearcat left gig at Maryland to take the head coaching job at the country's only university for the deaf.
Call of the homeland
September 1, 2015
Nursing professor went willingly to the front lines of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to care for the sick and dying in his birth country.
Tiny dreams
September 1, 2015
UC urban planning graduate takes a minimalist approach to help homeless get off the streets.
No limits
September 1, 2015
Students with intellectual disabilities get a chance at the full college experience at UC.
The haze after the blaze
September 1, 2015
Veteran's personal experience helps him relate to students struggling with reintegration.
Mutual drive
September 1, 2015
UC personal trainer guides legally blind athlete in races worldwide to bring dream of Paralympic gold into focus.
Finding strength
September 1, 2016
One UC grad's battle with cancer pulled family, friends and the UC medical community into the fight for her life.
Accidental activist
September 1, 2016
A simple hike led one UC law grad to spend two decades standing up for old-growth trees in the American West.
United by music
September 1, 2016
Five musicians in their first semester at CCM are winners of a new diversity fellowship that promotes inclusion in American orchestras.
Annual fundraising (2020-21)
For more on the power of giving, UC Foundation's 2021 Annual Report can be viewed here.
Next/Now
Silent harmony
September 1, 2015
Former Bearcat left gig at Maryland to take the head coaching job at the country's only university for the deaf.
Call of the homeland
September 1, 2015
Nursing professor went willingly to the front lines of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to care for the sick and dying in his birth country.
Tiny dreams
September 1, 2015
UC urban planning graduate takes a minimalist approach to help homeless get off the streets.
No limits
September 1, 2015
Students with intellectual disabilities get a chance at the full college experience at UC.
The haze after the blaze
September 1, 2015
Veteran's personal experience helps him relate to students struggling with reintegration.
Mutual drive
September 1, 2015
UC personal trainer guides legally blind athlete in races worldwide to bring dream of Paralympic gold into focus.
Finding strength
September 1, 2016
One UC grad's battle with cancer pulled family, friends and the UC medical community into the fight for her life.
Accidental activist
September 1, 2016
A simple hike led one UC law grad to spend two decades standing up for old-growth trees in the American West.
United by music
September 1, 2016
Five musicians in their first semester at CCM are winners of a new diversity fellowship that promotes inclusion in American orchestras.
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CREDITS: Digital Design by Kerry Overstake. Top video by Andrew Higley. Image of University Pavilion by Gabrielle Ramsay.