WELCOME MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT HOLBROOK

Dear Colleague:
I cannot tell you how delighted and honored I am to serve as the 13th president of The Ohio State University. While the last several months have been hectic, and a steep learning curve lies ahead, I am confident that together we can do great things for our university and for the people of Ohio.

During the transition that began with my selection, I have had the opportunity to meet a number of faculty and staff, talk about our university's many strengths, and consider how we can achieve the academic excellence that is the basis of the Academic Plan. The Plan is impressive, and I am firmly committed to the vision, strategies, and initiatives that it embodies. Together, we can become the truly world-class university that the Plan envisions.

I am likewise impressed by the people of this university. I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible and encourage you to share suggestions and ideas that will make the university better.

Ohio State is the fourth broad-gauged, land-grant university at which it has been my privilege to work. As I told the Trustees in July, I feel very much at home in such vibrant, exciting, and ever-changing institutions, which have the mission and ability to serve society and offer solutions in an increasingly complex world.

Challenges surely await us. While the resource constraints that the university has faced over recent years are unlikely to disappear, at least in the near future, we will not permit such obstacles to keep us from the success that can be ours. While some see our size as a hindrance, we recognize it as a major strength.

There will be many opportunities to communicate in the months and years to come. For now, I want to say only how pleased I am to be here and how much I look forward to seeing you on campus.

Sincerely,
Karen A. Holbrook
President


related links:

Letter from Karen Holbrook to the Ohio State community

Press Release

President's web site

"A Welcome To The President" by David Citino

Special Edition of onCampus


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