Dive Summary:
- Jim Petro announced today he will retire on Feb. 1 as Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, which governs the University System of Ohio.
- Gov. John Kasich appointed Petro to the position in March 2011; the major accomplishments of Petro's period in office include merging statewide technology resources, enhancing the speed of Ohio's fiber-optic network and developing communication between the state's K-12 public school system and the University System.
- As of 2008, the University System of Ohio was the third-largest state-run university system in the country with close to 500,000 enrolled students and 14 four-year universities including Ohio State University, the University of Cincinnati and Kent State University.
From the article:
"... Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro announced this morning that he will retire from public service as the state’s top higher-education chief on Feb. 1.
Gov. John Kasich appointed Petro, 64, to lead the University System of Ohio, one of the largest systems of public higher education in the nation, in March 2011. ..."
