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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Board of Trustees has elected Ralph Oakley ’80 as its newest member. He began his board service in February. Oakley became the president and CEO of Quincy Media Inc., formerly Quincy Newspapers Inc., in 2009 after working for the company in various operational and management positions since 1970. He retired when the company was sold…
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QUINCY – Quincy University has rescheduled its fourth annual QU Alumni Day for Tuesday, March 1 in remembrance of the university’s first day of classes on Feb. 6, 1860. QU alumni are encouraged to wear a QU Alumni button and QU gear to work and attend the day’s events. “Alumni day has become a tradition at QU, and we…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Christine Damm, dean of the School of Fine Arts and Communication, will present a clarinet faculty recital at 3 p.m. Feb. 26 in chapel in Francis Hall. This event is free and open to the public. She will perform Sonata for Clarinet by Johannes Brahms, Sonatina for Clarinet by Malcom Arnold, Vals Venezolano and Contradanza by Paquito d’Rivera and Deep Blue by Ian…
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QUINCY — Several works of Robert Lee Mejer, distinguished professor of art at Quincy University, have been selected for national exhibitions. St. Louis artist Marilynne Bradley, a faculty member at Webster University and the University of Missouri-Columbia, selected Mejer’s watercolor “Take PC #46” for the Steven Viorel Merit Award in the Hannibal Art Club’s 57th annual 2021…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Gray Gallery in Brenner Library will be the host of the art exhibition “A Shaped World”, acrylic on a shaped pane, featuring works by William Butler from Peoria. This free exhibition will take place from Feb. 21 to March 18 and is open to the public. For each work, Butler channels detritus images from his subconscious…
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QUINCY — J. Matthew Ward, visiting assistant professor of history, will be the featured speaker for Quincy University’s Great Books program from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Feb. 23 in MacHugh Theatre (basement of Francis Hall), 1800 College. Ward’s talk, titled “The 1619 Project – Who Controls History?”, will examine the power of history and the politics surrounding…
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QUINCY, Ill. – Justin Coffey, professor of history, recently received a five-year appointment to the Father Aaron Pembleton Endowed Chair in History at Quincy University. The appointment begins in the spring semester of 2022. A donor will sometimes establish an “endowed chair” to allow a university to honor and retain highly accomplished professors. The Father Aaron Pembleton Endowed Chair…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s Gray Gallery in Brenner Library will host the art exhibition Color Digital Photography with Thematic Carve Frames, featuring works by John Gebhardt from Quincy and Rudy Gebhardt from Argyle, Wis. This free exhibition will take place from Jan. 24 – Feb. 18 and is open to the public. John, a photographer,…
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QUINCY — The Lincoln Academy of Illinois recently named Quincy University senior Bailee S. Highbarger of Amboy, Ill., a recipient of the prestigious Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award for 2021. The award is presented to a senior from each four-year college or university in Illinois who demonstrates excellence in the classroom and leadership throughout the…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University’s Winter Commencement will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Pepsi Arena. The 2021 graduating class is comprised of 57 undergraduates with an additional 13 graduate degree recipients.University marshal Robert Mejer, distinguished professor of art, and assistant marshals David Kirchhofer and Scott Luaders, professors of physics and chemistry, respectively, will lead…
Read Full Article QUINCY — The Quincy University Student-Athletic Advisory Committee will be the host of Donuts and Donations from 9-11 a.m. Thursday in the athletic conference room in the Health and Fitness Center, 1900 Oak. SAAC is asking for donations of clothes, food, personal hygiene products or monetary donations to help local food pantries stock up for winter.…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s music department will be the host of a Saxophone Day for high school students from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Connie Niemann Center for Music at QU’s North Campus, 18th and Seminary Road. The day will bring together local high school saxophone players to form a saxophone choir. Participants will spend…
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QUINCY — Quincy University’s campus ministry and choral departments will be the host the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Francis Solanus Parish, 1721 College Avenue. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments in the parish hall will follow. “Lessons and Carols is an ancient service…
Read Full Article QUINCY, Ill. – The Quincy University music department will present “Gloria! A Christmas Concert” at 3 p.m. Dec. 5 at St. Francis Solanus Parish, 1721 College Avenue. The concert is free and open to the public. Under the baton of Kristin Ramseyer, director of choirs, and accompanied by Laura Kammerer on the piano and organ, the Quincy University choirs will sing “Gloria, RV…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University’s Great Books Program will be the host of speaker Joe Messina, professor emeritus of English, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Wednesday in MacHugh Theatre in the basement of Francis Hall, 1800 College. Messina’s presentation is part of the Great Conversations Speakers Series, offered in conjunction with Quincy University’s Great Books program, which brings in leading…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University’s Wendell Mauter, professor emeritus of history, will present “Faces of the Second World War” in a series of talks at the Quincy Public Library at 2 p.m. on Nov. 13, Jan. 8, Feb. 12, March 12 and April 9. World War II has been described as the largest, most complex and costly single event in human…
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QUINCY – Gail Simmons of Kalamazoo, Mich., was added in October to the Quincy University Board of Trustees as its newest member. “Simmons’ impressive background in higher education as a faculty member and executive will allow her to make many important contributions to Board deliberations,” Del Mitchell, chair of the QU Board of Trustees, said in…
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QUINCY — Quincy University dedicated a campus street clock in honor of president emeritus Phil Conover in a ceremony on Friday. The “Conover Clock” was dedicated in honor of Conover’s service to the university community as a volunteer, trustee and president. “Phil Conover has made many profoundly important contributions to Quincy University over a long and distinguished career,” said Brian…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University inducted three people and the Adams County Bar Association into its Legal Hall of Fame at its 2021 induction ceremony on Saturday in the Hall of Fame Room in the Health and Fitness Center, 20th and Oak. Inducted were: Mary Jo White, Class of 1963 White served as a member of the Pennsylvania…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University will be the host of a Discovery Day on Nov. 13. Discovery Days are open houses scheduled throughout the year for prospective students. Students and their families will join other prospective students for special programming and events. This day includes a campus tour, an academic expo and complimentary lunch in the QU…
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QUINCY – Quincy University and Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences will host a nursing and health sciences visit day on Nov. 5. Visit days are scheduled throughout the year specifically for prospective students. Students and their families will join other prospective students for special programming and events geared toward giving them a…
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QUINCY – Quincy University’s Gray Gallery in Brenner Library will be the site of an art exhibition featuring recent works from the Great River Watercolor Society members. The GRWS also will include its popular 2×2 paintings as well as new work produced in the last year. The exhibit will run Nov. 1 through Dec. 9. It is free and…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University is asking the community to participate in its annual food drive Wednesday in conjunction with QU’s Day of Service. Students will be outside local grocery stores collecting nonperishable food items to support local food pantries in Quincy. Nonperishable food items will be collected outside Hy-Vee, County Market, Save-A-Lot and Walmart locations. Nonperishable items…
Read Full Article QUINCY – Quincy University’s music department will be the host a fall choir concert featuring the university’s Concert Choir, Chamber Choir and Clara Voce at 3 p.m. Oct. 17 at the QU Chapel in Francis Hall, 1800 College. The concert is free and open to the public. Under the baton of Kristin Ramseyer, director of choirs, and accompanied…
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QUINCY – Quincy University is celebrating Franciscan Heritage Week through Friday. The public is encouraged to join faculty, staff and students at the events hosted by QU Campus Ministry. Masks are required at all events. The week-long celebration began Sunday night with the Transitus Service in the QU Chapel. Transitus, Latin for passage, interactively depicts and commemorates the…
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