Quincy University Presidential Biography
Dr. Robert Gervasi
Dr. Robert Gervasi joined Quincy University in June of 2008 as the University’s 22nd president. He has more than thirty years experience in higher education and business.
Dr. Gervasi most recently was president and C.E.O. of the Institute for Study Abroad in Indianapolis, Indiana. There he served 3,400 American students annually at 80 universities worldwide. Prior to that, he served as dean of Kentucky Campuses and dean of external programs for McKendree University at its Louisville campus. In these positions, he had responsibility for all executive functions such as strategic planning, faculty development, marketing, fund-raising and recruitment.Dr. Gervasi has taught at the University of Louisville, McKendree University, Chatfield College in St. Martin, Ohio, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio. He also lectured as Senior Fulbright Scholar in Classics at the University of Zimbabwe. In addition to his work in higher education, Dr. Gervasi has worked in public relations, marketing, and publishing for companies such as Bristol-Myers and Procter and Gamble. He also has enjoyed a lifelong familiarity with the Franciscan tradition, including several visits to Assisi, the birthplace of St. Francis.
Dr. Gervasi received his A.B. in Classics from Xavier University, an M.B.A. in Marketing from the Wharton School, and M.A. and PhD degrees in Classics from Ohio State University. He also received a certificate in fund raising management from The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University.
Dr. Gervasi has served on a number of community boards and committees, including the board of trustees of the Kentucky Opera, the board of directors for the Jeffersontown Chamber of Commerce in Louisville, Ky., and chairman of the international service committee of the Rotary Club of Louisville. He can read or speak Spanish, Italian, Greek (ancient and modern), Latin, French and German. Dr. Gervasi enjoys cinema, theatre, opera and travel, and he is an avid runner, having completed twelve marathons.
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