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QU Announces New Scholarship Program

Quincy University has announced the establishment of two new scholarships for Catholic students in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. These scholarships are for students attending QU beginning in the fall of 2020. “For 160 years, Quincy University has stood……
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QU Begins Academic Year With “Weeks of Welcome”

QUINCY, Ill. – The fall semester at Quincy University began this year with more than 70 events during the university’s new “Weeks of Welcome” programming for the first three weeks of the academic year. This record number of events for……
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Quincy University Recognized as Military Friendly

Quincy University was recently recognized as a Military Friendly® school for 2019, exhibiting leading practices in recruiting and supporting post-military students. Military Friendly® is the military rating division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business. The mission of Military Friendly®……
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QU Awarded Largest Grant in School History

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that Quincy University is the recipient of a $2.25 million dollar Title III-A Strengthening Institutions grant focusing on expanding student access to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).  This is the largest grant……
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QU Announces Double-Digit Increase In Freshman Class

Quincy University has announced an 11% increase in this year’s freshman class. This fall 349 new freshman and transfer students were welcomed to campus.  Including part-time undergraduate and graduate program students, the overall enrollment for the Fall 2018 term stands at 1,124. “We are……
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QU Joins National Common Application

Quincy University will now accept applications from the Common Application website from incoming freshman and transfer students for the 2019-20 academic year. Applications began processing on September 1, 2018. “Common Application is the preeminent college application platform in the country……
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QU Receives $25K Marion Gardner Jackson Grant

Quincy University recently received a $25,000 grant from the Marion Gardner Jackson Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee. This grant will help support the renovation and enhancement of the Franciscan Institute of Environmental Studies. The funds will be used……
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QU Announces New Scholarship Awarding Program

Quincy University has announced a new academic scholarship model for freshmen and transfer students that will allow for greater transparency earlier in the application process. Prospective freshman students will be able to calculate an academic award based on their high……
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Tom Oliver, M.L.A.

Tom began working at QU in 2017 as the vice president of enrollment management. He received a B.A. from Southwestern University (TX) and holds a Master of Liberal Arts from Texas Christian University.  Tom has served as the chief enrollment……
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