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23th ANNUAL MART HEINEN CLUB CHILI & SOUP COOK-OFF AND CASH BASH

The 23rd annual Mart Heinen Athletic Booster Club chili & soup cook-off will be held Sunday, January 22, at the QU Health and Fitness Center, 20th and Oak.The event is open to the public from ...
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Periodical Cicadas Date Change in POLIS Spring Schedule

The Pursuit of Learning in Society (POLIS) organization, sponsored by Quincy University, has announced a change in the Spring 2012 schedule. Periodical Cicadas, hosted by Joseph Coelho, PhD, Assista...
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GRAY GALLERY TO HOST WATERCOLOR EXHIBITION

The Gray Gallery of Quincy University will open the year with an exhibition of works by members of the Great River Watercolor Society.The 22ndAnnual GRWS Exhibition will run Jan. 10 – Feb. 2 d...
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QU SWITCHES TO LOCAL PAYROLL VENDOR

Quincy University has announced it has switched to a local payroll company.QU previously utilized one of the world’s largest payroll companies, but in an effort to keep money in the local econ...
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QU STUDENTS TAKE CIVIL RIGHTS TRIP

The Office of Multicultural and Leadership Programs will take 9 QU students and 4 QU staff to Alabama (Selma, Montgomery and Birmingham) on a Civil Rights Trip. The trip will allow students to inter...
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POLIS Releases Spring Semester Schedule

The Pursuit of Learning in Society (POLIS), a Quincy University sponsored organization that allows active adults over 55 years of age to continue a lifetime of learning while relaxing in a comfortab...
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QU MART HEINEN CLUB SOUP & SANDWICH SUPPER

Quincy University’s Mart Heinen Athletic Booster Club will host a soup & supper fundraiser Thursday, January 5, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the QU Hall of Fame Room in the Health and Fitne...
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QU Health and Fitness Center to Provide Aqua Aerobics Boot Camp

The Quincy University Health and Fitness Center will provide an Aqua Aerobics Boot Camp from January 2 through January 30, on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Instructor Kathy Kova...
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Pajic Named as Hawks Football Coach

Quincy University has announced the hiring of Tom Pajic as the new football head coach. Pajic comes to Quincy after spending the previous eight years as the offensive coordinator at Bloomsburg Univer...
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Quincy University & Quincy Notre Dame High School Announce $1.2 Million Scholarship Gift

Quincy University and Quincy Notre Dame High School today announced a $1.2 million scholarship gift from the estate of Evelyn Rebecca “Betty” McLaughlin. The gift was announced today du...
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QU Health & Fitness Center Christmas Hours

QU Health and Fitness Center has announced its Christmas Break hours. The Health and Fitness Center will be closed on December 24-25 and in observance of the Christmas holiday. In addition, the Health...
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QU Donates Bus to Help QND Increase Enrollment

Quincy University and Quincy Notre Dame continue to be partners in Catholic education. In an effort to help QND meet the growing demand of its current students and reach out to potential students, Q...
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QU's Multi-Media Festival to Showcase Original Short Film and Student Annimation

Quincy University’s department of fine arts and communication is hosting the second-annual Multi-Media Festival on Thursday, December 8, at 7 p.m. in the Hawk’s Nest. The festival will s...
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QU Theology Professor has Article Published

Quincy University Assistant Professor of Theology Matthew Bates, PhD, recently had an article published in Revue Biblique, a leading international journal of the Bible. The journal is published by t...
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COUNSELING PROGRAM SPONSORING RAFFLE TO BENEFIT LOCAL SERVICE ORGANIZATION

The Masters of Education in Counseling (MEC) program, in cooperation with the Chi Omega chapter of Chi Sigma Iota (CSI), an international counseling honor society, is raising funds to benefit QUEST s...
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Winners Announced in QU Artistic Business Plan Competition

Quincy University recently hosted a preliminary competition for the Business Plan Pitch contest sponsored by the Self-Employment in the Arts (SEA) conference. Junior Communication major Andrew Pitt...
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QU Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization Selling Christmas Cards.

The QU Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization (CEO) is now selling holiday cards for the Christmas season. The cards feature a watercolor batik of Francis Hall which was painted by QU Alum Theresa S...
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Anonymous QU Donor Challenges Alumni and Friends to Match Gift

An anonymous donor has made a generous Christmas gift to an Endowed Scholarship Fund, a commitment of $100,000 if other alumni and friends donate a total of $200,000 to any existing or new Endowed F...
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Town and Gown Lecture Series continues with a look at Pearl Harbor

Quincy University’s Fall 2011 Town and Gown Reading and Lecture Series will continue Thursday, December 1st, with “December 7th, 1941, A Day That Will Live in Infamy: Japan and Its 'S...
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Counseling Professor Presents at Conference

Assistant Professor and Counseling Program Director, Dr. Ken Oliver, recently presented at the Missouri School Counseling Association Conference held at the Tan-Tar-A Resort in Osage Beach, Missouri ...
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Three QU Faculty Members Present Papers at Conference

Three Quincy University faculty members presented papers on former Poet Laureate Kay Ryan (2008-2010) at the Midwest Modern Language Association Conference held at Union Station in St. Louis, Missour...
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QU Appoints New Safety and Security Director

Quincy University is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Lathrop to the position of Safety and Security Director. Born in Racine, WI, Sam graduated high school and went on to receive his Ass...
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QU Announces New Director of University Communications

Quincy University is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Robesky to the position of Director of University Communications. Before coming to QU, Robesky worked as the Content Manager for KHQA...
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QU to Take Part in Deaf Awareness Day

The Quincy University American Sign Language Interpreting Training department is conducting a Deaf Awareness Day on Thursday, November 17th. Students, faculty, and staff who are participating in this...
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Father "JJ" Lakers dies at 81

Father John Joseph Lakers, OFM, died peacefully at the age of 81 on Friday afternoon, November 4, 2011, at 3:45pm in his own room at Holy Cross Friary, Quincy, Illinois, after a long battle with brea...
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QU to Present Guitar Clinic & Recital

Quincy University’s division of fine arts and communication will present a guitar recital Sunday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the North Campus Auditorium (18th and Seminary Rd.). The event is open ...
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