QU Begins Academic Year With “Weeks of Welcome”

昆西,生病了. – The fall semester at 十大赌博正规信誉网址 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 new students was designed to help students succeed at the university 和 become part of the Quincy community.

New 十大赌博正规信誉网址 President Brian McGee, Ph.D., led the efforts to acclimate the freshman class by living alongside them in the residence hall during Orientation Weekend, attending many orientation sessions 和 activities as they navigated the first weeks of school 和 running beside them during a three-mile fitness event entitled “Miles with McGee.“麦基, 一个狂热的跑步者, hopes to encourage all QU students to adopt healthy 和 active lifestyles while earning their degrees.

“十大赌博正规信誉网址 is a caring community, 和, 就像我们的新学生, I have been welcomed 和 supported in my first weeks in Quincy,麦基说。. “From the first day of orientation, our students are being given all the tools they need to succeed at QU.”

十大赌博正规信誉网址 began Weeks of Welcome this year as a way to engage new students 和 get them adjusted to college life. 学生 like Marcus Argana, a freshman nursing major from Festus, Mo., appreciated the opportunity to connect with faculty, staff 和 other students in an inviting 和 informal way.

“I was first attracted to QU for the excellent music program 和 beautiful campus,” said Argana. “However, I never expected to find such a great community. The people are very helpful 和 warm.”

The overall enrollment for QU’s fall term is 1,122, which is similar to the previous year’s enrollment. The incoming class of freshman 和 transfer students for fall 2019 is nearly 320 和 represents 24 states 和 12 foreign countries, 包括克罗地亚, 秘鲁, 和英国.

QU’s community partnership with John Wood Community College continues to have a positive impact on enrollment, which is demonstrated by the recent growth in the number of transfer students attending QU.

“Our freshman 和 transfer students 和 families continue to appreciate the high quality 和 exceptional value of a Franciscan, 天主教教育,麦基说。. 作为QU的新主席, I am very impressed by our success in providing generous scholarships 和 making QU affordable. It is a tribute to our alumni 和 other donors 和 to the entire Quincy community that, 对很多学生来说, it can cost less to attend QU than to choose a public university. We are rightly proud that we can provide a high-quality, private university education that is affordable.”

2019年秋季, QU saw a 4% growth in the freshman-to-sophomore retention rate 和 an increase in 研究生 student enrollment.

“We continue to be optimistic about the university’s long-term enrollment plan. The quality of this year’s incoming first-year class was strong academically, with a fourteen-point improvement on average SAT scores,汤姆·奥利弗说, vice president for enrollment management. “另外, 我们的音乐系, 特别是, had significantly increased enrollment in its programs. 在伊利诺斯州, we also were pleased to see an increase in students from the Chicago area 和 growth in targeted markets outside of Illinois.”

Founded in 1860 by Franciscan friars, 十大赌博正规信誉网址 (www.昆西.他是天主教徒, 男女合校, residential university offering under研究生, 研究生, 和 adult education programs that integrate liberal arts, 主动学习, 实践经验, 和方济各会的价值观. 十大赌博正规信誉网址’s intercollegiate sports are members of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference for men 和 women. 了解更多信息, please contact the 十大赌博正规信誉网址 Office of Community Relations by calling (217) 228-5275.