QUINCY UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT BRIAN MCGEE AGREES TO CONTRACT EXTENSION THROUGH 2029

布莱恩·麦基, who has served as the 24th President of 十大赌博正规信誉网址 since July 2019, 是否已签署协议，将继续担任该职位至2029年.
The announcement was made by Ralph Oakley on behalf of the QU Board of Trustees, which unanimously supported the extension of 麦基’s agreement with the university. Oakley是董事会主席. 直到2029年或更晚, 麦基, 56, would become one of the five longest-serving presidents in 十大赌博正规信誉网址 history.

“我代表董事会, 我的QU校友们, 以及大学社区的成员, 我要感谢并祝贺布莱恩签署了这份协议,奥克利说。. “Brian has done a remarkable job at leading QU since he came to the university in 2019, including his commitment to meeting the needs of the Quincy region. We have seen dramatic institutional growth and important achievements on multiple fronts, and we look forward to more great things ahead under Brian’s leadership.”

“从我担任总统的第一天起, the people of 十大赌博正规信誉网址 and the Tri-State Region have welcomed me, 支持我, 尽我所能让我有宾至如归的感觉,布莱恩·麦基说, 博士学位, 瞿总统. “能在瞿完成我的职业生涯将是一种难以置信的荣誉, 我们将继续为校友服务, 学生, 教师, and 工作人员 of this great institution to the very best of our ability. Together, we continue to make 十大赌博正规信誉网址 better with each passing year.”

Since 麦基’s arrival in Quincy, the university has had several major accomplishments:
• At a time when many private universities in the Midwest are experiencing enrollment declines, 十大赌博正规信誉网址 has had significant undergraduate enrollment growth and, 2023年秋季, 迎来了50年来最大的一届新生.
•大学设计课程的十大赌博正规信誉网址, 2019年启动, now emphasizes student success in all phases of university life. 学生 work with advisors and success coaches to create individualized student success plans. 教师, 工作人员, and technology resources help 学生 graduate on time and prepare for their careers or for additional educational opportunities.
• Philanthropy has flourished at 十大赌博正规信誉网址 since 麦基’s arrival, with four of the university’s five largest fundraising years occurring during his time at QU. The university received the largest gift in institutional history, $6.到2021年将达到500万.
• The university has added or is in the process of adding several new academic and athletic programs, 包括机械工程, 电气工程, 公共卫生, 艺术管理, sprint足球, 游泳, 和摔跤. 有了新的资源, the highly regarded honors program recently became the 总统荣誉学院.
• Several QU facilities have had significant renovations in recent years with important projects completed or underway in Francis Hall, Cupertine大厅, 健康 & 健身中心, 大学中心, 曲北校区, 传奇体育场(女子和男子足球).
• After moving to remote instruction during Spring 2020 because of COVID-19, the university returned to on-campus housing and face-to-face instruction in the 2020-2021 academic year. “We appreciate everything President 麦基 and the 教师 and 工作人员 did to keep 学生 safe during the pandemic, while providing 学生 with the personalized campus experience to which we are so committed at QU,奥克利说。.

“我们在QU的未来是光明的，”麦基说. “在未来的几年里, we will improve our campus with building and renovation projects, and we will add exciting and innovative new programs to meet the needs of the twenty-first century. The talented and committed people of this university are the key to all the progress of the past few years. 我们一起有更重要的工作要做.”

麦基 came to 十大赌博正规信誉网址 after a lengthy career in higher education. With degrees from Southern 伊利诺斯州 University Carbondale and The Ohio State University, he had 教师 appointments at the University of Louisiana Monroe and Texas Tech University and later served as chair of the School of Communication at Spalding University, 肯塔基州的一所天主教机构. 麦基 then spent much of his career at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, 他在哪里当教授, 在不同的时间, 学术系主任, chief of 工作人员 and senior vice president for executive administration, 教务长和学术事务执行副校长.

A native of Indiana, 麦基 has deep family ties to western 伊利诺斯州 and to Iowa and Missouri. 他的父母在盖尔斯堡长大, 伊利诺斯州, 他已故的哥哥住在盖尔斯堡, 芝加哥, 和四方城.
麦基说:“对我来说，昆西一直有家的感觉. “玛莎和我都喜欢这个地区的历史和人民. Living and working in this community is a privilege and an honor.”

十大赌博正规信誉网址任职时间最长的校长Fr. Anselm Mueller, OFM, was at QU for 37 years in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. 麦基 was preceded by Phil Conover, who spent two years as president, and Dr. 罗伯特·格瓦西，他在办公室工作了九年.
2008年以前, 瞿总统s were priests or sisters in one of the Franciscan religious orders of the Roman Catholic Church. 十大赌博正规信誉网址 continues to be a Franciscan and Catholic university and proudly serves 学生 of all religious faiths.

1860年由方济会修士创立, 十大赌博正规信誉网址 is a small Catholic university emphasizing the sciences, 文科和专业. 十大赌博正规信誉网址提供本科, graduate and adult education programs integrating practical experience and Franciscan values. 教师 and advisors work with 学生 to design customized success plans to help them graduate on time, 找到他们的激情，让他们为生活做好准备. 的成员
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