Quincy University

Quincy University

Type	Private
Established	1860
President	Robert Gervasi
Administrative staff	116
Students	1,171
Undergraduates	1,044
Location	Quincy, IL, U.S.
Campus	Small town
Colors	Brown and White
Mascot	Hawks
Affiliations	Franciscan Roman Catholic
Website	www.quincy.edu

Coordinates: 39°56′22″N 91°23′10″W / 39.93944°N 91.38611°W / 39.93944; -91.38611

Quincy University (QU) is a private liberal arts Catholic university in the Franciscan tradition. It is located in Quincy, Illinois, United States, and enrolls around 1,100 students. The institution is known for its commitment to service learning and the Franciscan tradition.

A small group of Franciscan friars left Germany in 1858 to serve the German-speaking population in what was then the frontier state of Illinois. In 1860, they founded the institution as St. Francis Solanus College, receiving a formal charter from the state in 1873.

The college proved to be an excellent site for the training of young Franciscan priests, and in 1917 the name was changed to the Quincy College and Seminary.

In 1932, women were admitted to the college for the first time. Until the 1960–61 school year and the construction of Centennial Hall, they were housed several blocks south of the main campus, in converted Victorian mansions that still exist today, though no longer owned by the school. One of them, Stillwell Hall, is now the Quincy Museum; the other, Bonfoy Hall, is privately owned.

In 1970 the seminary portion of the school was closed and the school renamed Quincy College. The seminary campus, a mile north of the main college campus, has since been used by the college for extra dormitory space, athletic fields, and classroom and office space. The dormitory is used as a retreat center, and the academic portion of the North Campus houses most of the Division of Mathematics and Science as well as the Music Department, performance hall, and television studio. North Campus has also been leased to local Police and 911 services.