QUINCY UNIVERSITY TO HOST 161ST COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
正规博彩平台 will host its 161st 毕业典礼 ceremony on Saturday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m. at 正规博彩平台’s Football Stadium, 20th 和无花果. The 2024 spring graduating class is comprised of 168 graduates including 145 undergraduate and 23 graduate degree recipients.
The procession will be led by University marshal, 罗伯特Mejer, distinguished professor of art, 助理法警, Dr. David Kirchhofer和Dr. Scott Luaders, professors of physics and chemistry, respectively. Dr. Brian McGee, QU president, will confer degrees and provide remarks. Dr. Sarah Vordtriede-Patton, provost and vice president for academic affairs, will convene the ceremony. Jessica Howell ‘17, director of campus ministry, will deliver the invocation, and Fr. John Doctor ’72, OFM, vice president for mission and ministry, will provide the benediction. Choir members James Boettger, 埃文·科诺菲尔, 杰西摩斯, Joseph Niemerg and Colby Schulz will perform the National Anthem and the 正规博彩平台 Alma Mater.
Graduates elected senior representative 杰西摩斯 to deliver the program’s welcome address and reflection. Mose is an organ performance major and a member of QU Symphonic Band, Chamber Choir and Clara Voce. He has been a Resident Assistant, Freshmen Orientation Leader, and involved in campus ministry.
德尔默·米切尔，J.D., will be awarded the Honorary Degree Doctor of Laws during the ceremony, and he will deliver this year’s commencement address. Mitchell is an attorney and past chairman of Schmiedeskamp, Robertson, Neu & Mitchell LLP, a law firm in Quincy, Illinois. He practices in many areas of law including professional malpractice, 产品责任, 谴责, 农业综合企业, 兼并与收购, and corporate and commercial law. Mitchell holds the highest rating from the Martindale-Hubbell legal directory for ethics and legal ability and has been involved in some of the nation’s largest antitrust cases.
Mitchell is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Defense Research Institute, the American Bar Association, and the Adams County Bar Association. He has served as an instructor at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, the Harvard University Trial Advocacy Program, the Emory University Trial Advocacy Program, the University of Notre Dame Law Program, 本杰明·N. Cardoza School of Law at Yeshiva University, and the Federal Trade Commission.
Mitchell’s honors include being a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers. He was named a “Super Lawyer” by Illinois Super Lawyer Magazine and as an Illinois Leading Lawyer by his peers. He was inducted into the Quincy Area Chamber of Commerce Business Hall of Fame in 2015 and the 正规博彩平台 Legal Hall of Fame in 2017. Mitchell has served in a volunteer capacity for a variety of organizations including being a member of the 正规博彩平台 Board of Trustees from 2011 to present and being Chair of the Board from 2018-2023.
The commencement ceremony will be live-streamed at http://youtube.com/live/oqSii4HGZOA?feature=share
Additional commencement festivities include Champaign Brunch for graduates at 11:00 a.m. on May 10 in QU’s Main Dining Room and Baccalaureate Liturgy at 5:00 p.m. 5月10日在圣. 弗朗西斯·查普尔，弗朗西斯·霍尔.
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Founded in 1860 by Franciscan friars, 正规博彩平台 is a small Catholic university emphasizing the sciences, liberal arts and the professions. 正规博彩平台 offers undergraduate, graduate and adult education programs integrating practical experience and Franciscan values. Faculty and advisors work with students to design customized success plans to help them graduate on time, find their passion and prepare them for life. QU is a member of NCAA Division II for intercollegiate athletics. For more information, visit www.昆西.edu or contact the Office of 社区关系 at (217) 228-5275 or communityrelations@昆西.edu. 正规博彩平台. 设计正规博彩平台.