总统 Dr. 布莱恩·麦基

布莱恩·麦基是2021正规彩票平台第24任校长. He took office on July 1, 2019, following a lengthy national search. 麦基是第三位担任瞿会长的非专业人士.

麦基的祖父们没有读完高中, and his parents were the first members of their families to earn university degrees. 受家族历史的影响, McGee is committed to expanding access to higher education and to providing opportunities to students of all backgrounds. QU’s Success by Design program responds directly to this commitment and to McGee’s desire that 2021正规彩票平台 be at the forefront of the student success movement in American higher education.

自从麦基来了以后, QU has added new academic and athletic programs and renovated portions of Francis Hall, Cupertine大厅, 和布伦纳图书馆. The university responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by significantly enhancing campus wireless connectivity and expanding online course offerings. New campus landmarks and outdoor spaces have prioritized student activities and the creation of a welcoming community. Innovations during McGee’s time have included the new Succeeding by Design fundraising campaign, 个性化的学生2021正规彩票平台计划, the opportunity for all students to study core business principles, 还有一个新的七屋制,，每个新生都被分配到一个宿舍. McGee also has served on the executive committee of the Federation of Independent 伊利诺斯州 Colleges and Universities.

在来2021正规彩票平台之前, McGee was the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the College of Charleston, 一所大学约10人,在南卡罗来纳有1000名学生. 在他的学术领导下, 查尔斯顿创建了16个新的学术项目和专业, 随着远程教育产品的大幅增长. 与一大群合作者一起工作, McGee approved the creation of a new Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston and added Charleston to the Universities Studying Slavery Consortium. The number of full-time faculty of color in Charleston increased during his time as provost, and new fundraising initiatives provided support for student scholarships, 教师招聘, 社区参与.

在担任教务长期间, the College of Charleston had steady enrollment growth for students of color, 扩大对高危学生和转学生的支持服务, and created new programs for active-duty military personnel and military veterans. McGee also served while provost as a member of the executive committee of the Colonial Academic Alliance, 致力于学术合作的十所大学联盟.

在麦基成为教务长之前, he served as Charleston’s chief of staff and senior vice president of executive administration. In this role he supervised the Office of the 总统 and several other campus offices and programs, 包括机构多样性办公室. 而麦基是幕僚长, the Student Government Association recognized him with their highest award for service to Charleston students.

McGee initially went to Charleston to become chair of the Department of Communication, which housed one of the university’s largest undergraduate programs. 作为传播学的终身教授, he was also a member of the graduate faculty and a faculty associate in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. 麦基当主席的时候, Charleston’s communication major was recognized for the first time in The Princeton Review’s “Great Schools for 20 of the Most Popular Undergraduate Majors.此外，还增加了传播学硕士学位课程.

在查尔斯顿之前, 麦基曾在斯伯丁大学(肯塔基州)任教。, 天主教机构, where he was founding chair of the School of Communication and the first director of the Business Communication Graduate Program. He also worked at Texas Tech University and at Northeast Louisiana University (now University of Louisiana Monroe). McGee has over 20 years of teaching experience and has been a high school and college debate coach. 大力倡导共享治理和教师参与, McGee was the parliamentarian of three different faculty senates during his career as a professor.

McGee的研究涵盖了几个领域, including political rhetoric; argumentation and debate; and communication about race, 种族, 和性别. He has published numerous research articles and book chapters and is the former editor of an academic journal. McGee also has provided expert commentary on political campaign communication for television and radio news outlets in several states. As a result of his work in higher education, he is the co-author of a book, A Toolkit for Provosts: A Series of Real Stories and Case Studies(罗曼 & 李特佛尔德).

在辩论奖学金的支持下, McGee earned his bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Southern 伊利诺斯州 University at Carbondale. The debate team won three national championships while he was at the university, 两次，麦基担任队长. McGee also earned his master’s degree in speech communication from Southern 伊利诺斯州. He received his doctorate in communication from Ohio State University.

麦基在印第安纳州萨姆特维尔长大，那是一个大约有900人的小镇. 他的父母, 卡洛琳和吉姆, 我们来自盖尔斯堡, 伊利诺斯州, 他已故的哥哥住在盖尔斯堡, 芝加哥, 和四方城. Many members of McGee’s extended family live near Galesburg or elsewhere in 伊利诺斯州, 他家族的各个分支都住在伊利诺斯州, 爱荷华州, 和密苏里州从19世纪初开始.

Hobbies for McGee include choral singing and an occasional game of golf. McGee, a Catholic, has been a cantor (song leader) in several parish churches. He has become an avid runner in recent years, logging over 20 miles a week. QU students are also aware of his ongoing feud with the campus squirrels and McGee’s passion for waffles and vintage waffle makers.