HURRY UP!

Dear Quinnites:

100 $2,000 3.0 50 2009    214-379-5449

We are offering 100 academic scholarships.

They are worth $2,000 apiece.

To qualify, you must have a 3.0 or better and complete your application to Paul Quinn College. This includes all financial aid data.

You have 50 days, excluding weekends, to seize this opportunity. 

All new students entering in the fall of 2009 are eligible.

Call our Enrollment Management Department at 214-379-5449 for more information.

What are you waiting for?  We're waiting on you.

Take care,

President Sorrell

Hollywood comes to the Yard

Greetings Quinnites-

For this year's final "Conversations with the Quinnites" we are joined by Hollywood Super Agent Andrea Nelson Meigs.  Among her clients are Beyonce, Chris Brown, and Cedric the Entertainer.

The conversation will begin tonight at 6:30pm in the Grand Lounge of the Student Union Building.

I'll see you there.

Take care,

President Sorrell

Chrisette Michele joins the Quinnite Nation

Greetings Quinnites-

We continued our Spring Fest Week in grand style today with a visit from recording star Chrisette Michele.  Ms. Michele signed autographs and hung out on the Yard with our students.  Here's a picture of Ms. Michele with the sisters of NCNW (affectionately known as the "High Hats").  

Take care,

President Sorrell

Quinnites Elect New Leadership

Greetings Quinnites-

I am excited to announce the 2009-2010 Student Government Association President is Yessika Aviles and the Vice President is Kimberly Hardy.

Please join me on congratulating these two sophomores on this wonderful accomplishment.

Take care,

President Sorrell

PQC Announces New Scholarship Search Center

Quinnites-

In  our never-ending effort to assist our students, we are excited to announce the new "PQC Scholarship Search Center".  The Center is located in the Financial Aid Office and offers a number of private scholarship opportunities to new and old Quinnites alike.  Students can visit the Center to obtain scholarship applications, obtain websites that offer scholarships or complete scholarship applications.  The Center also provides tips on how to pen winning scholarship essays and secure great letters of reference.  Students are strongly encouraged to complete their 2009-10 Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.  Please stop by our Financial Aid Office to learn more.

Take care,

Prez

Houston Jack Yates High School

Quinnites-

Lee Williams (PQC Director of Enrollment Management) and I spent today in Houston, Texas at Jack Yates High School.  I'm sure that some of you are familiar with Yates High School.  It sits squarely between Texas Southern University and the University of Houston.  Yates also just won the 2009 UIL Class 4A state championship over Kimball High School (coached by my friend Snoop Johnson).  Our reason for being at Yates today, however, had nothing to do with basketball.  We were there to visit our good friend Principal Mumphrey  and to recruit stars from a different Yates stage- the classroom.  Our trip paid off.  We left Yates with a commitment from senior and 5-star academic recruit- Niko Nkululeko.  Niko has agreed to join the fall 2009 incoming class at PQC.  He is our second such commitment in a week (April Cotton from Little Rock's JA Fair was the first).  Additionally, due to Niko's stellar academic achievements (he has a 3.7 gpa and ranks in the top 10% of his class) he will be attending Paul Quinn as a Presidential Scholar. We are thrilled to be the school of choice for Niko and we look forward to adding more students from Yates.  There is a strong Quinnite spirit that runs through the corridors of Yates.  It will only get stronger as time moves forward.

Thank you Niko for being the first, but definitely not the last, member of the modern Yates family to join the Quinnite Movement.  We'll see you in September.

Take care,

President Sorrell

Welcome New Faces

Quinnites-

One of the best parts of writing this blog is the opportunity to connect with some old friends.  As I reviewed the latest list of "followers", I came across the name of LaQuasha Drisdale.  Drisdale is one of my favorite Quinnite alums.  She graduated last year and gained fame on campus for her unique opening prayers at campus functions. (smile)  It's great to see her name.  I'm glad she's back with us.

Take care,

President Sorrell