QUINCY — Dr. Robert Gervasi, president of Quincy University, is leaving at the end of the academic year to become president of Ohio Dominican University in Columbus.

“It has been a tremendous honor to serve QU students and the larger Quincy region,” Gervasi said.

“I congratulate Dr. Gervasi on this new adventure and thank him for his service these past nine years,” said Father Tom Nairn, OFM, QU board chairman. “We are happy that he will continue to contribute to Catholic higher education as he begins his service with Ohio Dominican.”

During his tenure at Quincy, Gervasi has helped to raise significant funds for the university by connecting both alumni and community members to the campus.

Gervasi started on June 1, 2008 and is the university’s 22nd president and first lay person to serve in that capacity.