Quinnipiac University appoints New London resident as special events coordinator

Charity Stout, of New London, has been appointed special events coordinator at Quinnipiac University.

In her new position, Stout is responsible for collaborating with campus constituencies, vendors and speakers involved in planning special events at the university.

“I can’t wait to create events that bring in special guests who will educate and inspire students and faculty alike,” Stout said.

Stout is a member of the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International and the North American Association of Commencement Officers.

Before working at Quinnipiac, Stout worked as a senior project manager at TicketNetwork. She earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from Quinnipiac.

Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution located 90 minutes north of New York City and two hours from Boston. The university enrolls 6,400 full-time undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students in 58 undergraduate and more than 20 graduate programs of study in its School of Business and Engineering, School of Communications, School of Education, School of Health Sciences, School of Law, Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine, School of Nursing and College of Arts and Sciences. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges issue. The 2014 issue of U.S. News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges named Quinnipiac as the top up-and-coming school with master’s programs in the Northern Region. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review’s “The Best 377 Colleges.” The Chronicle of Higher Education has named Quinnipiac among the “Great Colleges to Work For.” For more information, please visit www.quinnipiac.edu. Connect with Quinnipiac on Facebook at www.facebook.com/quinnipiacuniversity and follow Quinnipiac on Twitter @QuinnipiacU.