This is the accessibility version designed specifically for users needing extra accessibility features.
Feel free to check out the original experience here.
The experience descriptions and guides are currently being displayed in English.
Welcome to Paul Quinn College, home of the Quinnite Nation. We're excited to have you take our virtual tour. Come explore everything that makes us unique!
In case this is your first visit, here are some tips to help you get started:
-Click on the forward-facing arrow to start walking ahead or select the ""Next"" button to jump to the next destination.
-If you already know where you want to go, simply select that location from the list on the sidebar OR click directly on the map below.
-And remember to explore each destination in more detail by clicking the interactive icons included throughout each location.
Adams Building Lobby
Tour stop audio transcript
Welcome to the John Hurst Adams Administration Building. We call it the Adams Building. This is one of the main academic and administrative buildings on-campus where your classes are held and where faculty office. In addition to faculty offices, the President and Vice Presidents offices are located in the Adams building, along with the registrar, office of prestigious opportunities, and many other places you'll want to visit. Here in the lobby, you'll catch Quinnites catching up between classes and maybe even catching a quick nap. The Adams building is always bustling with campus community. Don't be late for class!
Work Program Office
Tour stop audio transcript
Paul Quinn College is America's First and Only Urban Work College. The Work Program was created to help students transform ability into action and potential into achievement through disciplined work, servant leadership, and initiative. All residential students are required to participate in the on-campus or Corporate Work Program, agreeing to work 10-20 hours per week. Every hour worked helps to cover tuition costs and put money in the students' pocket by way of a Work Program scholarship and stipend. Participation in the Work Program looks different for each student, however they all benefit from real-world work experience, decreased student loan debt intake, and regular mentorship and evaluation from dedicated supervisors.
Clothes Closet
Tour stop audio transcript
The WE Over Me Clothes Closet was created in 2007 and adopted by JC Penney in 2015. The purpose of the clothes closet is to assist students with fulfilling the requirements of the campus dress code and to prepare them with their first wardrobe as they prepare for post-graduate careers. The business casual dress code is in effect Monday through Thursday 8 AM – 5:30 PM and on Friday's until 12 Noon. Students have grown to love the fashion forward expectations of PQC and so have our corporate partners. When JC Penney saw what Paul Quinn was doing they decided to underwrite the closet with new clothes every semester.
Adams Auditorium
Tour stop audio transcript
Before the Fall of 2018, this lecture hall sat dormant for almost ten years. We are proud to re-introduce the now Bishop & Dr. John Hurst Adams Family Auditorium & Lecture Hall. Simply known as the Adams Auditorium, this lecture hall is state of the art in audio and visual quality, hosting a widescreen projector screen and surround sound speakers. The auditorium can host up to 225 guests with 180 desk seats and a cushioned area at the top of the amphitheater. The college uses the space for large classes and lectures; it's also hosted a U.S. Presidential Candidate, multiple feature films, and a step show! Come take a seat.
Classroom
Tour stop audio transcript
Here in Adams 209, you will find an example of a classroom at Paul Quinn College. Our classrooms are all equipped with state-of-the-art audio and visual equipment for learning with technology. The cool thing about this classroom is that most of the walls are painted with bright pastel colors that enhance cognition and help students stay alert. Additionally, the accent wall is retractable so the classroom can become larger, but also, they're whiteboards for a more interactive class environment. Most classrooms also have large floor to ceiling windows that bring in natural light. Who wouldn't want to learn in a space with all these features?!?
Carrington Lab
Tour stop audio transcript
This is the Carrington Learning Lab, located in the Student Union Building, right across from the cafeteria. The Carrington Lab, underwritten by alumni Jeff and Bess Dunner, is more than a computer lab; it is a space dedicated to students needing extra academic attention and structured study plans. The staff and student-employees working in this lab have created an environment that is conducive to the academic development of students who need support in course management, test anxiety, school-life balance, and so much more. The Carrington lab is one of the quietest labs on campus and is a great place to meet up with a tutor or quickly print a paper.
Health & Wellness Center
Tour stop audio transcript
Our new 1,100-person capacity Health & Wellness Center was the first new building on campus in almost 50 years. The facility houses what ESPN dubbed "the best basketball court in America" and is home to our basketball, cheer and dance teams, Health & Wellness majors and select community partners. The court's design uses a black-and-white photograph of the Dallas skyline from 1920 during the Jim Crow era when Black and Brown people could not freely walk through downtown Dallas. At Paul Quinn, everything is a history lesson, and our court serves to educate people about race relations and the history of racism not only in Texas, but in America.
Fitness Center
Tour stop audio transcript
PQC's Fitness Center is open to all students and staff of the Quinnite Nation. Located on the first floor of the Student Union Building, the Fitness Center hosts cardio, resistance, and strength training equipment for Quinnites who want to maintain good health through regular exercise. As early as 6 AM and as late as 11 PM is when you'll find students here. Remember to bring your headphones and reusable water bottle. If you forget either of these, stop by the Q-Store, right across from the fitness center, and purchase all of your favorite items—including a dorm essential you may need later or a sports drink you may need now.
Soccer Field
Tour stop audio transcript
Prior to 2013, Paul Quinn College did not have a soccer team. There were a group of students, led by Quinnite Giovanni Macias Class of 2015, who were passionate about playing the sport on the collegiate level. When they brought their proposal to President Sorrell, he encouraged them to take their thought seriously and turn it into action. By 2015, PQC not only had an official team, we converted the old baseball field into the now Outdoor Physical Education Center and Gio Macias Soccer Field. Our D1 men's and women's soccer teams compete in the USCAA and NAIA Red River Conference and have seen rankings as high as #3 nationally.
Outdoor Basketball Court
Tour stop audio transcript
Paul Quinn College and the Dallas Mavericks unveiled its upgraded basketball court in late February of 2020. The new basketball court aims to combine sport and sense of community along with the other playing fields directly adjacent to it. The art display on the court is a graffiti-inspired mural combining both Paul Quinn College's and the Dallas Mavericks logo and style. There are two full courts and seating areas open for any student to enjoy the great outdoors.
College Housing
Tour stop audio transcript
Paul Quinn College hosts on-campus and off-campus living facilities where students can elect to live no matter what classification they represent. Students who want to live on-campus can live in the Trammell Crow Living and Learning Center, or the Lofts at PQC on the third floor of the Student Union Building. All rooms are suite-style, where 2-4 students are assigned to a room and share a bathroom. Each room is furnished with one desk per student, with multiple dressers and closet space for storage. Along with a room in the residence hall, student will each have a meal plan for on-campus dining. All living facilities are co-ed.
Student Lounge
Tour stop audio transcript
Are you ready for a game night? The lobby's in College Housing is a great place to host Spades, Dominos, or just bring out the karaoke machine! Our lobby spaces were created with students in mind. They are comfortable, spacious, and tech-friendly for both entertaining and educational purposes. Each housing facilities has its own set of lobby's with the apartments hosting club houses for small gatherings. To host an event, talk to a Resident Assistant about scheduling your activity. Nine times out of ten, you won't need to schedule anything. On any given night a group of friends will see you passing the lobby and ask you to join in!
Cafeteria
Tour stop audio transcript
The Paul Quinn College Cafeteria is a great place to meet up with friends for a bite to eat—breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The cafeteria opens on weekdays at 7 AM and weekends at 11 AM, and closes in the evenings every day at 7:30 PM. In true HBCU culture, students can expect some of their favorite dishes on certain days of the week. Like Wing Wednesdays, Taco Tuesdays and Fish Fridays. We also enjoy live music and guest performances under our memorable Quinnite mural created by PQC Alumni Yolanda Burton C/o 1992. Every year, every new and incoming student learns the significance of every historical figure on the mural.
Chapel
Tour stop audio transcript
Welcome to the Richard Allen Chapel. This campus event center provides vast space for the Quinnite Community to congregate for worship services, classroom convening's, and areas for the development of fine arts. With seating capacity of over 1,500, the chapel is one of the largest religious facilities in North Texas and is used by the 10th Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church for general meetings, choir showcases, and conferences. Attending chapel, or more formally known as College Assembly, is a weekly required course for all enrolled students at Paul Quinn College. Even online students log-in weekly and listen to the sermons delivered by our Dean of Chapel.
Student Support Services
Tour stop audio transcript
We are now in the Student Support Services Classroom and Computer Lab. Student Support Services, affectionately known as SSS, is a federally-funded program through the U.S. Department of Education. SSS provides students with opportunities for personal and professional development. Eligible students will be invited to attend cultural enrichment activities on-campus and throughout the United States. Through SSS, students can receive free academic tutoring and advising, scholarship and financial aid assistance, graduate and professional program application assistance, and access to this open classroom and computer lab with free printing. Eligible students must either be a first-generation student, come from a low-income background, or be a student with a documented learning disability.
Mental Health Office
Tour stop audio transcript
The Mental Health Clinic, located in the Student Union Building, is open to all students free-of-charge through a partnership with UT-Southwestern. Every incoming student is provided an initial assessment to determine the type of care they may need through the clinic. The Mental Health Clinic is operated by licensed professional counselors and is able to administer psychological and psychiatric services. Additionally, Paul Quinn College has a full-time social worker on staff to support students dealing with transitional issues and other complicated backgrounds. Through the promotion of wellness activities, strategic marketing, and word of mouth, the Mental Health Clinic at PQC is continuously working to destigmatize traumas associated with mental illness.
Zale Library
Tour stop audio transcript
The Zale Library at Paul Quinn College holds over 50,000 collections and is the information hub of the campus. Our librarian, Mrs. Clarice Weeks, is the longest serving staff member at the college, having faithfully directed students, staff, and guests with finding the perfect selection for the last twenty years. The library has three floors and three computer labs for private browsing and research. Additionally, for our legal studies and education majors, there is a law library and children's library—both located on the third floor. The Zale Library has multipurpose usage, as it can be rented as a banquet hall, conference center, and a space for fairs and summits.
Alumni Center
Tour stop audio transcript
Welcome to the Alumni Affairs Office at Paul Quinn College where we conduct business, network, and fellowship while planning for a brighter future each day. Thanks to our friends from Dwell With Dignity, every corner of this new space is designed to make every Paul Quinn Alum feel at home. From the coffee bar in our intimate lobby space to our conference room that hosts large gatherings, you can expect to experience a walk-through Paul Quinn history in every picture frame. In addition to the cozy feeling, the readily available technology on our smart TVs allows every Alum who isn't present to feel at home, when connecting with us virtually.
WE/Me Farm
Tour stop audio transcript
When Paul Quinn College decided to convert its football field into an organic farm, many eyebrows were raised. But the move symbolized the College's dedication to a team of a different kind – the team of individuals and organizations fighting to end food insecurity and injustice in America. The WE Over Me Farm has produced and provided more than 60,000 pounds of organic produce since its inception in March 2010. Under the guidance of the Farm Manager, the Farm is maintained entirely by Paul Quinn student-employees, who actively engage in all farm activities, from business planning to marketing, and thus serves as a model of environmentally-driven servant leadership and entrepreneurship.
