$1.5 Million Hillman Foundation Gift Creates New Grefenstette Center
With an initial gift of $1.5 million from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation, the University has launched a new interdisciplinary center to explore the intersection between ethics and science, technology,...
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What have Dr. Kelley Baumgartel, Dr. Michael Deem, Dr. Becky Kronk, Dan Kunz and Nicola Henry-Taylor been up to? Dr. Kelley Baumgartel, assistant professor of nursing, presented The Development of a...
View ArticlePublic Safety Partners with Pittsburgh Police for Kids Summer Camp
For the fifth consecutive year, the Department of Public Safety partnered with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police to host the Cops and Kids Summer Camp Program. The University hosted campers age 8 to 12...
View ArticleHealth Sciences Celebrates 149 Summer Graduates
The Rangos School of Health Sciences graduated 149 students at its Aug. 9 commencement ceremony in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. The summer graduates received bachelor’s and advanced degrees...
View ArticleBayer School’s Summer Research Program Sets New Record
They Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences (BSNES) hosted the largest Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium in its 22-year history on July 26 in the Power Center. The symposium...
View ArticleNew Academic Year to Kick Off with Annual Mass of the Holy Spirit
The University community is invited to celebrate the beginning of the 2019-2020 academic year at the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. Mass will be held Sunday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m. in Hall C of the David...
View ArticleFreshman/New Student Move-in Day and Orientation Festivities Begin Tuesday
More than 1,300 incoming members of Duquesne’s class of 2023 will arrive on campus for Freshman Move-in Day from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The University’s award-winning Orientation...
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CTS Help Desk Implements Online Chat
Members of the campus community can now contact the Computing and Technology Services (CTS) Help Desk for assistance using online chat. The new online chat option is available at duq.edu/cts. Users can...
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Business School Announces ‘New Venture Challenge’ Competition
Prizes valued at approximately $85,000 are at stake in the Duquesne New Venture Challenge(DNVC), launching this September and hosted by the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business. “This exciting new...
View ArticleEMG-Graduate Admissions Announces Name Change
The Office of Graduate Admissions, which reports to the Enrollment Management Group (EMG), has changed its name to the Office of Graduate Enrollment Services. “This name change reflects the growth of...
View ArticleMove-In Parking, Traffic Restrictions Announced
Duquesne University’s annual Freshman Move-In will take place from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20. During this time, surface parking will be prohibited on all campus streets. Surface permit holders...
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Duquesne University to Launch College of Osteopathic Medicine
Duquesne University is moving forward with the establishment of a College of Osteopathic Medicine, targeted to open and admit its first class in fall semester 2023. It will be the second medical school...
View ArticleRev. Sean Hogan Receives Bishop’s Latin School Spirit Award
The Rev. Sean M. Hogan, C.S.Sp., president of the Duquesne University Scholarship Association, was among four awardees recently honored by the Bishop’s Latin School Alumni Association. Hogan was...
View ArticleDuquesne Welcomes the Class of 2023
More than 1,300 incoming freshmen arrived on the Bluff Aug. 20 for the University’s annual move-in. This year’s freshman class is one of the most diverse in Duquesne history. President Ken Gormley and...
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Cigna Again Honors Duquesne with Well-Being Award
For the third consecutive year, the University has received the Cigna Well-Being award for its commitment to improving employees’ physical and emotional health. Duquesne employees have access to...
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Integrity of Creation Conference Takes Steps ‘Toward a Healthy Planet’
Registration is open for the fifth annual Presidential Conference on the Integrity of Creation (IOC), which will address the steps being made to protect the environment. The conference, Toward a...
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Reminder: RSVP for Mass of the Holy Spirit
Faculty, staff, students, families and friends are invited to celebrate the beginning of the 2019-2020 academic year at the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. Mass will be held Sunday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m....
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Nursing School Mourns the Loss of Colleague and Friend Karen Kmetz
The School of Nursing is mourning the loss of Karen Kmetz, coordinator of multimedia services, who passed away Aug. 1 after an 11-year battle with breast cancer. Karen Kmetz Kmetz first joined Duquesne...
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Female Faculty, Graduate Students Invited to be Women in STEM Mentors
Women in STEM at Duquesne (WIS@DU) is inviting female faculty members to join its 2019-2020 mentoring program for undergraduate women in the STEM (sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics) and...
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Darlene Weaver Named Associate Provost
Dr. Darlene Weaver has been named associate provost for academic affairs for the University. Dr. Darlene Weaver In this new role, Weaver joins the senior leadership team in the Division of Academic...
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