Emergency Fund Aids Duquesne Students During COVID-19 Pandemic
Since Duquesne’s founding in 1878, University faculty, staff, students and alumni have worked together during challenging times and emerged even stronger. Give Now Duquesne students have dealt with...
View ArticleNominations Open for the Alumni Award for Volunteer Service to Duquesne
Faculty and staff are invited to nominate a Duquesne graduate for a new award that recognizes alumni volunteer service to the University. Established by the Duquesne University Alumni Association, the...
View ArticleGreek Life Events to Help Emergency Student Assistance Fund, Local Food Bank
Join the Office of Greek Life and the Division of Mission and Identity for two upcoming events to support Duquesne’s Emergency Student Assistance Fund and the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank....
View ArticleWecht Institute Online Ethics CLE Seminar to Focus on Criminal Case Study
An upcoming online seminar will employ a complex hypothetical criminal case study to explore the importance of ethical principles in the context of the Pennslvania Rules of Criminal Procedure and the...
View ArticleGumberg Library to Host Virtual Open House
Join Duquesne librarians for a virtual open house to learn how Gumberg Library is supporting teaching and research during the COVID-19 pandemic. This virtual open house will highlight Gumberg’s...
View ArticleRachmaninoff to be Featured During this Week’s Music School Virtual Concert
A performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17 will be featured Friday, April 24, in the Mary Pappert School of Music’s weekly A Little Friday Night Music virtual concert...
View ArticleInstitute for Sustainable Business Innovation Recognized
The Institute for Sustainable Business Innovation (ISBI) at the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business was recently recognized for its accomplishments by the Sustainable Centers Community (SCC). The...
View ArticleAI Software Program Wins ‘New Venture Challenge’ Competition
TalkMeUp, an artificial intelligence (AI) smart coach training software that helps users improve communication skills, won the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business’ inaugural Duquesne New Venture...
View ArticleOpen Enrollment for Benefits Now Open
Online enrollment for new 2020-2021 benefits has begun and will run until midnight, Friday, May 22. Even if making no changes, all employees must go through the open enrollment process. Letters were...
View ArticleWinners Announced for Rangos Prizes ‘Four Minutes to Win It!’ Pitch Competition
The John G. Rangos Sr. Prizes are designed to inspire students and faculty to enhance Duquesne’s curriculum, ensuring that it remains relevant and prepares students for productive futures. Eleven teams...
View ArticleReminder: Temporary Leave-Sharing Program Launched to Help Colleagues
Faculty and staff are reminded that Duquesne has launched a new temporary leave-sharing program enabling employees to donate—as they are able—vacation and/or sick days to help University colleagues who...
View ArticleFaculty, Staff Invited to Virtual Run/Walk to Benefit Emergency Student...
All members of the University community are invited to participate in a Virtual Run/Walk hosted by the Duquesne University Alumni Association. Participants are asked to consider a donation to the free...
View ArticleDeadline Approaches to Earn Bonus Wellness in Motion Dollars
Employees are reminded that the Wellness in Motion program deadline to earn wellness dollars for the 2019-2020 benefits year is Tuesday, June 30. The online assessment and other activities are simple...
View ArticleNext Virtual Music Concert to Feature Original Works by Music Faculty Member
Original compositions by Associate Professor of Music Technology Lynn Purse will be featured in the Mary Pappert School of Music’s next A Little Friday Night Music virtual concert Friday, May 1. The...
View ArticleHR Develops Webpage on COVID-19 Benefits Updates
The Office of Human Resources has launched a COVID-19 Benefits Updates web page to help employees stay up to date on the rapidly changing COVID-19 information that affects employee benefits. Duquesne...
View ArticleSchool of Business Offering Fully Online Micro-Credential Program
Working professionals can now learn additional skills in finance, accounting, business law and management through a new online micro-credential program in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business. “In...
View ArticleJoin the ‘Count Me In!’ Campaign
As the benefits open enrollment period begins, faculty and staff can support Duquesne students by participating in the University’s Count Me In! campaign. The campaign provides a philanthropic...
View ArticleLaw School, Xavier University of Louisiana Partner on Early-Admission Program
Eligible third-year students at Xavier University of Louisiana—the nation’s only Catholic school among the Historically Black Colleges and Universities—will be offered direct admission to Duquesne...
View ArticleUniversity to Celebrate Conferral of Degrees on May 8
Duquesne will host a virtual ceremony for the graduating students in the class of 2020 at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 8. The ceremony, which will be livestreamed at www.duq.edu/2020virtualceremony, will mark...
View ArticleFree Online Yoga Classes Being Offered through Recreation Services
Amber Lasure, assistant director of wellness and fitness in the Department of Recreation Services, is teaching online yoga classes in the styles of hatha and Flow on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at...
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