DU in the News [February 2014]
News coverage highlighting Duquesne’s experts and initiatives. Feb. 3 CCAC Contacted Contractor 3 Months Before Pipes Burst The Tribune-Review interviewed Adjunct Law Professor Bill Clifford for this...
View ArticleGrants Received [February 5, 2014]
Fund totaling $15,000 were recently received by the Office of International Programs. Dr. Elizabeth Lev, art historian and professor at the Duquesne Italian Campus, $15,000, from The Sister Fund, to...
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Genetically Modified Foods the Focus of Human Rights Film Series
A free screening of Seeds of Death: Unveiling the Lies of GMOS, part of this year’s Conflict and Community Human Rights Film Series, is set for Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. in Room 105 of College Hall....
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Pittsburgh Song Collaborative Returns with Valentine’s Day Performance
The Pittsburgh Song Collaborative of the Mary Pappert School of Music returns with Insatiable Love: Songs for Valentine’s Day on Friday, Feb. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the PNC Recital Hall of the Mary...
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From Heidelberg to Duquesne: Philosophy Exchange Enriches Both Universities
The first faculty members are in place as part of a new international exchange between the philosophy departments at Duquesne and Germany’s Heidelberg University. The program will encourage faculty and...
View ArticlePublic Affairs Wins Two CUPPIE Awards
Two Duquesne University publications produced by the Office of Public Affairs were recognized with awards by CUPRAP, the Association of Communicators in Education. The School of Business Centennial...
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Sweitzer Named Director of Environmental Health and Safety
Paula D. Sweitzer has been named director of environmental health and safety at Duquesne effective Feb. 1. Paula Sweitzer Sweitzer, who will report to the Associate General Counsel Madelyn Reilly,...
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Panelists to Discuss Trayvon Martin Case—Was Justice Served?
The Black Law Students Association will host three guest panelists for the discussion The Trayvon Martin Case: Was Justice Served? on Thursday, Feb. 6, from 5 to 6 p.m. in Room 204 of the School of...
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Red Masquers’ 101st Season Continues with Two Shows in February
Duquesne University’s Red Masquers continues its 101st season with two shows in the month of February. Awakening, a one-act play by German expressionist August Stramm, is a whirlwind journey full of...
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Campus Ministry Hosting Annual Blanket-Making Project
Spiritan Campus Ministry will host its annual blanket-making service project on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at noon in the Africa Room. Duquesne students will give the blankets to families living in West...
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Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program to Host Virtual Open House
The Department of Occupational Therapy in the Rangos School of Health Sciences will host a virtual open house at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, to promote the online occupational therapy doctorate program...
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Beethoven on the Bluff: The Early Years Concludes with Violin/Cello II
The Mary Pappert School of Music will present Violin/Cello II, the fourth and final installment of the Beethoven on the Bluff: The Early Years concert series, on Sunday, Feb. 16, at 3 p.m. in the PNC...
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Symposium Focuses on Phenomenology and the African and Africana Worlds
The Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center will hold its 32nd annual symposium, Phenomenology and the African and Africana Worlds, on Friday, Feb. 14, and Saturday, Feb. 15, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the...
View ArticleGumberg Recognized Among 101 Vital University Websites
OnlinePhDProgram.org has named Gumberg Library to its Reading & Research: 101 Vital University Library Websites list. OnlinePhDProgram.org is a site that helps future doctoral candidates find the...
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Two-Day Summit on Student Civic Learning Slated
The Office of Service Learning, Spiritan Campus Ministry and the Division of Student Life will join with the School of Education to present a two-part civic learning summit on Thursday, Feb. 13, and...
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Founders Week Explores ‘One Heart, One Spirit: Living the Mission’
Faculty, staff, students and alumni joined campus Spiritans Feb. 2 through Feb. 7 to celebrate Founders Week 2014, the annual celebration of the work, vision and mission of our University’s founders,...
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Black History Month Events Scheduled Throughout February
Black History Month is being celebrated at Duquesne throughout February with events coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs. All events are free and open to the public, but some events...
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Undergraduate Students Show Unprecedented Satisfaction with Duquesne
More students than ever are satisfied with their first semester of college at Duquesne University, with 97 percent returning to campus this spring. Besides this unprecedented first-semester retention...
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Undergraduates Encouraged to Present at Research, Scholarship Symposium
Faculty from all academic disciplines are asked to encourage students conducting scholarly work or research to present their work at the sixth annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium...
View ArticleOutstanding African-American University Women Honored
As part of Black History Month, the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the Black Student Union and the Collegiate 100 hosted the Black Love Day Celebration and Awards Ceremony on Feb. 11 in the Africa...
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