Grants Received [May 7, 2014]
Funds totaling $20,000 were recently received by the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences and the School of Education. Dr. Jan Janecka, Department of Biological Sciences, Bayer School,...
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Canevin Center for Educational Transformation and Social Justice Dedicated
The new Canevin Center for Educational Transformation and Social Justice was dedicated during a May 2 ceremony. Pittsburgh Bishop the Most Rev. David A. Zubik, D.D., a 1982 master’s graduate of the...
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Entrepreneurial Studies Program to Host Elevator Pitch Fest
The Entrepreneurial Studies Program in the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business will host MIT Enterprise Forum Pittsburgh’s upcoming Elevator Pitch Fest, a fast-paced competition in which participants...
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Business Professor Volunteers Expertise to Spiritan Schools in Africa
Professor and former dean of business Dr. Alan Miciak recently returned from nearly three months spent observing and advising at Spiritan schools in the African nations of Ghana and Tanzania. Miciak...
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College to Offer Learning Experience in Ghana
For the first time, the McAnulty College will offer the opportunity for study abroad courses in Ghana through a collaboration with the Center for African Studies. Dr. Gerald Boodoo Nearly a dozen...
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University Invited to Honor Leadership of Music Dean Kocher
Faculty and staff are invited to a special reception to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Edward Kocher, who will step down after 14 years of service as dean of the Mary Pappert School of Music. Guests are...
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Duquesne to Pioneer First-in-the-Nation Joint Undergraduate Program in...
This fall, Duquesne will launch a program that combines the sought-after credentials of degrees in both biomedical engineering and nursing, becoming the first academic institution in the U.S. and...
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University Hosting Spring Commencement Ceremony on Friday
More than 1,580 students will be recognized at Duquesne’s annual Spring Commencement Ceremony this Friday, May 9, at 5 p.m. in the A.J. Palumbo Center. Duquesne alumnus Ed Fritzky, retired Immunex...
View ArticlePublic Affairs Sets Printing and Graphics Deadlines
The Office of Public Affairs has announced printing and graphics project-related cutoff dates for Fiscal Year 2014 billing, ending on Monday, June 30. Here are the important dates: Monday, June 9: All...
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School of Nursing Observes 20-year Anniversary of Ph.D. Program
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the School of Nursing’s Ph.D. program, which became the nation’s first completely online nursing doctorate program just three years after its inception. An early...
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Lenten Campaign Raises Funds to Build Three Homes in Philippines
Thanks to the generous giving during a campus Lenten campaign this spring, three new homes will be built in the Southeastern Asia area ravaged by Super-typhoon Yolanda last November. At just $300 per...
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DELS Finds Common Community Threads Through Stories, Discussion
A new focus on problem solving through storytelling will be at the center of the seventh annual Duquesne Educational Leadership Symposium (DELS), hosted by the University Council for Educational...
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APhA Recognizes Center for Pharmacy Care Business Model
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) presented the Academic Research Center for Pharmacy Care with the Outstanding Business Practice Model award at the APhA’s recent annual meeting. The award,...
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Forbes Garage Construction Prepares Campus for New, More Efficient Cooling...
Recent construction in the Forbes Garage is helping to prepare for new University cooling towers that will be erected on the top deck of the garage by this fall. The new cooling towers will provide the...
View ArticleNursing School Wins Grant for Minority Students
For the fifth time in seven years, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted to public health, has awarded the School of Nursing a grant to help students from...
View ArticleEmployees Invited to Meeting Regarding Traffic Patterns Around Campus
The Departments of Public Safety and Facilities Management are inviting interested employees to a discussion with the University’s traffic consultant, Trans Associates, on Wednesday, May 21, at 3 p.m....
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Nursing’s Health & Wellness Center for Older Adults Earns Prestigious Award
A team of retired nurses, led by a School of Nursing clinical professor and endowed chair holder, has received the Public Service Team Award of the Jefferson Awards, becoming regional winners in the...
View ArticleBenefits Open Enrollment Deadline Approaching
Employees are reminded that the deadline for the 2014-2015 benefit selection is next Friday, May 23, at 11:59 p.m. Every full-time employee must actively select the benefit coverage of his or her...
View Article‘U.S. News’ Ranks Online Nursing Graduate Program No. 3 for Veterans
An online master’s degree from the School of Nursing is considered to be among the best in the nation for vets according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2014 Best Online Programs for Veterans. The...
View ArticleDU in the News [May 2014]
News coverage highlighting Duquesne’s experts and initiatives. May 28 Pittsburgh Hosts World’s Biggest Sport Conference WESA-FM interviewed Steve Greenberg, chair of sports marketing, about the...
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