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Biomedical Engineering Program Welcomes Inaugural Class
The University’s biomedical engineering (BME) program has launched its inaugural class, with enrollment about 20 percent greater than anticipated. Twenty-four students, about 70 percent of them female,...
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FoodU App Improves Campus Dining Communication
Parkhurst Dining, Duquesne’s dining services provider, has launched FoodU, a new mobile app designed to improve communication about campus dining services. FoodU provides the University community with...
View ArticleFall Brings Range of Fitness Opportunities to Campus Community
Employees who wish to start the semester off on a healthier step can choose from more than a dozen group fitness classes ranging from restorative yoga to interval calorie training. Classes, which are...
View ArticleCampus Smoking Policy Now Prohibits Use of Electronic Smoking Devices
In an ongoing effort to promote a healthy environment for all students, faculty, staff and visitors, the University has updated its campus-wide smoking policy to include a ban on all tobacco-based...
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Connect with Duquesne University on Social Media
The start of a new academic year is a great time to take a moment to connect with Duquesne on social media. The University accounts provide followers with the latest news, photos and videos regarding...
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New FlexTech Classroom Provides Exciting Opportunities
Some faculty and students will have the opportunity to start their academic year in the University’s brand new FlexTech classroom, which features state-of-the-art technology in a collaborative learning...
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Nursing School Adopts New Departmental Structure
A new organizational structure in the School of Nursing has been developed in response to dramatic growth within the school and fundamental changes in the nation’s healthcare environment. Previously,...
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Director of Mission Animation Named
Luci-Jo DiMaggio, formerly of Spiritan Campus Ministry, has been named the director of mission animation. The new position within the Division of Mission and Identity was developed to help impact the...
View ArticleRun, Hide, Fight: Public Safety to Conduct Campus Trainings for Active...
Recent media coverage of gun violence at schools, on college campuses and at other public locations across the country has reinforced the need to be prepared in such situations. During the next few...
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Brooke Takes Veteran Counseling to Grand Canyon
Fifteen veterans with physical and psychological wounds from war were carried on a healing raft trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. “We’re still in the process of getting the...
View ArticleIslamic Art Exhibit Opening at Les Idees Gallery
The Christian-Muslim Dialogue Committee (CMDC) is sponsoring an exhibition of Islamic art featuring Pittsburgh-based artists in the Les Idees Gallery on the third floor of the Union. The exhibit, which...
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Distinguished Ethics Speaker Series Features Leadership Pittsburgh CEO
Aradhna M. Oliphant, president and chief executive officer of Leadership Pittsburgh Inc., will be the featured guest at the next Beard Institute Distinguished Ethics Speaker Series event on Wednesday,...
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Leadership Series to Explore a Leader’s Role In a Toxic Workplace
The School of Leadership and Professional Advancement continues its Leadership Breakfast Series with Toxic Workplace Behavior: The Leader’s Role for Resolution. Dr. Mitch Nickols, an executive coach...
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Forensic Fridays to Explore Fracking, Social Media and More
Fracking, social media and the courts, and the profession of forensic science are among the topics to be addressed during the upcoming season of Forensic Fridays seminars. Hosted by the Wecht Institute...
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Beethoven on the Bluff Returns with ‘The Late Years’
The Mary Pappert School of Music’s popular Beethoven on the Bluff returns to campus with Season Two: The Late Years, which will focus on the works of renowned composer Ludwig van Beethoven from the...
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Visit Fisher’s New FlexTech Classroom at Open House
The campus community is invited to explore a new University classroom that features great space and technology for teaching and collaboration. An open house is planned for Room 442 in Fisher Hall, the...
View ArticleWecht Institute Joins Bayer School
The Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law became part of the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences on Sept. 1. This move better positions the institute for developing...
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Law School Marks Ford-Nixon Pardon Anniversary with Historic Gathering
The School of Law will commemorate one of the most controversial presidential decisions in modern times when it presents President Ford’s Pardon of Richard Nixon: A 40-Year Retrospective on Monday,...
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President to Discuss the Strategic Plan at Sept. 11 Convocation
Members of the faculty, staff and administration are invited to attend the 2014 Convocation and President’s Reception on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 3 p.m. in the Power Center Ballroom. Duquesne President...
View ArticleLibermann Luncheon Series Begins Sept. 17
The campus community will have the opportunity to hear reflections from a former deputy general secretary of the World Council of Churches at the semester’s first Libermann Luncheon. Dr. Mercy Amba...
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