Center for Pharmacy Care to Offer Free Diabetes Prevention Classes to...
This summer, Duquesne’s Center for Pharmacy Care (CPC) will offer a free diabetes prevention program to all full- and part-time faculty, staff and their spouses and dependents. Classes will begin on...
View ArticleNew Director of Administrative Applications Named
Robert Goffeney has been named director of administrative applications for Computing and Technology Services (CTS), effective June 5, 2017. Goffeney will be responsible for the leadership and...
View ArticleFaculty & Staff Spotlight [June 21, 2017]
What has Tracey McCants Lewis been up to? Tracey McCants Lewis, interim co-director of clinical legal education and associate law professor, led the keynote remix at the Allegheny County Bar...
View ArticleGrants Received [June 21, 2017]
Funds totaling $124,219 were recently received by the Gumberg Library. Thomas White, University archivist, Gumberg Library, $124,219, from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Funds will support a...
View ArticleReminder: Check Paystubs for Updated Benefit Deductions
Benefit elections chosen during the 2017-2018 open enrollment period will take effect on Saturday, July 1. Employees are encouraged to check their Friday, July 7, paystub to ensure all benefit...
View ArticleReminder: Buy Your Tickets Now for Duquesne Pirates Night at PNC Park
Employees can still purchase tickets to attend Duquesne’s Pittsburgh Pirates Night at PNC Park. Join co-workers and fellow staff to cheer on the Buccos as they face the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday,...
View ArticleFAST Program Helps Freshmen, New Transfer Students Transition to Duquesne
Incoming freshmen and new transfer students will have the opportunity to visit campus next month and begin their transition to college life before the fall semester begins by attending the Freshman...
View ArticleHigh School Students Tackle Evidence Collection and Analysis at Forensics...
High schoolers will get the opportunity to see firsthand how professional scientists and law enforcement officials deal with everything from hair and fiber analysis to toxicology reports at the...
View Article2017 Distinguished Dissertation Award Winners Announced
Dr. Alan Seadler, associate provost for research and technology and the Edward V. Fritzky Chair in Biotechnology, has announced the 2017 Distinguished Dissertation Award winners. Renee Gilhousen,...
View ArticleDonations Needed for Duquesne Career Closet Initiative
An exciting new initiative that will help students obtain appropriate interview attire as they transition into the professional world is scheduled to be up and running for the start of the fall...
View ArticleFinancial Aid Seeking Volunteers to Help with July FAST Program
The Office of Financial Aid is currently recruiting employee volunteers to help with the University’s FAST (Freshman Advisement Summer Transition) Lab. During the past two years, volunteers have...
View ArticleProject SEED Draws, Mentors Future STEM Students
This summer, six area high school students are experiencing hands-on research as part of Project SEED, an initiative that provides high-achieving, economically disadvantaged high school students an...
View ArticleYoung African Leaders Studying Civic Leadership at DU Through Mandela...
For the second consecutive year, Duquesne is hosting 25 distinguished Africans who are in Pittsburgh for six weeks to study civic leadership as part of the prestigious Mandela Washington Fellowship for...
View ArticleDuquesne, Ursuline College Partnership Offers Accelerated Track to Pharm.D.
Duquesne University has partnered with Ursuline College to offer qualified students at Ursuline the opportunity to earn both their bachelor’s degree and doctor of pharmacy degree in seven years instead...
View ArticleThe ‘Times’ Will Take a Holiday
The Duquesne University Times will not publish on Wednesday, July 5, because of the July 4 holiday break next week. Publication will resume on Wednesday, July 12. Have a safe and happy holiday weekend!
View ArticleAnnual Ice Cream Social with President Gormley This Friday
Kick off the July Fourth weekend by joining President Ken Gormley at the 2nd Annual Ice Cream Social this Friday, June 30, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Academic Walk in front of the Union. All employees are...
View ArticleDU in the News [July 2017]
News coverage highlighting Duquesne’s experts and initiatives. July 11 Chicago Becomes Latest Battleground Over Soft Drink Taxes USA Today interviewed Law Professor Bruce Ledewitz for this story about...
View ArticleFaculty & Staff Spotlight [July 12, 2017]
What has Dr. Laurel Willingham-McLain been up to? Dr. Laurel Willingham-McLain, director of faculty development and teaching excellence, served as faculty for the biannual Professional and...
View ArticleGrants Received [July 12, 2017]
Funds totaling $125,275 were recently received by the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences (BSNES) and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Dr. Jennifer Aitken, professor of...
View ArticleLaw School Strengthens Ties in Costa Rica
An academic cooperation agreement between Duquesne’s School of Law and the Supreme Court of Costa Rica was formally renewed at a ceremony in Costa Rica’s capital, San Jose. Robert S. Barker,...
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