The internationally acclaimed Duquesne University Tamburitzans will present three local performances in November. Read more »
Archive for October 2006
Brahms on the Bluff Keeps “Quintessentially in ‘Cinq’ ”
Oct. 27, 2006
The second season of Brahms on the Bluff, the historic three-year concert series of the complete chamber music of Johannes Brahms at Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music, continues with Quintessentially in ‘Cinq’. The concert features two delightful string quintets and the dark and brooding Piano Quartet no.3, written when Brahms was in deep despair over his love for Clara Schumann. Read more »
Duquesne Law Professor Gormley Named President-Elect of Allegheny County Bar Association
Oct. 26, 2006
Gormley Breaks Ground as First President from Academia
Duquesne University Law School Professor Kenneth G. Gormley has been named president-elect of the Allegheny County Bar Association. Read more »
Laboratory Provides Testing Site for Companies
Oct. 25, 2006
The Department of Journalism and Multimedia Arts at Duquesne University has established a Human Factors Facility to study the human-technology interaction, allowing academic, nonprofit and corporate researchers to assess how to make technology more useful and engaging to users. Read more »
Science and Christianity: Are They Compatible?
Oct. 24, 2006
Duquesne’s Christian Academic Fellowship (CAFe), will present Science vs. Belief: The Challenge of Naturalism featuring Dr. Terence L. Nichols, a professor of theology and department chair at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Read more »
Riverview Senior Receives Mind, Heart and Spirit Award
Oct. 24, 2006
Duquesne University has named Christine M. Ostrowski as a recipient of the Mind, Heart and Spirit Award, which acknowledges and promotes outstanding student athletes from local high schools. Read more »
Business Technology Conference Scheduled at Duquesne University
Oct. 23, 2006
The Duquesne University Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center and the A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration will present the first Pennsylvania Business Technology Conference on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Read more »
Former Rite Aid Exec to Speak at Ethics Luncheon Forum
Oct. 17, 2006
Former Rite Aid President and Chief Operating Officer Timothy Noonan will be the keynote speaker at the Ethics Luncheon Forum: It’s Your Choice…An Insider’s View of a Corporate Scandal, hosted by the Beard Center for Leadership in Ethics at Duquesne University. Read more »
David Stock Concert Features Premieres of Two Works
Oct. 17, 2006
The Music of David Stock, including two new works by the composer-in-residence at Duquesne University, will be performed. Read more »
Renowned Pianist Barbara Nissman to Conduct Master Class and Recital
Oct. 12, 2006
Acclaimed concert pianist Barbara Nissman will perform at a recital and conduct a master class at Duquesne University. Read more »
International Authority on Ecopsychology to Present Lecture and Mini-Course
Oct. 9, 2006
Duquesne’s psychology department is sponsoring a lecture and mini-course, Depth Ecology: The Wild Horizons of Ecological Psychology, from Friday, Oct. 27 to Saturday, Oct. 29 in Room 222 of College Hall on campus. Read more »
Duquesne’s Symphony Orchestra Announces 2006-2007 Concert Season
Oct. 6, 2006
The Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra (DUSO), under the direction of Maestro Sidney Harth, has announced its 2006-2007 concert season. Four of this season’s concerts are scheduled to be broadcast live on 89.3, WQED-FM. Read more »
Lack of Resources Hamper Cyber Crime Investigations, Survey Shows
Oct. 5, 2006
A majority of law enforcement agencies in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia do not feel that they have adequate resources for investigating cyber crimes, according to a survey completed by Duquesne University, in conjunction with the FBI’s Pittsburgh Division. Read more »
Cardinal Walter Kasper to Receive Honorary Degree, Deliver Keynote Lecture
Oct. 4, 2006
Duquesne University will welcome Cardinal Walter Kasper to its second annual Holy Spirit Lecture and Colloquium, where he will be presented with an honorary degree from the University and will deliver the event’s keynote address. Read more »
Student Receives State Award
Oct. 4, 2006
Lynsay Whelan, a student at Duquesne University, has received the 2006 Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Student of the Year Award. Read more »
Pennsylvania Department of Education Names Duquesne “Center for Teaching Excellence”
Oct. 2, 2006
Gov. Rendell Invests $1.2 Million to Help PA Teachers Earn National Training, Certification
Secretary of Education Gerald L. Zahorchak today announced that Duquesne University has been selected as one of four Centers for Teaching Excellence to help Pennsylvania teachers pursuing the profession’s gold standard for excellence: certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS). Read more »
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