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    Archive for December 2006

    Duquesne Delivers Donation to Spiritan Church in Heart of New Orleans

    Dec. 18, 2006

    DU’s Contribution Will Help Pay Rent, Utilities, Food and Clothing

    When the Duquesne University community saw the aftermath of last year’s Hurricane Katrina disaster, it sprang into action. A year-long drive to aid Katrina victims ended with faculty, administration, staff, alumni and students raising more than $50,000. The contribution was recently presented to the Rev. Michel Boutot, C.S.Sp., who belongs to Duquesne University founders’ Spiritan Congregation, and serves as pastor to the hard-hit Holy Ghost Church in Uptown, New Orleans. Read more »

    Annual Winter Commencement Slated at Duquesne

    Dec. 15, 2006

    More than 450 students will participate in Duquesne University’s annual Winter Commencement. University President Charles J. Dougherty will confer degrees upon the students and will deliver the commencement address at the ceremony. Read more »

    Duquesne Names John Plante Vice President for University Advancement

    Dec. 15, 2006

    Duquesne University has named John P. Plante as vice president for University Advancement. Read more »

    Top Executives Comprise Advisory Board for Sports Marketing Program

    Dec. 13, 2006

    Curriculum Changes Will Enhance Duquesne’s Destination Quality Program’s Reputation, Success

    Fifteen highly successful sports marketing executives have accepted positions on a new advisory board to Duquesne University’s sports marketing program, according to Steve Greenberg, executive-in-residence and associate director of the master’s in sports leadership program. Read more »

    Richland Senior Receives Mind, Heart and Spirit Award

    Dec. 13, 2006

    Duquesne University has named Steven Tucker as a recipient of the Mind, Heart and Spirit Award, which acknowledges and promotes outstanding student athletes from local high schools. Read more »

    Karns Senior Receives Mind, Heart and Spirit Award

    Dec. 11, 2006

    Duquesne University has named Stephanie Isacco as a recipient of the Mind, Heart and Spirit Award, which acknowledges and promotes outstanding student athletes from local high schools. Read more »

    Murrin Kicks Off Lecture Series on Advancing Global Business Sustainability

    Dec. 1, 2006

    Thomas J. Murrin, Distinguished Service Professor in the John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business, will kick off a new lecture series at Duquesne University when he presents Executive Insights to Contemporary Global Issues.  The lecture is free and open to the public. Read more »

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