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    Archive for March 2008

    Music Students Get Advice From the Experts

    Mar. 28, 2008

    Duquesne’s student chapter of the Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society is hosting a special panel discussion featuring the current and former heads of prominent music schools on Saturday, March 29 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the PNC Recital Hall in the Mary Pappert School of Music. Read more »

    Students Share Pride in International Cultures and Customs

    Mar. 28, 2008

    Members of Duquesne University’s International Student Organization (ISO) will share their pride in their various cultures and customs during the annual ISO Week from Monday, April 7, through Thursday, April 10 on campus. Read more »

    Special Performance Highlights Works by Deans of Major Music Schools

    Mar. 27, 2008

    Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of presents The Deans’ Concert, a special performance featuring music composed and performed by heads of prominent music schools and colleagues of Sidney Harth, director of orchestral activities for the music school. Read more »

    Is Catholic Social Teaching Still Relevant?

    Mar. 25, 2008

    After years of activism by the likes of Monsignor Charles Owen Rice, is Catholic social teaching still relevant? Dr. Charles McCollester, director of the Pennsylvania Center for the Study of Labor Relations and professor at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP), will address that topic during the second Monsignor Charles Owen Rice Endowed Lecture in Catholic Social Thought. Read more »

    Breaking the Mold: Bringing Diversity Into the Boardroom

    Mar. 24, 2008

    The challenges and benefits of a diverse board will be addressed by Heather Arnet, executive director of the Women and Girls Foundation (WGF), at Breaking the Mold: Bringing Diversity Into the Boardroom, a part of the Ethics Luncheon Forum presented by Duquesne University’s Beard Center for Leadership in Ethics Read more »

    Sobehart Named First Lay President of Cardinal Stritch University

    Mar. 18, 2008

    Dr. Helen C. Sobehart, associate provost and associate academic vice president at Duquesne University, was chosen as the new president of Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Stritch officials announced today. Read more »

    Duquesne Alumni Luncheon Speaker Has Strong Local Ties

    Mar. 11, 2008

    Social scientist and Fulton County, Georgia Commissioner Nancy Boxill will deliver the keynote address at Duquesne University’s annual Downtown Luncheon on Wednesday, March 26 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Read more »

    Honorary Consulate to Strengthen Ties Between Poland, Pittsburgh

    Mar. 10, 2008

    Dr. Jan Saykiewicz, professor of marketing and international marketing at Duquesne University’s Palumbo Donohue School of Business, has become the first Polish honorary consulate in Pittsburgh since 1945. Read more »

    Duquesne Nursing Dean Receives National Honors

    Mar. 5, 2008

    Dean Eileen Zungolo of the Duquesne University School of Nursing was recently recognized with two national honors. She was appointed by The American Academy of Nursing (AAN) to serve on its board of directors and was named a fellow of the Academy of Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing (NLN). Read more »

    Duquesne Welcomes New Members to Century Club

    Mar. 4, 2008

    Five new members have been inducted into the Century Club of Distinguished Duquesne University Alumni. Read more »

    Phenomenology Symposium Explores Where Humans and Technology Intersect

    Mar. 3, 2008

    Academics from across North America will convene for a discussion of humanness, being and the ethical implications of merging man and technology at the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center’s 26th annual symposium, Phenomenology and Posthumanism from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8 at Duquesne University. Read more »

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