State and federal lawmakers and the state secretary for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will discuss Marcellus Shale and energy policy in a community, town-hall meeting on the Duquesne University campus. Read more »
Archive for August 2010
Gumberg Library Goes Mobile
Aug. 27, 2010
Faculty and students returning to campus at Duquesne University can now access Gumberg Library resources from their iPhones, Android smartphones and other mobile devices. Read more »
Mt. Lebanon Resident Named Vice Dean of Law School’s Evening Division
Aug. 27, 2010
Ella Kwisnek has been named vice dean of the evening division at the Duquesne University School of Law. She will continue to serve as assistant dean of students at the school. Read more »
New Wecht Scholarship to Benefit Duquesne Student Studying Forensics
Aug. 27, 2010
Duquesne University has established the new Sigrid and Cyril Wecht Forensic Science and Law Endowed Scholarship. Read more »
Crafton Resident Named Career Services Director at DU Law School
Aug. 27, 2010
Maria Comas has been named director of career services at the Duquesne University School of Law. She most recently served as assistant to the dean of the law school. Read more »
Duquesne’s Bayer School Welcomes New Chemistry/Biochemistry Chair
Aug. 26, 2010
Dr. Ralph A. Wheeler has joined the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences as the new chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Read more »
DU President Tapped for Honorary Committee of Bettis Foundation Event
Aug. 26, 2010
President Charles J. Dougherty has been invited to serve on the Honorary Committee for the Jerome Bettis Foundation’s annual fundraising event for programs benefiting inner city children. Read more »
DU Freshman Class Is Among Best Academically Prepared, Most Diverse
Aug. 23, 2010
As classes start today at Duquesne University, the campus welcomes one of its best academically prepared and most ethnically diverse freshman classes. Read more »
White Coat Ceremony Marks Professional Phase for DU Pharmacy Students
Aug. 23, 2010
More than 200 students from Duquesne University’s Mylan School of Pharmacy will mark their entrance into their first year of professional study as pharmacists at the school’s annual White Coat Ceremony. Read more »
Young Researchers in Duquesne Program to Present at National Conference
Aug. 23, 2010
In a few weeks, Tristan Freeman will return to Carrick High School for his senior year—after winding up his summer job as a junior researcher at Duquesne University. Read more »
WQED to Air Duquesne Professor’s Health and Science Show for Kids
Aug. 20, 2010
The pilot of a new TV show on health literacy, created by a Duquesne University professor, will air on Pittsburgh’s PBS affiliate WQED-TV the first week of September. Read more »
Bishop Zubik to Celebrate Duquesne’s Mass of the Holy Spirit
Aug. 20, 2010
The Most Rev. David A. Zubik, D.D., bishop of Pittsburgh, and the Very Rev. John Fogarty, C.S.Sp., provincial superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit’s United States Province, will preside over Duquesne’s annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. Read more »
High School Counselors Select Duquesne as One of Top 100 Universities
Aug. 19, 2010
High school guidance counselors nationwide have listed Duquesne University as one of the top 100 universities in the country for offering the best undergraduate education to their students. Read more »
Duquesne Freshmen Attempting to Break Largest Dodgeball Game Record
Aug. 19, 2010
Members of Duquesne University’s new freshman class will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest game of dodgeball. Read more »
Duquesne Advances in National U.S. News Rankings
Aug. 18, 2010
Duquesne University has advanced in the rankings of top-tier national institutions, according to the newly released annual U.S. News & World Report 2011 edition of the Best Colleges. A look at institutions included in the listing shows that Duquesne also is among the top 12 Catholic universities in the nation. Read more »
Duquesne Chosen as a Top Military Friendly School, Says G.I. Jobs
Aug. 18, 2010
Duquesne University has been named by G.I. Jobs to its 2011 list of top Military Friendly Schools for the welcome it gives America’s veterans as students. This distinction is shared by only 15 percent of more than 7,000 state universities, private institutions, community colleges and trade schools examined nationwide. Read more »
September Events Hosted by Duquesne University
Aug. 17, 2010
Thursday, Sept. 2
The First Step: Business Startup Essentials (Beaver County)
Designed for new business startups and entrepreneurs, attendees will learn about business structure and formation, insurance, government procurement, major components of the business plan and more. Sponsored by Duquesne University’s Small Business Development Center.
9:30 a.m. to noon, Beaver County Chamber of Commerce, 300 South Walnut Lane, Suite 202, Beaver, Pa. Cost: Free.
Call 724-775-3944 to register or for more information.
September Business Events Hosted by Duquesne University
Aug. 16, 2010
Thursday, Sept. 2
The First Step: Business Startup Essentials (Beaver County)
Designed for new business startups and entrepreneurs, attendees will learn about business structure and formation, insurance, government procurement, major components of the business plan and more. Sponsored by Duquesne University’s Small Business Development Center.
9:30 a.m. to noon, Beaver County Chamber of Commerce, 300 South Walnut Lane, Suite 202, Beaver, Pa. Cost: Free.
Call 724-775-3944 to register or for more information. Read more »
Duquesne Welcomes Class of 2014 for Move-In/Orientation
Aug. 13, 2010
Duquesne’s class of 2014 will move into campus residence halls in preparation for the University’s annual Orientation program and the start of a new school year. The incoming class of more than 1,430 freshmen—which represent more than 30 states and 15 countries—is one of the best academically prepared and most ethnically diverse.
Higginbotham Named Director of Center for Pharmacy Care
Aug. 9, 2010
Dr. Suzanne K. Higginbotham has been appointed as the director of Duquesne University’s Center for Pharmacy Care.
Former Army Medical Specialist Corps. Chief to Deliver Commencement Address
Aug. 4, 2010
Dr. Rebecca S. Hooper, who served as the 15th Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corps., will deliver the commencement address at the John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences graduation ceremony.
All in the Family: Father and Son to Receive Diplomas at SLPA Graduation
Aug. 4, 2010
Mom Will Receive Her SLPA Diploma Next Year
It’s not unusual for a student to have his mother or father in attendance at his graduation ceremony, but it is unique when the student’s parent is there to get his diploma too.
Duquesne University’s Laura Miller Revealed as Secret Agent for Kindness
Aug. 4, 2010
For the last year, Laura Miller of Duquesne University’s history department has been a secret agent of sorts.
Princeton Review Selects Duquesne as a Top College Nationwide, Best in Northeast
Aug. 3, 2010
Duquesne University is one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education, as well as one of the best colleges in the Northeast region, according to two publications by The Princeton Review. The education services company features Duquesne in the new 2011 edition of its annual college guide, The Best 373 Colleges, and recommends Duquesne as Best in the Northeast.
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