With accidental drug overdose being the leading cause of death in Allegheny County, a majority of which are due to prescribed medications, prescription drug abuse seems to have reached epidemic proportions. Read more »
Events
Drug Overdoses, Right to Confrontation Among Issues Examined in Forensic Fridays Series
Aug. 30, 2012
The Forensic Fridays continuing legal education (CLE) and professional education seminar series at Duquesne University continues this fall by exploring issues including death by medication, the Sixth Amendment right of confrontation, contemporary post-combat problems and forensic technology. Read more »
Business Events Hosted by Duquesne University
Aug. 28, 2012
Tuesday, Sept. 4
The First Step: Business Startup Essentials (Butler County)
Designed for new business startups and entrepreneurs, attendees will learn about business structure and formation, insurance, government procurement, financing options, major components of the business plan and more. Sponsored by the Duquesne University Small Business Development Center.
10 a.m. to noon, Butler County Community Development Corporation, 112 Woody Drive, Butler, Pa.
Cost: Free.
Call 724.283.1961 to register or for more information.
Leadership Breakfast Series Opens for the Season
Aug. 28, 2012
The popular leadership breakfast series hosted by Duquesne University’s School of Leadership and Professional Advancement (SLPA) will kick off for the fall semester on Tuesday, Sept. 11, in the Power Center Ballroom. Read more »
September Concerts Hosted by the Mary Pappert School of Music
Aug. 27, 2012
For the most up-to-date performance and recital information, call the Mary Pappert School of Music at 412.396.6083 or visit www.duq.edu/music.
Student Pharmacists Mark Rite of Passage at 10th Annual White Coat Ceremony
Aug. 27, 2012
More than 500 family members and friends will gather at Duquesne University for the 10th annual White Coat Ceremony, which serves to mark a pharmacy student’s first year of professional study as pharmacists. Read more »
Bishop Zubik, Spiritan Fathers, Celebrate Mass of the Holy Spirit
Aug. 24, 2012
Mass Kicks Off Duquesne University’s Academic Year
The Most Rev. David A. Zubik, D.D., bishop of Pittsburgh, and members of the Spiritan Congregation (Duquesne’s founding order) will concelebrate the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. Read more »
Class of 2016, Expected to be Duquesne’s Largest, Moves In
Aug. 20, 2012
The incoming class of 2016, expected be the largest ever at Duquesne University, will arrive on campus for the annual Freshman Move-In. Read more »
Poynter Institute Leader Returns to DU to Address Graduates
Aug. 2, 2012
Jill Geisler, head of the Poynter Institute’s leadership and management programs, will address Work Happy: Motivation that Really Matters, Boss to nearly 100 graduates as the commencement speaker for Duquesne University’s School of Leadership and Professional Advancement (SLPA) on Saturday, Aug. 4, at 1:30 p.m. in the A.J. Palumbo Center. The ceremony, which will be webcast live, will feature a graduating class, over one-third of whom are on active duty or are veteran military, from 16 states. Read more »
Celtic Healthcare CEO to Address Duquesne Health Sciences Graduates
Aug. 1, 2012
Arnold E. Burchianti II, president and chief executive officer of Celtic Healthcare, will deliver the commencement address to more than 110 students graduating this Friday from the John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health Sciences at Duquesne University. Read more »
Green MBA Commencement the First at Phipps
Jul. 24, 2012
The fifth graduation ceremony of students in Duquesne University’s MBA Sustainability program will be at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Read more »
Diversity to be Highlighted at Duquesne Undergraduate Research Symposium
Jul. 24, 2012
A national figure in theoretical physics, Dr. S. James Gates Jr., the John S. Toll Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland and director of its Center for String and Particle Theory, will address the Duquesne University Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium this week. Read more »
Free Guitar and Bass Celebration Slated at Duquesne
Jul. 16, 2012
Guitar and bass enthusiasts of all ages are invited to enhance and refine their skills with the Mary Pappert School of Music’s guitar and bass faculty and other experts at a free, one-day festival on Friday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on campus. Read more »
Emerald Event: First Graduation at Phipps Combines Duquesne MBA Sustainability, International Sustainability Expert
Jul. 6, 2012
Duquesne University’s 2012 MBA Sustainability candidates will be the first to participate in a green commencement ceremony at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, which recently previewed the Center for Sustainable Landscapes, which has been called one of the greenest buildings on the planet. Read more »
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Media Relations Manager
412.396.6051
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ravasio@duq.edu - Karen Ferrick-Roman
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