Office of Public Affairs

4th Floor Koren Building
718 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Email: pubaffairs@duq.edu
Phone: 412.396.6050
Fax: 412.396.2243

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    Student & Alumni Achievements

    Nearly 300—High School Students to Scholars—Will Discuss Urban Education at Duquesne’s Annual Sizemore Summer Conference

    May. 25, 2012

    The Duquesne University School of Education’s Barbara A. Sizemore Urban Education Initiative will host the 3rd Annual Barbara A. Sizemore Summer Conference and Award Ceremony, Gaining the Tools to Take Action in Urban Schools and Communities, in the Power Center Ballroom on May 31 and June 1. Read more »

    Rangos Student Garners CAPCSD 2012 Leadership Scholarship, Attends Conference

    May. 22, 2012

    Megan Murray, speech-language pathology major at Duquesne University, attended the Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders’ (CAPCSD) recent annual conference after being awarded a prestigious 2012 Leadership Scholarship from the organization. Read more »

    One of Four National Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Scholarships Earned by Duquesne Nursing Major

    Apr. 16, 2012

    A Duquesne University Naval ROTC (NROTC) student is one of only four in the country to be honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Scholarship. Read more »

    Late Civil Rights Activist Derrick Bell Honored at DU Unity Banquet

    Apr. 12, 2012

    The Duquesne University Office of Multicultural Affairs will pay tribute to alumnus Derrick Bell at the sixth annual Unity Banquet and Scholarship Benefit on Friday, April 13, in the Union Ballroom. Read more »

    Duquesne Junior Wins Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

    Apr. 2, 2012

    A Duquesne University junior biochemistry major is one of 13 students from Pennsylvania selected to receive the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2011.

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    Campus Compact Names Duquesne Student Newman Civic Fellow

    Mar. 30, 2012

    Duquesne University sophomore Caitlyn Depp has been named a 2012 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national coalition of nearly 1,200 college and university presidents committed to improving community life and educating students about civic and social responsibility.

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    Duquesne Student Succeeds in State Farm Marketing and Sales Competition

    Mar. 28, 2012

    A Duquesne University business major placed second in a national sales and marketing competition hosted by State Farm Insurance. Twelve students from major colleges and universities across the country where invited to attend; Duquesne represented the Northeast.

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    Butler County Student Earns Top Honor at Duquesne School of Business

    Mar. 27, 2012

    Duquesne University accounting major Jeffrey A. Mitch received the Dominion Distinguished Scholar Award at Duquesne University’s 30th annual Senior/Alumni Business School Luncheon on March 21.

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    Duquesne University’s First Winner of James J. Byrne Award Announced

    Mar. 26, 2012

    The first recipient of the James J. Byrne Award for Responsible Leadership has been selected from part-time MBA students at Duquesne University.

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    Duquesne Law Students Garners National Appellate Moot Court Victory

    Mar. 21, 2012

    Duquesne University second-year law students Kaitlyn Kacsuta and Ginevra Ventre won first place at the 2nd Annual National Energy and Sustainability Moot Court Competition hosted by the West Virginia University (WVU) College of Law’s Moot Court Board this past weekend.

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    Duquesne Countertenor Wins Met’s 2012 National Council Auditions

    Mar. 20, 2012

    Andrey Nemzer, a countertenor in Duquesne’s Mary Pappert School of Music, was selected as one of five winners in the Metropolitan Opera’s 2012 National Council Auditions, considered to be one of the most prestigious competitions in North America.

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    Duquesne Energy Expert Addresses British Energy Group

    Mar. 14, 2012

    Dr. Kent Moors, professor of political science and scholar in residence with the Duquesne University Institute for Energy and the Environment, addressed European shale gas prospects at the annual Windsor Energy Consultations in the United Kingdom.

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    Duquesne Team Presents on Value of Alumni Survey at Middle States Conference

    Jan. 4, 2012

    A Duquesne University team recently gave a presentation on the value of alumni surveys at the Middle States Commission on Higher Education Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

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    Monthly Coffee House Readings Come to Uptown

    Oct. 27, 2011

    A series of monthly readings aimed at developing the creative writing and arts community at Duquesne University will feature established writers presenting their work alongside the work of students and other emerging writers.

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    Holocaust Survivor’s Story to be Shared in Duquesne University Documentary

    Aug. 25, 2011

    As 83-year-old Holocaust survivor Howard Chandler returned to his hometown in Poland and visited the concentration camps where he was imprisoned during World War II, a Jewish student and her Catholic professor from Duquesne University captured the story. Read more »

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