Founders Week to Focus on ‘Faces of Courage’
January 28, 2015The campus community is invited to be part of Duquesne’s annual Founders Week celebration from Saturday, Jan. 31, through Friday, Feb. 6.
Duquesne Named to EPA’s List of Top Green Power Users
January 28, 2015The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named Duquesne to its Top 30 College and University List of Green Power Users at No. 28.
Application Deadline Approaches for Community-Engaged Teaching Fellowship
January 28, 2015Faculty members who have experienced aligning student learning objectives with community-engaged work and effective learning assessments are encouraged to apply for a Gaultier Community-Engaged Teaching Fellowship.
Campus Invited to Help Create Temporary Museum with Saint-Related Artifacts
January 28, 2015For two hours only on Thursday, Jan. 29, a museum of saints will be created in the Union NiteSpot. The Women’s and Gender Studies Program invites the University community to participate in and view this “pop-up” museum from 4 to 6 p.m.
Bangladesh Bioethics Society Honors Director of Center for Healthcare Ethics
January 28, 2015The director of Duquesne’s Center for Healthcare Ethics has been appointed a lifetime Honorary Member of the Bangladesh Bioethics Society.
Erin Rentschler Wins National Future Leaders Award for Higher Ed
January 28, 2015Erin Rentschler, program manager for the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), received the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award for 2015. Rentschler, who is pursuing her Ph.D. in English, was one of 10 winners chosen from a nationwide pool of more than 270 nominees.
Coffee House Reading Series Returns with Fiction and Poetry
January 28, 2015The Coffee House Reading Series will return on Tuesday, Feb. 3, with readings by fiction novelist Craig Bernier and poet Scott Silsbe.
Human Rights Film Series Continues with ‘Fed Up’
January 28, 2015The University’s eighth annual Human Rights Film Series continues on Monday, Feb. 2, with Fed Up, a thought-provoking expose of the relationship between Big Food, Big Government and the nationwide obesity epidemic.
University Highlights
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Grants Received [January 28, 2015]
Funds totaling $380,747 were recently received by the Mylan School of Pharmacy.
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Faculty Spotlight [January 28, 2015]
What have Valarie Blake and Rev. Greg Ikechukwu Olikenyi been up to?
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DU in the News [January 2015]
News coverage highlighting Duquesne’s experts and initiatives.
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Grants Received [January 28, 2015]
Mission Matters
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Nearly 27 Years After Initial Trip to Florida Tomato Fields, Students and Staff Work Alongside Fair Food Movement
Immokalee is a quiet town in southwest Florida with a long history of unjust wages, unsafe working conditions and, in extreme instances, prosecuted cases of modern-day slavery for the migrant farmworkers who harvest 90 percent of the United States’ winter tomatoes.
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Nearly 27 Years After Initial Trip to Florida Tomato Fields, Students and Staff Work Alongside Fair Food Movement