Events Slated for Annual Founders Week Celebration

The Division of Mission and Identity invites faculty and staff to join in the annual Founders Week celebration from Sunday, Feb. 2, through Friday, Feb. 7.

Unity in the Spirit: Founders Week 2020, Sunday, Feb. 2 - Friday, Feb. 7

This year’s theme, Unity in the Spirit, reflects on Duquesne’s Catholic Spiritan identity and calls each person to walk with and listen to one another, despite a time of deep division.

The week includes:

  • Founders Week lunch featuring the Rev. Sean Hogan, C.S.Sp., president of the Duquesne University Scholarship Association, and Dessa Mrvos, director of Health Services, reflecting on what it means to meet people where they are to live out the mission
  • Evening of Flights beer tasting and fundraiser for the Spiritan Missions abroad
  • All University reception featuring beer, wine, heavy appetizers and a chance to see some of the amazing mission-inspired work being done on campus
  • University Vespers in Trinity Hall.

The annual Founders Week celebration commemorates the legacy, vision and values of Duquesne’s Spiritan founders.

For a complete list of events and to RSVP, visit www.duq.edu/foundersweek.