Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit
Latin: Universitas Spiritus Sancti Duquesnensis
Motto:	Spiritus est qui vivificat. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group (Latin: "It is the Spirit that gives life. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is one of the three entities of the Holy Trinity which make up the single substance ")
Established:	1878
Type:	Private
Religious affiliation:	Roman Catholic (Spiritan Fathers)
Endowment:	$123. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Unlike Public universities, private universities generally do not receive direct operational funding from national or subnational governments and thus rely on private A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos For other Congregations of the Holy Ghost see Congregation of the Holy Ghost. A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested 3 million[a]
Chancellor:	John E. Murray, Jr.
President:	Charles J. Dougherty
Undergraduates:	5,751
Postgraduates:	4,433
Location:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Campus:	Urban, 48 acres (19. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. John E Murray Jr is the Chancellor and a Professor of Law at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Charles J Dougherty is the current President of Duquesne University. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. See also Postgraduate Training in Education Postgraduate education (synonymous in North America with graduate education, and sometimes described The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 4 ha)[b]
Tuition (2007):	$23,950[c]
Colors:	Blue and Red
Mascot:	The Duke
Athletics:	NCAA Division I
Affiliations:	Atlantic 10 Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Website:	www.duq.edu
^  According to the 2005 NACUBO Endowment Study ^  According to Duquesne University's Office of Institutional Research and Planning ^  According to US News and World Report

Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Duquesne Dukes is the name of the athletic teams of Duquesne University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10 is a Mid-major college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard Member Institutions The MAAC has ten Member Institutions Associate Member Institutions Men's Lacrosse Mount Saint Mary's A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne (IPA: /djuːˈkeɪn/, locally [duːˈkeɪn]) first opened its doors as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of 40 students and a faculty of six. For other Congregations of the Holy Ghost see Congregation of the Holy Ghost. In 1911, the college became a university, the first Catholic institution of higher learning in Pennsylvania to achieve such a distinction. It is the only Spiritan institution of higher education in the world. ^[1]

Duquesne has since expanded to over 10,000 graduate and undergraduate students within a self-contained 48-acre (19. 4 ha) hilltop campus in Pittsburgh's Bluff neighborhood. Explanation The hectare is commonly used in most countries around the world especially in domains concerned with land planning and management such as Agriculture, The Bluff or Uptown (also known by its former name Soho) is a Neighborhood in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the southeast The school maintains associate campuses in Harrisburg and Rome and encompasses ten schools of study. Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 The university hosts international students from more than eighty different countries,^[2] although enrollment is mostly regional, with 81 percent of Duquesne students residing in the state of Pennsylvania. ^[3]

Duquesne University can count more than 77,000 living alumni,^[1] notably including General Michael V. Hayden (Director of the CIA), two cardinals, and the current bishop of Pittsburgh. Michael Vincent Hayden, (born March 17, 1945 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) was a United States Air Force four-star general and is the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ( D/CIA) serves as the head of the Central Intelligence Agency, which is part of the United States Intelligence A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official usually a bishop, of the Catholic Church. David Allen Zubik (born September 4, 1949) was appointed the Bishop of Pittsburgh on July 18 2007. The Duquesne Dukes compete in NCAA Division I. Duquesne Dukes is the name of the athletic teams of Duquesne University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Duquesne football has won or shared ten conference titles, including eight in a row and ten of the past twelve; men's basketball appeared twice in national championship games in the 1950s and won the NIT championship in 1955. The Duquesne Dukes represent Duquesne University in College basketball. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

History

The Duquesne University chapel adjoins the "Old Main" administration building.

Early history

The Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost was founded on 1 October 1878 by Fr. Joseph Strub and the Holy Ghost Fathers, who had been expelled from Germany during Bismarck's Kulturkampf six years earlier. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Father Joseph Strub CSSp (born 1833 in Alsace; died 27 January 1890 in Pittsburgh) was the founder of what is today Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen Duke of Lauenburg Prince of Bismarck ( April 1, 1815 July 30, 1898) The German term (literally "culture struggle" refers to German policies in relation to Secularity and the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, enacted ^[4] When the college was founded, it had six faculty members and 40 students. ^[5] The college obtained its state charter in 1882. ^[4] Students attended classes in a rented space above a bakery on Wylie Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh. Duquesne established itself at its current location on the Bluff and built the original five-story red brick "Old Main" in 1885. At the time, it was the highest point on the Pittsburgh skyline. ^[5]

On 27 May 1911, the College became the first Catholic institution of higher learning in Pennsylvania to become a university. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects It was subsequently renamed "Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost," after Ange Duquesne de Menneville, Marquis du Quesne, the French governor of New France who first brought Catholic observances to the Pittsburgh area. Other topics that could fall under Marquis Duquesne can be found at Marquis Duquesne (disambiguation Ange Duquesne de Menneville Marquis The Viceroyalty of New France (Nouvelle-France was the area colonized by France in North America during a period extending from the exploration of the The Mass is the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Roman Catholic Church. In 1914, the graduate school was established. ^[4]

Recent history

Since the 1950s, Duquesne University has continued to expand its holdings in the Bluff neighborhood. Father Vernon Gallagher, President of the University, proposed a "Master Plan" for the campus redevelopment in 1952. Duquesne University This is a list of notable persons affiliated with Duquesne University, including alumni current and former faculty members and students Assumption Hall, the first student dormitory, was opened in 1950, and Rockwell Hall was dedicated in November 1958, housing the schools of business and law. Between 1959 and 1980, the University has renovated or constructed various buildings to form the academic infrastructure of the campus. Among these are College Hall, the music school and the library, as well as a new Student Union and Mellon Hall, along with more four dormitories. The 1980s saw construction begin on the A. J. Palumbo Center (dedicated 1988), as well as an expansion of the law school. A J Palumbo Center is a 5358-seat multi-purpose Arena in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Between 1988 and 2001, the University opened its first new schools in 50 years, including the Rangos School of Health Sciences, the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, and the School of Leadership and Professional Development. The John G Rangos School of Health Sciences ( RSHS) is one of the ten constituent colleges that comprise Duquesne University. The Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences ( BSNES) is one of the constituent colleges that comprise Duquesne University. The School of Leadership and Professional Advancement ( SLPA) at Duquesne University offers a number of academic programs for adult students ^[5][3] Duquesne University continues to expand with its completion of a mixed-use development project on Forbes Avenue.

Insignia and tradition

Duquesne University's coat of arms is carved in alto-relievo above Canevin Hall.

The Duquesne University class ring is noted for its distinctive design.

Seal and coat of arms

The Duquesne University coat of arms was adapted from that of the family of the Marquis du Quesne. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people However, a red book was added to adapt the arms of a French governor to that of a university. The coat of arms was designed by a Spiritan father and alumnus, Rev. John F. Malloy, C. S. Sp. They were then examined and partly revised by Pierre de Chaignon la Rose, a prominent ecclesiastical heraldic artist at the time. Ecclesiastical heraldry is the tradition of Heraldry developed by Christian Clergy. The design was adopted early in 1923 and used for the first time carved in high relief above Canevin Hall, then under construction. Alto-relievo is translated from Italian as high-relief, a technique in Classical antiquity sculpture to reveal human or animal figures that project out from a The first time the arms were incorporated into the seal of the university was for the commencement program of 1926. ^[6]

The formal heraldic blazon of the arms is as follows: Argent, a lion Sable armed and langued Gules holding a book of the same edged Or; on a chief party per pale Azure and of the third, a dove displayed of the first, areoled of the fourth; motto, "Spiritus est qui vivificat. Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms. In Heraldry and heraldic Vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of most often a Coat of arms or Flag, which enables a person to "^[7]

Alma mater

Alumnus Joseph Carl Breil, class of 1888, notable as being the first person to compose a score specifically for a motion picture, also composed the music for Duquesne University’s alma mater. Joseph Carl Breil ( 29 June 1870, Pittsburgh - 24 January 1926, Los Angeles) composed the scores for early motion picture Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Father John F. Malloy, who also designed the university coat of arms, wrote the lyrics. The first performance of the song was in October 1920. ^[8]

Alma Mater, old Duquesne, guide and friend of our youthful days.

We, thy sons and daughters all, our loyal voices raise.

The hours we spent at thy Mother knee and drank of wisdom's store

Shall e'er in mem'ry treasured be, tho' we roam the whole world o'er.

Then forward ever, dear Alma Mater, o'er our hearts unrivaled reign.

Onward ever, old Alma Mater! All hail to thee, Duquesne!

Class ring

The Duquesne University class ring was first adopted in the 1920s, the same decade as the seal and alma mater. A class ring (also known as a graduate senior ring or grad ring is a ring worn by Students and Alumni to commemorate their Graduation The first incarnation was approved by a 1925 student committee, and was an "octagonal deep blue stone held in place by four corner prongs. "^[9] Two years later, another student committee replaced the blue stone with a synthetic ruby. A Ruby is a pink to blood-red Gemstone, a variety of the Mineral Corundum ( Aluminium oxide) The ring's design continued to evolve until 1936, as the prongs were replaced with a continuous metal bezel. The words "Duquesne," "University," and "Pittsburgh," accompanied the graduation year around the four sides of the bezel, and the shank on both sides was decorated with a motif adapted from the university’s coat of arms. Originally an option, the embossed gold Gothic initial "D" became standard in the late 1930s. Blackletter, also known as Gothic script or Gothic minuscule, was a script used throughout Western Europe from approximately 1150 The Duquesne alumni website notes, "The golden initial, oversized stone and octagonal shape make the Duquesne ring stand out from those of other colleges and universities. "^[9]

Campus

An old postcard image of Duquesne's campus shows the Old Main building, the university chapel, and Canevin Hall.

Duquesne University has more than tripled in size from its early 12. 5 acres (51,000 m²) on Boyd's Hill to its present 48-acre (194,249 m²) main campus in Pittsburgh's Uptown neighborhood. ^[10] Of the 29 buildings that make up the Bluff campus,^[1] several are recent constructions or renovations, including a health sciences facility, two recording studios, two parking garages, a multipurpose recreation center, and a theater-classroom complex.

The "Old Main" Administration Building was the first structure to be constructed on campus. The Victorian Gothic structure is still used to house the administrative offices of the University. Also known as Victorian High Gothic, Victorian Gothic is a style of Architecture popular in the middle and late 19th century Canevin Hall, named after bishop of Pittsburgh Regis Canevin, was constructed in 1922 and is the oldest classroom building on campus (it was renovated in 1968). John Francis Regis Canevin (1853 &ndash 1927 was the fifth Roman Catholic Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. These two buildings, as well the Bayer Learning Center, the Richard King Mellon Hall of Science (designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe), and the Victorian Laval House, are at the west end of Academic Walk, a thoroughfare that provides pedestrian-only access to most of the campus, including the Student Union. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (ˈlʊdvɪç miːs faːn dɛʀ ˈʀoːɐ born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies ( March 27, 1886 &ndash August 17, 1969 The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of Architectural styles predominantly employed during the Victorian era. The Union, which houses meeting rooms, four dining facilities, a PNC branch, a recreation center, and an art gallery, is the center of campus life and student activities. PNC Financial Services ( is a US -based Financial services Corporation, with Assets (as of December 31, 2006) of ^[11] Located on the northern side of campus is the Gumberg Library, a five-story structure opened in 1978 and holding extensive print and electronic collections. The Gumberg Library houses the collections at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, and comprises more than a half million print volumes

Forbes Avenue expansion

Construction was recently completed on the Power Center, named in honor of Father William Patrick Power, the University's first president. Father William Patrick Power CSSp (1843-1919 was the first head of Duquesne University, founded as the "Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost" The new multipurpose recreation facility on Forbes Avenue between Chatham Square and Magee Street, across from the University's Forbes Avenue entrance, adds to the student fitness facilities on campus. Forbes Avenue is one of the longest streets in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Other spaces include a Barnes and Noble bookstore, Jamba Juice, coffeehouse, offices for the athletics department, and a conference center and ballroom, as well as new classrooms and other academic uses. Barnes & Noble Inc is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of Bookstores Jamba Juice is a chain of Smoothie restaurants headquartered in Emeryville California with over 700 locations operating in 30 states the District ^[12] The 125,000-square-foot building was completed in early January 2008, and is the first stage of a development that aims to serve both the campus community and the surrounding neighborhood. ^[3][13]

Capital region campus

Duquesne University has a campus for adult students, an extension of the School of Leadership and Professional Advancement. The School of Leadership and Professional Advancement ( SLPA) at Duquesne University offers a number of academic programs for adult students The Capital Region campus is across the river from Harrisburg in Wormleysburg. Harrisburg is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States of America Wormleysburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. ^[14] The programs at this campus are designed with flexibility and convenience in mind. ^[15] Classes are also available at Fort Indiantown Gap. Fort Indiantown Gap, also referred to as "The Gap" or "FiG", is a fort located along Interstate 81 in Lebanon County Pennsylvania ^[16]

Italian campus

Since 2001, Duquesne has offered an Italian campus program. The facility, part of extensive grounds owned and managed by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, is west of downtown Rome and just beyond Vatican City. The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth are a Roman Catholic religious order which was founded in Rome, Italy in 1875 by Blessed Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Vatican City, officially the State of the Vatican City (Stato della Città del Vaticano is a Landlocked sovereign City-state whose territory ^[17] University materials describe the campus as "a walled property enclosing beautiful gardens and walkways, [with] classrooms, computer facilities (including Internet), a small library, dining hall, recreational areas, and modernized living quarters complete with bathrooms in each double room. "^[18]

The curriculum at the Italian campus includes history, art history, Italian language, philosophy, theology, sociology and economics, appropriate to the historical and cultural setting of Rome. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. The faculty of the program, largely constituted by visiting professors and resident scholars, is supplemented by a few distinguished professors from the home campus. ^[19]

Academics

The McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts building borders Duquesne's Academic Walk.

Duquesne has a total student enrollment of 10,184 undergraduate and graduate students. ^[1] The University has grown to comprise ten schools and other institutions, offering degree programs at the baccalaureate, professional, masters and doctoral levels in 174 academic programs. It is the only Spiritan institution of higher education in the world,^[1] and hosts international students from more than eighty different countries. ^[2] The following institutions, along with their dates of founding, comprise Duquesne University:

• McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts (1878)
• Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences (formally split from College of Arts and Sciences in 1994)
• Duquesne School of Law (1911)
• A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration (1913)
• Mylan School of Pharmacy (1925)
• Mary Pappert School of Music (1926)
• School of Education (1929)
• School of Nursing (1937)
• Rangos School of Health Sciences (1990)
• Leadership and Professional Advancement (2001)

Student life

Residential life

The Duquesne Towers building houses 1,200 students. The McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, part of Duquesne University, was founded as the College of Arts and Letters, part of the "Pittsburgh The Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences ( BSNES) is one of the constituent colleges that comprise Duquesne University. Duquesne University School of Law is a private Catholic university law school located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The Palumbo-Donahue School of Business is one of the colleges that comprises Duquesne University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The Mylan School of Pharmacy is one of the ten degree-granting divisions that comprise Duquesne University. The Mary Pappert School of Music is one of the ten degree-granting divisions that comprise Duquesne University. The School of Education is one of the ten constituent colleges that compromise Duquesne University. The School of Nursing at Duquesne University is one of ten degree-granting bodies which make up the university The John G Rangos School of Health Sciences ( RSHS) is one of the ten constituent colleges that comprise Duquesne University. The School of Leadership and Professional Advancement ( SLPA) at Duquesne University offers a number of academic programs for adult students

More than 3,600 students live at Duquesne University in five residence halls and one apartment complex. Assumption Hall, built in the 1950s, was the first residential hall on Duquesne's campus, and can accommodate 300 residents. Freshman dormitories include St. Ann's Hall, and St. Martin's Hall, which were opened in the 1960s. However, the largest dormitory facility is Duquesne Towers, which houses 1,200 students, including Greek organizations. Other facilities include Vickroy Hall, built in 1997, and Brottier Hall, which was formerly an apartment complex before its purchase by the university in 2004. ^[20]

Student groups

Duquesne University hosts more than 150 student organizations,^[21] including 19 fraternities and sororities. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Media organizations include a student radio station, WDSR (Duquesne Student Radio). Founded in 1984, it broadcasts solely within the dormitories and through the Internet streaming audio. Streaming multimedia is Multimedia that is constantly received by and normally presented to an end-user while it is being delivered by a streaming provider (the ^[22] Other student media organizations include The Duquesne Duke campus newspaper and L'Esprit Du Duc, the University's yearbook. The Duquesne Duke, in operation since 1925 is Duquesne University 's campus newspaper ^[23] Duquesne also hosts a Student Government Association, a student-run Program Council, a Commuter Council, a representative Residence Hall Association, an Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, the Knights of Columbus, and numerous departmental Honor Societies. The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization ^[23] In addition, public radio station WDUQ was founded in 1949 on campus, and broadcasts from the university. Public broadcasting refers to radio television and other electronic media outlets that receive some or all of their funding from the public WDUQ is a Public radio jazz and news Radio station based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

The Duquesne Student Union is home to student life offices, a ballroom, dining facilities, a bookstore, and a Starbucks. Starbucks Corporation ( is an international Coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle Washington.

Greek life

Fraternities on campus include Alpha Phi Delta, Alpha Tau Omega, Delta Chi, Gamma Phi (a local fraternity formed at Duquesne in 1916), Omega Psi Phi, Phi Kappa Theta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Tau Gamma, and Tau Kappa Epsilon. Alpha Phi Delta ( ΑΦΔ) commonly referred to as APD, is a secret letter social fraternity that evolved from an exclusive Italian society (Il Circolo Italiano at This article is about the student fraternity in the United States Delta Chi ( ΔΧ) (del-ta kai or D-Chi is an international secret letter college social Fraternity formed on October 13, 1890, at Cornell Omega Psi Phi (ΩΨΦ is an international fraternity and was the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a historically black History Phi Kappa Theta was established by the merger of two fraternities on April 29, 1959: Phi Kappa and Theta Kappa Phi Sigma Alpha Epsilon (also known as SΑΕ) is a secret letter social college fraternity Traditions;Fraternity Colors The Fraternity Colors are Azure Blue and White Tau Kappa Epsilon ( ΤΚΕ or Teke, pronounced T-K-E or ˈtiːk as in Teak wood is a College fraternity founded on January 10th Sororities include Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi, Alpha Sigma Tau, Delta Sigma Theta, Delta Zeta, Gamma Phi Beta, Sigma Kappa, and Zeta Tau Alpha. Alpha Gamma Delta (ΑΓΔ Founded in 1904 Alpha Gamma Delta is an international fraternity for women dedicated to academic excellence leadership development high ideals Alpha Kappa Alpha ( ΆΚΆ) is the first Greek-lettered Sorority established and incorporated by African American college women Alpha Phi ( ΑΦ) is a fraternity for women founded at Syracuse University on September 18, 1872. Alpha Sigma Tau ( ΑΣΤ) is a national Panhellenic sorority founded on November 4, 1899, at Michigan State Normal College (now Delta Sigma Theta ( ΔΣΘ) Sorority is a Non-profit Greek letter organization of college educated women who perform public service placing emphasis on the Delta Zeta ( ΔΖ) is a college Sorority founded on October 24, 1902, at Miami University in Oxford Ohio. Gamma Phi Beta ( ΓΦΒ) is an international Sorority that was founded on November 11 1874 at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New Sigma Kappa ( ΣΚ) is a sorority founded in 1874 at Colby College in Waterville Maine. Zeta Tau Alpha ( ΖΤΑ) is a women's fraternity, founded October 15 1898 at what used to be State Female Normal School but is now known as Longwood University ^[24] Most Duquesne chapters have suites or wings on campus, in the Duquesne Towers building, although there are some chapters on campus which are not housed. ^[25]

Performance art

Duquesne is the home of the Tamburitzans, the longest-running multicultural song and dance company in the United States. The Duquesne University Tamburitzans are the longest-running multicultural song and Dance company in the United States. ^[26] Their shows feature an ensemble of talented young folk artists dedicated to the performance and preservation of the music, songs, and dances of Eastern Europe and neighboring folk cultures. Folk dance is a term used to describe a large number of dances mostly of European origin that tend to share the following attributes originally danced in about the The performers are full-time students who receive substantial scholarship awards from the university, with additional financial aid provided by Tamburitzans Scholarship Endowment Funds. ^[26]

The University also maintains three theater groups: the Red Masquers, Spotlight, and the Renaissance and Medieval Players. The Duquesne University Red Masquers are the oldest amateur theatre company in the city of Pittsburgh. The Masquers annually perform three main-stage plays, generally one classical, one modern, and one contemporary. For the software see Mainstage (software Main stage Theatre is that which falls between Studio theatre and large-scale events In addition, the group performs two sets of one-act plays. For the Dallas TX instrumental post rock band see One Act Play (band A one act play, or more commonly in the US " one act " or " "Premieres," which are student-written, are performed in the winter, while in the spring "One Acts for Charity" are selected from the works of professional playwrights. In recent years, the company has also participated in the Pittsburgh Monologue Project. ^[27] Spotlight is a musical theatre company that produces cabaret performances and full-scale musicals. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. ^[28] The Renaissance and Medieval Players offer audiences a historical Medieval experience, performing religious plays, morality plays, and farces from the English Medieval and Early Renaissance periods, sometimes working in conjunction with the Red Masquers. Medieval theatre refers to the theatre of Europe between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance. Morality Play is a detective story by Barry Unsworth, a Man Booker Prize -winning author for his book Sacred Hunger Published in 1996 by A farce is a Comedy written for the stage or film which aims to Entertain the audience by means of unlikely extravagant and improbable situations disguise and mistaken ^[29]

Athletics

Main article: Duquesne Dukes

The Duquesne Dukes play varsity men's and women's basketball, baseball, men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's outdoor track and field, women's indoor track and field, women's lacrosse, women's rowing, and women's volleyball at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level and in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Duquesne Dukes is the name of the athletic teams of Duquesne University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Duquesne Dukes is the name of the athletic teams of Duquesne University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Cross Country running is a Sport of running Compete to complete a course over open or rough terrain faster than other teams Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10 is a Mid-major college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard ^[30][31] In 2008, the Dukes began playing varsity football in the NCAA Division I Northeast Conference. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The Northeast Conference (NEC is a College athletic conference whose schools are members of the NCAA In recent years, Duquesne football was a member of the NCAA Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Member Institutions The MAAC has ten Member Institutions Associate Member Institutions Men's Lacrosse Mount Saint Mary's ^[32] Wrestling is offered at Duquesne as an Independent NCAA Division I sport. Collegiate wrestling is the commonly-used name of the style of Amateur wrestling practiced at the College and University level in the United States The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations

Fight Song

The fight song for Duquesne is Victory Song (Red and Blue). The lyrics are:

We’ll sing hooray for the Red and Blue,
A big hooray for the Red and Blue;
For the flag we love on to victory,
And when the foe is down,
We will raise a mighty shout
And sing hooray for the Red and Blue;
We’re all your sons and daughters true.
Now with all your might,
Give them fight, fight, fight
For the grand old Red and Blue.

Notable alumni

Main article: List of Duquesne University people

Duquesne University's Institutional Research and Planning records list over 77,000 living alumni,^[1] and the School of Law reports that almost 30 percent of the practicing lawyers in western Pennsylvania are graduates of Duquesne. Duquesne University This is a list of notable persons affiliated with Duquesne University, including alumni current and former faculty members and students Duquesne University School of Law is a private Catholic university law school located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. ^[33]

Notable figures in the fields of media include John Clayton, a writer and reporter for ESPN, Terry McGovern, television actor, radio personality, voice-over specialist, and acting instructor, Jesse Joyce, a comedian and writer, World Championship Wrestling commentator and writer Mark Madden, and German filmmaker Werner Herzog, who attended Duquesne, but did not graduate. John Clayton may refer to John M Clayton (1796-1856 US Senator from Delaware and U Terry McGovern can refer to more than one person Terry McGovern (boxer Terry McGovern (actor Jesse Joyce (born 1978 is a Stand-up comedian and writer currently based in New York City. Mark Madden (born December 29, 1960) is a newspaper Columnist, sports commentator, and Radio personality. Werner Herzog (born Werner H Stipetić; September 5 1942 is a German Film director, Screenwriter, actor and Opera director ^[34] Sports personalities Leigh Bodden, Chip Ganassi, Mike James, baseball hall-of-famer Cumberland Posey, and Chuck Cooper, possibly the first African-American basketball player in the NBA, are all alumni of Duquesne, as are both the founder and current owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Art and Dan Rooney. Leigh Edmond Bodden (born September 24, 1981 in Washington DC Floyd "Chip" Ganassi (born May 24, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and educated at local Duquesne University) is a former Michael Lamont James (born June 23 1975 in Amityville New York) is an American professional Basketball player currently with the Cumberland Willis "Cum" Posey (June 20 1890 Homestead, Pennsylvania - March 28 1946 Pittsburgh) was an American player manager Charles Harrison Cooper ( September 29, 1926 - February 5, 1984) better known as Chuck Cooper, was one of three players with legitimate Arthur Joseph Rooney Sr ( January 27, 1901 - August 25, 1988) was the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers franchise in For the fictional television character please see Dan Rooney (General Hospital Daniel M Singer Bobby Vinton and big-band composer Sammy Nestico are also alumni. Bobby Vinton (born April 16, 1935) is an American Pop music singer Samuel "Sammy" Lewis Nestico (born February 6, 1924 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a prolific and well known Composer and Arranger

In addition, Duquesne has graduated at least two bishops and two cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, including Bishops Vincent Leonard, the current ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, David A. Zubik, and Cardinals Daniel DiNardo and Adam Maida. Vincent Martin Leonard (1908 &ndash 1994 was the 9th Roman Catholic Bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh ( Latin: Dioecesis Pittsburgensis) is a Roman Catholic Diocese; it was established in Western Pennsylvania David Allen Zubik (born September 4, 1949) was appointed the Bishop of Pittsburgh on July 18 2007. Daniel Nicholas DiNardo (born May 23, 1949) is an American Catholic clergyman currently the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Adam Joseph Maida (b March 18, 1930, East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, USA is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Detroit Figures in politics include Donald A. Bailey, Father James Cox, Director of the CIA Michael Hayden, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Catherine Baker Knoll, Pennsylvania Representative Bud Shuster, and United States ambassador Thomas Patrick Melady. Hon Donald Allen "Don" Bailey (born July 21, 1945) is an American politician and Lawyer, from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Father James Renshaw Cox (1886&mdash1950 was an American Roman Catholic Priest from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA known Michael Vincent Hayden, (born March 17, 1945 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) was a United States Air Force four-star general and is the Catherine Baker Knoll (born September 3 1930, McKees Rocks Pennsylvania) is an American Politician and member of the Elmer Greinert "Bud" Shuster (born January 23, 1932) is an American Politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Thomas Patrick Melady (b March 4, 1927 in Norwich Connecticut) served as an American ambassador under three presidents and as a sub-cabinet officer for

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