Mission

The Mission of the Office of Alumni Engagement, and the Alumni Association, is to create opportunities for alumni to foster lifelong engagement, affinity and pride within the Duquesne community to further the mission of the University. 

Vision

We envision an alumni body that spreads the good news about the University and demonstrates pride in their alma mater.

We envision a group of alumni that want to engage other alumni in the life of the University, regularly volunteer on the University's behalf, and support the University financially, spiritually and intellectually.

We envision current students that see their future as active and engaged alumni and consider themselves alumni from the day they enroll.

We envision an alumni program that creates opportunities for engagement in all ages/stages of life, and for those who are close to campus or afar.

We envision a University that instinctively thinks to involve alumni in existing programming and communications.

Goals

Strategic Goal 1 
To grow alumni volunteer involvement within the University and surrounding community by cultivating new volunteers, creating new opportunities for volunteer engagement, and stewarding existing volunteers.

Strategic Goal 2 
Develop new and further develop existing chapter, regional, and online programs to expand the opportunities for alumni to be involved with the University.

Strategic Goal 3 
Expand opportunities for alumni 1.) to engage with students in order to develop a sense of pride, tradition and respect for the University and 2.) to be reminded of and re-involved in important University events of historical significance.

Strategic Goal 4 
Develop appropriate programming and specialized, targeted communication for alumni of various age brackets and life stages.

Strategic Goal 5 
Increase visibility, communication and transparency with our campus partners in order to engage alumni while expanding the services and programs available to alumni.

Honors

 
Century Club award winners

Century Club

The Century Club was established in 1978 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the University’s founding. Outside of an honorary degree, this award remains the highest honor any alumnus or alumna may receive from Duquesne. It is meant to recognize the exceptional achievements of our notable graduates. Any Duquesne graduate is eligible for membership. Members are selected, however, based on ALL of the following criteria: demonstrated success and distinction in the graduate’s professional field of endeavor; significant contributions to humanity through public or humanitarian service; and service to Duquesne University.

Dukes from the Last Decade 2024 winners

Dukes from the Last Decade

The Duquesne University Young Alumni Council will annually seek and accept nominations for the newly established Dukes from the Last Decade Awards. The selection is made from nominees who are DU graduates from the last ten years and have demonstrated one or more of the following: outstanding professional excellence; commitment and service to their community; or dedication to Duquesne University. Most importantly, the award recipients are young alumni who exemplify the Mission of the University in their daily lives.

Contact Us

Mary (Wattick) Young, A'16, GA'18

Senior Director, Alumni Engagement

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Audrey Tierney, A'05, GB'20

Director, Alumni Programming

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Olivia Glosner, E'22, GE'24

Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement

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Mariana Gowdy

Assistant Director, Alumni Volunteer Networks

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FAQ

All graduates are automatically members of the Duquesne University Alumni Association. There is no membership card or annual fee to become a member. The School of Law, School of Nursing and Pharmacy School all have separate alumni associations with various fees associated with their programs. For more information on those alumni groups, please contact your school directly.
We are unable to release contact information for our alumni for privacy reasons, however if we have the contact info for the people/person you are looking for, we can reach out to them and give them your contact information. For more information, please call our office at (412) 396-6209 or email us at alumnionline@duq.edu.
Yes. Please report your lost Duquesne ring by emailing us detailed information about your ring and include your contact information to: alumnionline@duq.edu. We keep a database of lost ring information and will contact you if someone has found your ring. If you have found a Duquesne ring, please email us at alumnionline@duq.edu and we will try to return the ring to its original owner. 
You are able to report the death of a Duquesne graduate by calling our office at (412) 369-6209 or by emailing us at alumnionline@duq.edu. We will need the date of death and if there is an obituary being posted/online or in a local paper for verification. 
Your constituent ID number can be provided by the Office of Alumni Engagement. Please call us at 412-396-6209 or email at alumnionline@duq.edu
Duquesne University has partnered with the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) to process transcript requests. For more information please visit the registrar’s website or email registrar@duq.edu