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What started as a six-week campaign to spread awareness about eating disorders has become a greater sense of purpose for School of Education student Haylie Goforth, E’30. As a high school student, the future teacher built Crowded Mind Project to inform, inspire and remind followers they aren’t alone.
Artist, sustainability enthusiast, mid-career professional and MBA candidate. Ben Osmann, GB’27, proves there’s no typical graduate business student, and he’s learning a lot along the way.
Duquesne University has selected Arsenial Runion, chief executive officer of the East Liberty Family Health Care Center, as its senior vice president of civic engagement and external relations, effective December 7.
Reflecting its continued momentum, Duquesne debuted at No. 78 in the new Top Private Colleges–National Universities category, placing it among the country's top 100 private universities.
With record interest from prospective students, expanding academic programs and its 150th anniversary on the horizon, Duquesne entered a new era as Dr. David J. Dausey was officially inaugurated as its 14th president.
Before Abby Stanley was preparing for a career in pediatric critical care, before clinical shifts and research hours, she was a child learning how to find her footing in a life that had already asked her to be resilient.
Jazz improvisation and particle physics rarely share the same spotlight, but at Duquesne University, Gabriel Pecar has spent five years mastering both.
“I often met with my mentor and went to Conway Scholar events to help guide me
through school. Duquesne provides many extra opportunities to help students succeed.
I learned that I am capable of much more than I realized.”
My interview day on campus was wonderful. It felt like home. The faculty made
me feel like they cared about the students, much more than any other school I visited.
“Anything I need, I go in the Liberal Arts office and they guide me. They prepare
me for interviews, and when I got my internship, they were some of the first people
I told.”
“No matter what major you’re in at Duquesne, every program does really well in
tying what you do in the classroom with real-life experiences you’ll have in your
workplace.”
“Being part of a smaller program allowed me to have more one-on-one time with
my professors and peers. Those personal interactions really allowed me to grow as
a researcher and put me in a great position to receive the Goldwater Scholarship.”
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Duquesne University has selected Arsenial Runion, chief executive officer of the East Liberty Family Health Care Center, as its senior vice president of civic engagement and external relations, effective December 7.
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University graduates raised the bar again, exceeding the Pennsylvania July state average bar results for the 11th consecutive year.
University also makes significant gains in Best Value, engineering and nursing rankings.