Please Join us for Heritage Week 2025!
All are welcome to participate in Heritage Week as we celebrate the 147th birthday of the university and the feast of Spiritan Founder Claude Poullart des Places with events throughout the week!
Upcoming Events
Feast on Feast Days
This year we are kicking of Founders Week with a double dose of Feast on Feast Days! Join us for Bruegger’s Bagels at 8am on the 3rd floor of the Student Union at 8:00am and again for walking tacos on the 2nd floor of the Student Union at 1:00pm.
“Be the Change” Post-Grad Service & Non-Profit Showcase
Interested in some post-graduate opportunities that may be off the beaten path? Join us to network with alumni & representatives recruiting for service years, fellowships, and graduate programs locally, nationally, and abroad!
Feast Day Mass for Venerable Francis Libermann
Please join us as we celebrate the feast day of Spiritan co-founder Francis Libermann at the noon Liturgy.
Candlemas
In many Christian traditions including Roman Catholic, February 2nd is Candlemas, a celebration of light while our days are still very short in this part of the world. Join us as we offer our intentions for how we hope to live our individual callings in the world in 2026.
Place candles around the co
Interview with a Spiritan Luncheon: Fr. Ray French C.S.Sp.
Please join us for lunch with Fr. Ray French, Vice President for Mission and Identity, as he shares stories from his journeys in east Africa, the UK, and here in the states.
Founders Week Fair
Stop by the Student Union for games, prizes and snacks!!
Echoes Between Us: Teaching with Purpose, Engaging with Hope
Part of our call as members of the Duquesne community is to serve others. Dr. Shilohna Phillanders, an internationally recognized educator, practitioner-scholar, and educational consultant will introduce echo-autoethnography, a reflexive research methodology that she developed during her doctoral st
Founders Week Special Dinner
Hogan Dining Hall will be featuring a special international menu to celebrate the week! Dishes will highlight cultures and countries Spiritans serve in around the world.
Seeds of Hope
Nature is one of the most powerful reminders we have of renewed hope each season. Join us to decorate flower pots and plant seeds that will grow during the semester into flowers!
Bringing Hope Service Luncheon
We will be putting together Blizzard Bags for Senior Center in the Hill District and hearing from a few of our students that serve there. We will be collecting the following items for the bags throughout January:
Evening of Flights
Drink locally, give globally! Join us and mingle with the Spiritans to hear about their work domestically and abroad, while enjoying a beer flight of regionally made beers and hors d'ouevrs! Tickets are $25 per person. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Spiritan Missions abroad.
Vespers
All are invited to attend this traditional prayer followed by a reception hosted by the Spiritans.