2010 Archive

Adriana Pasquini of Eighty-Four, PA, a senior in the Entrepreneurial Studies Program at Duquesne University, is the winner of a $6,600 scholarship from the Martha and Seaborn Jacobs Endowed Scholarship Fund.Read More

Professor Jay Liebowitz's research paper "The Role of HR in Achieving a Sustainability Culture" was published in the Vol.3, No.4 edition of the Journal of Sustainable Development.Read More

Duquesne finalists Maria Nist and Kathryn Wynn represented Duquesne and the State Farm Northeast Zone at the national finals, held at the University of Central Missouri.Read More

Two graduate students from Duquesne University -- Mary Frances Stotler from our MBA Sustainability program and Russell Brown from the Masters in Public Policy program claimed first prize at the fourth annual Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) Government Case Competition last weekend.Read More

The American Marketing Association/Sports Marketing Association annual marketing mixer networking night, held Wednesday night in the Power Center, was a tremendous success!Read More

Duquesne University's Beard Institute conferred its annual national Green to Gold award on Starbucks at its fourth annual symposium on sustainability on Nov. 3.Read More

The fourth annual Beard Symposium, Sustainability: The Changing Ground Rules, will feature former governor and secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, president and CEO of the Ridge Global LLC consulting firm, and a former executive with Lehman Brothers.Read More

Dean Miciak was quoted in a Tribune Review article entitled: 'Sustainability' runs on ethics.Read More

Congratulations to senior marketing majors Dan Althouse, Casey Hufnagel, Michael Poach, and Kara Rennie who traveled to Indiana University (Bloomington) to represent Duquesne's Palumbo-Donahue School of Business in the National Team Selling Competition, bringing home 2nd place and 7th place awards.Read More

For the fifth time, Duquesne has been named as one of the top 300 business schools by The Princeton Review. The 2011 edition of The Best 300 Business Schools was released on Oct. 12.Read More

Adam Granz, a 2009 graduate of the MBA Sustainability program, was interviewed for an article in the Green Economy Post's series entitled Green MBA Success.Read More

September 28, 2010 - Ray Betler, vice president and group executive at Wabtec Corporation, and Paul Overby, president of Paul Overby Associates, spoke to a group of 200 undergraduate business students and faculty as a part of the Beard Institute's Distinguished Ethics Speaker Series.Read More

Congratulations to seniors Kathryn Wynn and Maria Nist, winners of the State Farm Marketing and Sales Competition at Duquesne University. They now move on to the national finals, representing Duquesne as they compete at the University of Central Missouri in November.Read More

Ron Morris, Director of the Entrepreneurial Studies Program and Host of "The American Entrepreneur" radio, was a recent guest on MSNBC's "Your Business."Read More

Jennifer Milcarek, director of the 6th floor Investment Center, received the Patriot Award from the Pennsylvania Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Service.Read More

Four Duquesne faculty members were recognized for outstanding service, teaching, scholarship and a special contribution to ethics at Convocation.Read More

The world of business-particularly fields such as finance, sports marketing and supply chain management-might seem far afield from a shelter for homeless women. But the service-learning component of Dr. Maryellen Kelly's Product Management class has brought the two together.Read More

Three Pittsburgh-area manufacturers aiming to transform with the same goal: emerge from the recession stronger and better able to withstand future downturns.Read More

Duquesne University is among the first 100 endorsers of the Principles for Responsible Management Education.Read More

Thomas J. Nist, Donahue Chair in Investment Management at Duquesne University, has been named director of graduate programs in the Donahue Graduate School of Business.
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Duquesne took 4 students to the national competition in Nashville, TN and competed in 5 events. They went 5 for 5 - placing in all categories!
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A group of deans, administrators and faculty will travel to Tanzania on May 18 to visit the Spiritan ministries and outreach activities.
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Robert Sroufe, Ph.D., Director of Applied Sustainability at the Beard Institute, participated in three conferences that focused on the role of sustainability in business.
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Elisabet Rodriguez Dennehy discusses the Emerging Women's Leadership Conference.
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Congratulations to Sam Dalfonso, Mark Taylor, Steve Treier, and Anthony Zugec for placing 4th out of 13 teamsRead More

Miciak's China itinerary, extending from April 14-21, has included stops at Jiangci University of Finance and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology-Zhongshan, Beijing Normal University-Zhuhai Campus, Jinan University and the University of South China, University of Technology.
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Jim Byrne gives students the feel of a real-world business meeting during his class.Read More

Graduate students at Duquesne University have a unique opportunity to assess their employer's level of ethical compliance by using a special model.Read More

ongratulations to two student teams from Dr. Guskey's Strategic Marketing class which placed 1st and 3rd in the Pittsburgh AMA Marketing Plan Contest.Read More

Thomas Harvranek, Jr., a senior majoring in marketing, won the PCKIZ Business Idea Contest.Read More

Congratulations to the Duquesne team at the Council of Supply Chain Management's Annual College Challenge: Brian Roberts, Alex Orosz, Nick Vozza, and Stephanie Hinchberger for a great showing at the competition.Read More

Congratulations Duquesne Students! Winners of the individual "All Star" event.Read More

The Palumbo Donahue School of Business is expanding its ethics and leadership center to include the disciplines of business ethics, sustainability and responsible financial management to further reflect the evolving business landscape.Read More

Congratulaltions to Mary Deet and Brian Roberts, winners of the 2010 Traffic Club of Pittsburgh Academic Scholarship.Read More

Dr. Robert Sroufe and Diane Ramos are 2010 recipients of the Duquesne University Creative Teaching Award.Read More

Jim Bryne's opinion-piece published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Read More

Dr. Sroufe has received the 2009 Decision Science Institute Instructional Innovation Award.Read More

The Beard Institute's inaugural Green to Gold award, which recognizes commercial success in sustainable business practices, was presented to Cisco Systems Inc. at the third annual Bead Symposium on Sustainability: The Bridge to the Future on Nov. 10, 2009.Read More