IMPACTContributing to Pittsburgh’s economic and community vitality.

REPORT

As a premier institution of higher learning, Duquesne University holds an enduring influence on the vitality

of the city that we call home. For more than 135 years, Duquesne has lived up to a responsibility to shape and

enhance Pittsburgh in many different ways, making important economic, research and service contributions.

This report shares not only our quantifiable impact from 2015, but also examples and stories of how Duquesne

has inspired students, faculty and staff to do more beyond classroom walls. It’s our story about a special commitment that we’ve made to Pittsburgh, through

our groundbreaking work and strong community connections – all for a greater good.

HELPING TO KEEP PITTSBURGH

STRONG

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FUELING THE ECONOMY

There are nearly a half a billion reasons why Duquesne University is a powerhouse that energizes southwestern Pennsylvania’s economy and helps Pittsburgh prosper.

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TOTAL ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR 2015

In fiscal 2015, Duquesne’s total economic impact was nearly half a billion dollars, which includes employee

wages, student and visitor spending, and volunteer hours lending a hand to local residents.

As a major employer in the region, we’re proud of our role in providing good jobs to local residents, sharing the

intellectual talent and research that emerges from our classrooms, and shaping a new generation of students and alumni who have chosen Pittsburgh as their place to study,

live and work.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

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ECONOMIC IMPACT

Direct Indirect Total

Employee Wages $118,654,214 $80,684,865 $199,339,079

University Purchasing 68,208,215 46,381,586 114,589,801

Student Spending 87,630,325 59,588,621 147,218,946

Visitor Spending 3,150,210 2,142,143 5,292,353

Duquesne Small Business Development Center*

11,100,000 7,548,000 18,648,000

Duquesne Volunteers 6,522,143 ---- 6,522,143

TOTAL $295,265,107 $196,345,215 $491,610,322

Attracted more than

in research funding and secured 4 patents.

students created a direct and

indirect financial impact on the area, totaling more than $147M.

Total payroll of more than $172M brings our employees' total direct and indirect financial impact on the region to

Through public programs, artistic performances, athletic competitions, open houses and admissions events, Duquesne attracted 14,000+ campus visitors who added more than

in regional spending.

Provided 5,590 hours of free consulting and management services

to local businesses.

Through our Center for Community-Engaged Teaching and Research and the Duquesne University Volunteers, more than 8,440 students, faculty and staff combined their efforts to provide more than 282,000 service hours to the community—a total estimated dollar value of more than

2,843$5.2M$199M+

$10.5M

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$6.5M9,757

2015 AT A GLANCE

employees in professional, technical and clerical fields make Duquesne one of the top employers in Pittsburgh.

5*Reported CY 2015 figures

SOLID SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESSESFor more than 30 years, Duquesne’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has offered no-cost consulting services and training workshops for local entrepreneurs. In addition to its direct work with businesses, in 2015 Duquesne’s SBDC hosted its annual Entrepreneurs Growth Conference, which covered topics on entrepreneurship, mentorship and networking opportunities.

LOCAL IMPACTDuquesne received funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development through its Neighborhood Assistance SPP grant, for training and consulting services with residents of Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Partnering with UPMC Health Plan on the grant, SBDC consulted with 18 clients and hosted eight training programs for existing and potential business owners.

GLOBAL INFLUENCESBDC’s Global Business Program recently won a three-year U.S. Department of Commerce Market Development Cooperator Program award: “Opening Doors to the Pacific Alliance Countries for Small Manufacturers.” This program allows SBDC to focus on introducing Pennsylvania-based companies to expanding markets in Chile, Columbia, Mexico and Peru.

Specific areas of SBDC consulting:

• Accounting and basic recordkeeping

• Advertising, marketing and sales promotion

• Business taxes

• Financial planning and cash-flow analysis

• Health and safety requirement

• New technology development

• Personnel recruitment, benefits and policies

• Strategic direction planning

• Sustainability initiatives and green industries

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Are you a small business owner ready to take your company to the next level? Visit duq.edu/sbdc to learn how Duquesne can help.

466total clients received consulting assistance

SBDCBY THE NUMBERS 960+

workshop participants

5,590consulting hours

$11M+secured in financing

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ECONOMIC IMPACT

Duquesne University graduates enter the regional workforce as well-qualified candidates that employers want to hire. And Duquesne’s Career Services Center team connects employers to that talent through a number of initiatives, including:

• Online postings for jobs and internships through DuqCareerLink

• Job and internship fairs held on campus each year

• Internship and Career Discovery Day opportunities

• On-Campus Recruiting Program

TOP LOCAL EMPLOYERS OF DUQUESNE GRADUATES (2014-2015):

CONNECTING COMPANIES WITHTOP TALENT

Explore duq.edu/career-services to find your next great hire.

JOB POSTINGSon DuqCareerLink in 2014-2015

OF CLASS OF 2014GRADUATES WORK IN PENNSYLVANIA

(source: Career Services Graduate Outcomes Survey 2013-2014)

ON-CAMPUS JOB FAIRS

in 2014-2015 attended by 1,300+ Duquesne students

and 450 employers

AlcoaAllegheny County Department of Human ServicesBayerBechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. BNY MellonChildren’s Hospital of PittsburghCVS CaremarkDeloitteDick’s Sporting GoodsDiocese of PittsburghErnst & YoungFederated InvestorsGENCOGNCGoogleKraft Heinz CompanyManagement Science Associates

MylanMcKessonPA Department of RevenuePittsburgh Public SchoolsPNC Financial ServicesPPG IndustriesPricewaterhouseCoopersSchneider DownsUPMCU.S. ArmyU.S. NavyU.S. SteelWalgreensWESCO Distribution West Penn Allegheny Health SystemWestern Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

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NEIGHBORHOOD FOCUSDuquesne fosters strong relationships with nearby neighborhoods and civic groups, providing direct support to communities. Select highlights include:

• Participating as a member of the City of Pittsburgh’s Uptown EcoInnovation District, helping to create an inclusive plan for equitable land use and infrastructure

• Promoting positive relationships between South Side residents and Duquesne students as an active participant in the South Side Planning Forum

• Providing health care, research and resources to help Hill District residents improve their quality of life in partnership with organizations such as Hill House Association

• Working to make the Hill District and South Side neighborhoods cleaner and safer places through our annual Spring Clean-Up Day events

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RESEARCH IMPACT

Duquesne University continues to be recognized as a global leader in research

and academics.

Duquesne has made quite an impact among respect-ed sources that praise our work or have faith in what

we will accomplish next. We’re regularly ranked as a top research institution by U.S. News & World

Report, Kiplinger’s and the Princeton Review. And in 2015, Duquesne was selected as the only univer-

sity in southwestern Pennsylvania to receive the Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement Classification for producing notable research that

makes a difference in communities.

CREATING NEW KNOWLEDGE

THROUGH RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

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DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY GRANT FUNDS

SECURED BY SOURCE July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015

$8.6M+ from federal and state governments

$10.5M+ $1.9M+ from corporations and foundations

Duquesne’s Biomedical Engineering program received a $1.4 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Cancer Institute to detect, capture and analyze circulating melanoma cells. With this grant, faculty are developing technology to analyze patients’ blood samples, in hopes of detecting the spread of melanoma months or even years before it could be identified by conventional imaging. Duquesne has been collaborating with the University of Missouri and researchers at the University of Pittsburgh in this work, which also involves the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.

Another NIH grant given to Duquesne focuses on research to prevent cancer cell growth by attacking

the cell’s DNA directly – and without making a patient feel sicker from medications. The Mylan School of

Pharmacy is using this $1.56 million grant to develop a transport system of compounds that target the basic

building blocks of cancer cells’ DNA more selectively. So selectively, in fact, that the compounds would impact

cancer cells alone, and not affect normal cells in the body.

For most infants, learning to sit up or reaching for items are normal physical milestones, but for some, motor skill problems can delay these abilities. To examine the efficacy of early physical intervention on infants with such neuromotor dysfunction, Duquesne’s Rangos School of Health Sciences received a $3.4 million, four-year grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. The project evaluates Sitting Together and Reaching to Play (START-Play), a style of intervention designed to target motor-based solutions to improve development and readiness. Duquesne researchers are studying whether the START-Play intervention helps infants with disorders such as cerebral palsy, improve sitting and reaching functions.

New Research for Earlier Melanoma Detection

Stunting Growth at

the Root of Cancer Cells

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RESEARCH IMPACT

Studying the Effectiveness

of Motor Disorder

Therapy for Infants

From July 2014 to June 2015, Duquesne was awarded more than $10.5 million in research grants and funding from national and regional agencies such as National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Education, and the Heinz Foundation. This support has allowed Duquesne to continue creating innovative ideas, fostering partnerships, and influencing our students to do great things with what they learn.

RESEARCH THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCEA $165,000 award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) enables Duquesne’s Chronic

Pain Research Consortium to continue developing non-invasive imaging methods that pinpoint where

pain-inducing inflammation originates. Such research conducted at the Consortium can lead to breakthroughs

in pain treatments because soreness in one location might actually be caused by a pinched nerve or other event

elsewhere in the body.

Through an $815,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, the School of Nursing is improving employment opportunities for military veterans and diversifying the nursing workforce through its new initiative, Operation BSN: Serving the Nation, Healing the Sick. The program provides a curriculum and personalized support system for student veterans and reservists, including academic credit for prior medical training and experience in health care.

To encourage STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) education, Duquesne University

and the nonprofit Urban Innovation21 have come together to combine hands-on learning with the Citizen Science Lab, Pittsburgh’s first community life sciences

lab. Supported by $550,000 in external grants from the Fisher Fund of the Pittsburgh Foundation, Grabel

Foundation, BMe Community, and Hillman Foundation, the Citizens Science Lab is a 1,500-square foot facility for biotechnology work space open to middle and high

school students as well as to adults, college students and small businesses.

Fourth-year biology doctoral student Kate Sadler is the first Duquesne graduate student to land the highly competitive F31 Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Sadler works in the lab of Dr. Benedict Kolber, assistant professor of biological sciences in Duquesne’s Bayer School of Natural & Environmental Sciences, on the brain’s role in modulating bladder pain. The goal of Sadler’s project is to discover novel mechanisms of bladder pain and new treatment options for patients with this condition, and the $37,975 NIH award will help Sadler with her research.

Pittsburgh’sFirst

Community Biotech Lab

Space

New Educational

Opportunities for Those Who

Served Our Country

Duquesne Garners its

First NIH Graduate

Fellowship for Research

Service

A Closer Look at the Origins of

Pain

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Stay on the pulse of our research at duq.edu/research.

SERVICE HOURS

TOTAL VALUE OF SERVICE HOURSper Independent Sector (Rate in 2014: $23.07/hr.)

COMMUNITYPARTNERS

CETR BY THE NUMBERS

Each year, Duquesne provides students with meaningful learning experiences as they work to improve Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods. Duquesne’s Center for Community-Engaged Teaching and Research (CETR) is at the heart of this effort, with faculty and staff identifying organizations and sections of town in need of specific assistance, and then building well-rounded academic programs for Duquesne students to address these needs.

In 2015, 1,600 Duquesne students put their skills and education to work by collaborating with more than 90 agencies to help solve problems affecting nearby neighborhoods—all while learning about social, cultural, economic and environmental issues and what they can do to address them.

Each CETR project allows students to work alongside others for more than just a one-time project. They’re able to build authentic, long-term relationships and create a positive change over the course of one or more semesters, and come to understand themselves as citizens who work for a more just world.

COMMUNITY-ENGAGEDRESEARCH

Recent projects include:

• Conducting environmental testing and rehabilitation work

• Determining trends among participants in at-risk youth programs

• Addressing asthma rates within the city’s most distressed areas

• Reinvigorating greenspaces in Pittsburgh neighborhoods such as the Hill District, South Side and Hazelwood

• Developing marketing plans for nonprofits

Learn about the latest CETR initiatives and upcoming events at duq.edu/cetr

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RESEARCH IMPACT

SERVICE HOURS

TOTAL VALUE OF SERVICE HOURSper Independent Sector (Rate in 2014: $23.07/hr.)

COMMUNITYPARTNERS

CETR BY THE NUMBERS

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Duquesne’s Spiritan background encourages us to be good stewards of the earth and to protect the environment. Locally, Duquesne seeks and develops relationships with organizations that share in our commitment to sustainability, and our faculty and students are eager to share their talent while working toward common goals in the field.

SUSTAINABILITY AT DUQUESNE: PRINCIPLED PARTNERSHIPS

Learn more about how Duquesne helps to bolster sustainability efforts in our region: duq.edu/sustainability

Three Rivers Quest (3RQ) is a multi-year, grant-funded initiative to gather water quality data from 54 sites in the upper Ohio River basin. Duquesne students and faculty are just some of the volunteers who collect water samples from Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers to ascertain the health of the rivers’ ecosystem. 3riversquest.org

Pittsburgh 2030 District Partners, which includes Duquesne, develops strategies to operate city buildings more efficiently, reduce costs, and diminish the environmental impacts of facility construction, operations and maintenance. 2030districts.org/pittsburgh/about

The Power of 32 is a visioning project to develop a regional energy plan led by Duquesne University’s MBA with a Sustainability Focus program. powerof32.org

Tropical Forest Congo exhibit sponsorship at Phipps Conservatory increases awareness of the biodiversity of Africa as well as Duquesne’s support of African-related initiatives. phipps.conservatory.org

In 2015, the University was awarded a $2 million grantthrough Pennsylvania’s Alternative and Clean Energy program to upgrade the Energy Center. The largest state grant ever received by Duquesne, the funding will make it possible to produce more energy while increasing overall efficiency of the facility, as well as employing the latest technology of emissions control significantly reducing nitric oxide emissions.

SERVING THE COMMUNITY

Community outreach is an important part of the work we do. For Duquesne students, faculty and staff, it’s a tradition that unites us.

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COMMUNITY IMPACT

Through campus ministry initiatives, fundraising for local charities, and hands-on volunteer projects, Duquesne is often recognized for its community-oriented efforts. Last year, the President’s Higher

Education Community Service Honor Roll selected Duquesne University once again for the country’s highest federal recognition for universities that strengthen communities. Our students and employees

directly contributed more than 282,000 hours in civic engagement and volunteer projects, with an estimated service value of $6.5 million. It’s no wonder that Duquesne leads the way in addressing the

needs of Pittsburgh and allocating time and resources to touch lives.

Learn more about Duquesne’s spirit of service: duq.edu/community

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VOLUNTEERISM: A SHARED SENSE OF CARING Duquesne University Volunteers (DUV)

The Duquesne University Volunteers (DUV) is the umbrella that encompasses all volunteer activities at Duquesne. DUV connects local organizations and charities with Duquesne students based on their interests, goals and the amount of time they wish to commit. Through this work, Duquesne is increasingly recognized by social service agencies and nonprofits in greater Pittsburgh as a reliable resource for obtaining volunteers for ongoing assistance, special event planning, and fundraising efforts.

EFFORTS BY FACULTY AND STAFFEach year, Duquesne employees raise funds and awareness in support of a variety of local community nonprofits and agencies. In 2014-2015, faculty and staff collected $105,000 during Duquesne’s United Way campaign, surpassing the previous year’s contribution total by 25 percent and earning Duquesne the “Community Choice Award” by the United Way of Allegheny County. Other recent activities by the Duquesne community include blood drives on behalf of the Central Blood Bank of Pittsburgh, annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walks to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and a special concert by the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra that supports research and patient-related efforts of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

OUTREACH INITIATIVESDuquesne students and instructors take what is shared in class and apply it to opportunities that benefit members of our local communities. From free legal services to tutoring programs for elementary students, these experiences change the lives of many who need assistance.

7,760student volunteer

participants

261,000+volunteer hours with a total

estimated dollar value of $6M+

$122,000+donated through student

fundraising

$1,100

agencies served

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COMMUNITY IMPACT

Rooted in Catholic social teaching and inspired by the University’s Spiritan charism, Spiritan Campus Ministry’s vision for community engagement is to minister to the marginalized and work toward social justice. Students and employees engage with Spiritan Campus Ministry through projects such as Cross-Cultural Mission Experiences, Evergreen recycling efforts, meal preparation for the homeless through the St. Vincent De Paul Society, Fair Trade at Duquesne, food bags for Fishes and Loaves Cooperative Ministries, and the annual Spring Clean-Up in Pittsburgh’s Uptown, Hill District and South Side neighborhoods.

SPIRITAN CAMPUS MINISTRY

Appalachia mission trip

Duquesne University VolunteersJuly 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015

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ADVOCACY OUTREACH Program Services Offered By the Numbers

Tribone Center for Clinical Legal Education duq.edu/law/clinics

• Civil Rights Clinic

• Criminal Prosecution Program

• Education Law Clinic (begins fall 2016)

• Family Law Clinic

• Federal Litigation Clinic

• Juvenile Defender Clinic

• Pennsylvania Innocence Project (begins fall 2016)

• Pro Bono Program

• Public Defender Juvenile Program

• Public Defender Adult Program

• Unemployment Compensation Clinic

• Urban Development Practicum

• Veterans Clinic

• Wills and Estates Clinic (begins Spring 2017)

Provides legal services to people who need, but cannot afford, legal representation. Through clinics, programs and externships, we serve veterans, nonprofit organizations, and income-qualified individuals and families in civil rights, ap-pellate court matters, and other specific legal areas.

• 16,500+ hours of legal service for clients by students through the law clinics

• 7,600+ hours of legal service for clients by students through specialized externships

• 2,800+ hours of legal service for clinics by students through pro bono programs

(Sept. 2014 – April 2015)

HEALTH AND WELLNESS OUTREACH Programs Services Offered By the Numbers

Duquesne University Pharmacy duqpharmacy.org

A full-service pharmacy in the Hill District—the first in the neighborhood in more than a decade—providing:

• Health risk assessment

• Medication therapy options

• Adult immunizations

• Travel vaccinations

• Tobacco cessation counseling

• Personalized health reports

• Employer group wellness programs

• 45,000+ prescriptions filled

• 1,501 unique patients served

• 1,200+ individual health screenings provided

(July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015)

Center for Pharmacy Care duq.edu/cpc

Provides wellness, disease prevention and medication therapy management programs, focusing on hypertension, dyslipedemia, diabetes, cholesterol levels, and osteoporosis.

Under the Center for Pharmacy Care, the Spirit of Health Initiative, a mobile health unit, visits underserved neighborhoods of Pittsburgh to provide free screenings and needed vaccinations.

• 2,545 unique patients served

• 9 off-campus flu vaccine clinics

• 81 potential adverse drug errors avoided

• 4 actual adverse drug errors detected

• 779 drug utilization reviews performed

• 700 free flu vaccines provided to adults in underserved areas of Pittsburgh

• 1,000 free health screenings provided on location at area food banks

(July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015)

Center for Pharmaceutical Information pic@duq.edu or 412.396.4600

This drug information service fields questions from alumni, students, faculty and the public.

383 requests received (June 1, 2014 – July 15, 2015)

Community-Based Health and Wellness Center for Older Adults duq.edu/older-adults

The center, in 10 locations throughout Pittsburgh, provides free wellness-oriented health care services to vulnerable populations. Offerings include:

• Blood pressure screenings

• Flu vaccinations

• Functional/safety assessments

• Medicine reviews

• Nutrition education

• Weight management programs

• Health education

• 10 sites in underserved areas

• 230 educational programs

• 3,160 unique clients served

• 430 student visits

(Jan. 1, 2014 – Dec. 31, 2015)

Rita M. McGinley Psychology Clinic duq.edu/psychology-clinic

Provides affordable psychological services for the greater Pittsburgh community. The clinic also provides free services for members of the military who have served in the Iraq or Afghanistan conflicts and their loved ones.

• 4,067 psychotherapy sessions

• 167 unique clients

(July 1, 2014 – June 25, 2015)

Speech- Language-Hearing Clinic slhclinic@duq.edu or 412.396.4200

Provides diagnostic and treatment services on an outpatient basis for a variety of diagnoses, such as:

• Adult and child language disorders

• Voice disorders

• Speech sound disorders

• Central auditory processing disorders

• Hearing loss

• 2,350 clinical evaluation and treatment sessions

• 185 unique clients

• $35,500+ in services donated

(Jan. 1 – Dec. 31, 2015)

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COMMUNITY IMPACT

HEALTH AND WELLNESS OUTREACH (CONTINUED)

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EDUCATION OUTREACH Programs Services Offered By the Numbers

Project for Academic Coaching through Tutoring (PACT) duq.edu/ learning-skills or 412.396.6661

PACT connects regional elementary, middle and high school students with Duquesne students who provide mentoring and tutoring. PACT helps build strong communities by providing opportunities for at-risk youth to overcome academic challenges and work toward academic success.

• Each year, between 90 and 100 Duquesne University students serve as community tutors through PACT

Summer Institute A free enrichment program that brings high school juniors and seniors to Duquesne University to expose them to the world of American higher education.

• 30 students served in 2014

Reading Clinic 412.396.6088

A literacy development program for students ages 6 to 17. The clinic provides affordable, research-based assessment and tutorial services in a nurturing environment that fosters confidence and academic achievement.

• 62 students served in 2015

Barbara A. Sizemore Urban Education Initiative 412.396.1852

This initiative reflects Duquesne University’s Spiritan heritage, which values education as a key factor in overcoming poverty and social injustice that is especially acute in inner cities. Work includes developing a pipeline of talent prepared to take on the challenge of teaching in urban school settings in the 21st century.

• More than 350 educators attended the sixth annual Sizemore Conference in May 2015

• 10 undergraduate students participated in the Leading Teacher Program in Urban Education

Project SEED and Project Sigma 412.396.4900

Providing scientific laboratory experiences for underserved high school students.

• 14 students served in 2015

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Mission Statement Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a Catholic university founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, the Spiritans, and sus-tained through a partnership of laity and religious. Duquesne serves God by serving students—through commitment to excellence in liberal and professional education, through profound concern for moral and spiritual values, through the maintenance of an ecumenical atmosphere open to diversity, through service to the Church, the community, the nation, and the world, and through attentiveness to global concerns.

For more on how Duquesne is shaping and strengthening our communities, visit duq.edu/impact