The Duquesne University
January 2008
A Rich Legacy
The Rev. John Fogarty, C.S.Sp., answers questions about the rich Spiritan legacy at Duquesne. Page 2
‘The Bus’ Stops at Duquesne
Jerome Bettis, whose foundation
works with Duquesne, will speak at
Commencement. Page 3
DU’s Economic Impact
Employees and students help to generate an economic impact of more
than $411 million. Page 5
Film Fest Focus: Human Rights
A series of documentaries and dramas about human rights will be shown
from Feb. 6 to March 12. Page 9
Building From Strength: Power Center
Advances Campus Development
“This development, the largest construction
project on campus in more than a decade,
represents our commitment to help revitalize the
Uptown neighborhood as well as to serve our
students, who deserve state-of-the-art facilities.”
–Dr. Charles J. Dougherty, President
Duquesne University
Duquesne’s new $35 million Power Center makes a strong statement on Forbes Avenue.
By Kimberly Saunders
What began as an innovative vision
just a few years ago is now a powerful
reality. Duquesne’s new $35 million,
130,000-square- foot multipurpose
facility opened on Jan. 7. Named for
Duquesne’s first president, the Rev.
William Patrick Power, C.S.Sp., the
Power Center is an impressive tribute
to Duquesne’ commitment to growth,
progress and community engagement.
“This development, the largest construction project on campus in more
than a decade, represents our commitment to help revitalize the Uptown
neighborhood as well as to serve our
students, who deserve state-of-the-art
facilities,” said President Charles J.
Dougherty. “We are extremely proud
of this complex, its recreation facilities
for students and staff, its retail venues
for the University and the larger community, and its technology-rich meeting
space.”
The property, located across the street
from the University’s Forbes Avenue
entrance, between Chatham Square
and Magee Street, houses a sophisti-
cated student and employee recreation
center, multipurpose classrooms and
studios, a spacious conference center
with a ballroom, kitchen and rooftop
deck. Conveniently located at street
level are popular retail services accessible
to serve the campus community and
general public alike: Barnes & Noble at
Duquesne with a café serving Starbucks
baked goods, prepared sandwiches and
coffee; The Red Ring restaurant; Jamba
Juice Bar; and the Marketplace.
The center represents an historic
milestone for the University. The 2-acre
development extends Duquesne’s footprint from the heart of campus on the
Bluff to the University’s front door on
Forbes Avenue.
“First and foremost, our campus
expansion was undertaken to meet the
needs of our growing University and
enhance the quality of our students’
experience,” said Steve Schillo, vice
president for management and business
at Duquesne University.
The new addition to campus encompasses more than a facility to tend to
material needs.
“We pride ourselves on
providing those things that
students want and need to
thrive academically, as well
as physically and psychologically. With the addition of
new recreation facilities and
workout areas on campus, we
are providing a social center
for students while promoting
healthy lifestyles,” added Paul
James Cukanna, associate
vice president of enrollment
management.
The University has worked closely
with the city of Pittsburgh as well as
with the Uptown Partners of Pittsburgh
to develop a shared vision that addresses
community needs as well as University
goals.
Peter Smerd, president of Boulevard
Building Inc., has been involved in
Uptown investment for more than 30
years as developer/owner of the Forbes
Med-Tech Center across from UPMC
Mercy hospital.
“We’re very excited about the new
project because it represents a very visible investment by Duquesne University
in the community,” Smerd said. “It’s the
beginning of new investment in lower
Forbes Avenue, the precursor to the new
arena and other development in the area.
The community welcomes this expansion in general and the addition of community services in particular.”
“Having a dynamic presence on
Forbes Avenue with businesses that also
serve our community enables Duquesne
to take a leadership role in urban renewal
efforts for the Uptown neighborhood,”
Schillo said. “We expect this development to contribute to the University’s
significant economic impact on the city
of Pittsburgh, estimated to be more than
$411 million during 2006-07.”
The Power Center is part of the first
phase of DU’s redevelopment on Forbes
Avenue. Also completed was the construction and landscaping of more than
100 new surface parking places, additional lighting along Forbes Avenue and
McAnulty Drive, a new public elevator
entrance to the Forbes Garage, and the
80-foot high pedestrian bridge—the
Sklar Skywalk—that links the Power
Center to the heart of campus.
The architect for the Power Center
was DRS Architects of Pittsburgh; Jendoco Construction Corp. of Pittsburgh
served as construction manager and
general contractor.
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User’s Guide.........................Page 7
Power Ballroom....................Page 8
Dining...................................Page 8
Sustainable Efforts...............Page 8
Wellness Expo.......................Page 12
2 • Duquesne University Times • January 2008 The Rev. John Fogarty, C.S.Sp., director of the Center of
Spiritan Studies, discusses the founders of Duquesne
University and their enduring influence
Q: How was the Congregation of the Holy
Spirit, are Spiritan founders, established?
A: The Spiritan Congregation was
founded on Pentecost Sunday 1703,
when Claude Poullart des Places formed
a community of seminarians in France
dedicated to the Holy Spirit, under the
special patronage of Mary. Nearly 150
years later, Francis Libermann, a Jewish
convert, brought more personnel—the
members of his newly founded missionary Society of the Holy Heart of
Mary—and a renewed spiritual energy to
the Congregation. Today, the Spiritans
remain dedicated to the Holy Spirit, and
we place ourselves under the protection
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who
was filled beyond measure by the same
Spirit “with the fullness of holiness and
apostolic zeal.”
Q: What is it that makes the Spiritans
unique from other religious congregations?
A: We are primarily a missionary
congregation with a similar professed
purpose to many other congregations—
the evangelization of the poor. However,
from the outset, we saw evangelization in
a very broad sense. This has to do with
a holistic concern and respect for the
God-given freedom and dignity of every
human being, particularly the very poor,
the forgotten and the marginalized; the
promotion of social and racial justice,
and human solidarity. These are very important aspects of the Spiritan mission.
Our Spiritan Rule of Life challenges us
to be “the advocates, the supporters and
the defenders of the weak and the little
ones against all who oppress them.”
In addition to preaching the Gospel
of our Lord, our focus from the very
beginning was also on education in conjunction with evangelization. Des Places
founded his seminary precisely for this
reason—to train poor priests to serve
the poor. Empowering the poor through
education has always been a very big part
of our mission and was the founding
philosophy of Duquesne University as
well.
Q: These distinctions comprise the charism
of the Spiritans. Can you elaborate on this?
A: The charism of a religious congregation refers to its founding vision. Inspired
by Christian faith, the founder felt called
to respond to a particular need of the
Church and society of his or her time.
I regard charism as an experience of
“in-authenticity.” What I mean by that
is an experience of the gap that exists
between what we are doing and what we
should be doing if we are to be true to
our Christian faith. It is the sense that
one person can and should make a difference. It is this perception of an unacceptable gap and the sense of obligation
to respond to it that allows Spiritans to
be true to the original inspiration and
intuitions of our founders within the
changing circumstances of the contemporary world. But charism also reflects
the distinctive spirit of a group, its
culture and the characteristic manner in
which its members perceive and relate to
the world in which they live.
An essential component of the
Spiritan charism is transcultural mission: preaching the Word of God “to
those who have not heard or who have
only scarcely heard the Gospel message.”
Traditionally this has meant leaving
one’s own country to minister to people
in foreign lands. This aspect is still very
much a focus of the Spiritan mission;
Spiritans today work in 65 countries
around the world. Students are actually
required to complete a lengthy pastoral
experience, usually two years, outside
their own culture during their training.
However, we have come to the realization today that there are many missionary frontiers also in our own countries—
the frontiers of poverty, injustice,
discrimination, marginalization. So,
quite a few Spiritans now have their first
appointments for these specific missions,
working with refugees, asylum seekers
and immigrants in Europe and North
America as well.
Q: Tell me a little about our founders and
other Spiritans we honor on this campus.
A: The first Spiritan was Claude Poullart
des Places, a young man from a noble
and wealthy background in France. In
the 18th century, he left a promising
legal career and a comfortable lifestyle to
educate poor seminarians so that they, in
turn, could minister to the poor of their
own day. They made themselves available
especially for places where the Church
had difficulty in finding workers.
In 1842, Francis Libermann, the son
of a rabbi, recruited and educated missionaries who went forward to serve the
poor in Africa and the liberated slaves of
the French colonies.
Blessed Daniel Brottier was an early
20th century Spiritan who served as a
missionary to West Africa and was a
much decorated French Army chaplain.
However, he is best remembered for his
work with the Auteuil Orphanages of
France. For 13 years, he lived among the
abandoned children of Paris, suffering
with them in their misery. Today OAA
(Orphelins Apprentis d’Auteuil) has
become a worldwide network of houses
for troubled youth.
William Patrick Power, an Irishman
born in 1843 and ordained in 1866, had
a long history of teaching and service
in India, Mauritius and Trinidad before
his appointment as the first president
of Pittsburgh Catholic College, the
predecessor of Duquesne University. He
served here from 1878 to 1885.
Q: How are the Spiritans carrying out
their mission of evangelization today?
A: We have about 3,000 members in
65 countries but the composition of the
Congregation has changed significantly
in more recent years. Traditionally based
primarily in Europe and North America,
about 42 percent of our members today
come from Africa, a percentage that is
rapidly increasing. In fact, of the 944
men currently in formation, 816 are
from Africa. We also have a growing
number of members from Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Oceania.
That has to do with the relevance of our
mission today to the young people in the
countries where we have been missionaries. They see something in our charism
that has perennial value. In addition, we
have several lay people who work with us
today as Spiritan associates.
Today we also have re-emphasized
education as an integral part of evangelization. We have begun again in Africa
to re-invest in the realm of education,
opening an agricultural secondary school
in Tanzania, a new technical institute
in Ghana, a high school in Nigeria and
several smaller education projects with
refugees and street kids designed to give
them skills to give them options for their
future in life.
Q: How is this mission integrated in a
Duquesne education?
A: We believe an essential component
of Spiritan education is to make people
aware of issues of inequality, poverty,
injustice, discrimination and their own
responsibilities to do something about it.
The idea is that these issues of social justice should inform our curriculum, our
course content and our research projects.
We can see this at Duquesne in many
ways: through the restructuring of our
core curriculum that now includes a
social justice component, the growth of
service-learning, the establishment of the
Center for Catholic Social Thought, the
business school’s
emphasis on
Rev. John Fogarty, C.S.Sp.
sustainability,
the Bayer School’s
focus on protecting the environment and
our outreach to the poorer sections of
the community. These are all examples
of how Duquesne is being true to its
mission.
Q: The priests at Duquesne University
today who serve as teachers, counselors,
pastoral ministers and advocates are very
tangible reminders of our Spiritan mission
and identity. How does their presence
impact the campus community?
A: It would be a bit presumptuous for
me to gauge the effect the Spiritans have
on the campus community. I do know
that we regularly recognize students,
employees and alumni for “living out
the mission” through their outstanding
service, their ethical commitments and
their leadership at the University, in their
workplaces and in their own communities. While the presence of the Spiritan
priests does help promote and maintain our Spiritan identity, it is through
collaboration with the administration,
faculty, employees, students and alumni
that we are able to keep the Spiritan
charism alive.
*Fogarty also serves as interim director of
the Office of Mission and Identity.
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Duquesne University Times • January 2008 • 3
The ‘Bus’ Stops at Duquesne
Philanthropist Jerome Bettis Tapped as Graduation Speaker
By Karen Ferrick-Roman
The Cyber Bus Computer Literacy Program—which was
Jerome Bettis, an NFL player and beloved Pittsburgh
initiated here at Duquesne during the 2007-08 academic
Steeler for more than 10 years, a sportscaster and philanthroyear—addresses technology issues and shrinks the growing
pist, will address Duquesne University’s graduating class at
digital divide by providing free computers and computer
May commencement.
literacy training to inner-city school children.(See related story
The all-University ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May
below.)
2, at 5 p.m., in the A.J. Palumbo Center. A reception will fol“If it were up to me, every kid would have a computer.”
low immediately on Academic Walk. Before the ceremony, a
Bettis wrote in his recent autobiography, The Bus: My Life In
Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated in the Union Ballroom
and Out of a Helmet.
at 3 p.m.
“And if you could see the kids’ faces when we give each of
Bettis, the first-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Rams
them their very own computers to keep…”
Jerome Bettis poses with some of the students from
in 1993, was traded to the Steelers before the 1996 season.
Bettis, who enjoyed the benefits of a free football camp in
the Weil Accelerated Learning Academy who particiThe former running back and six-time Pro Bowl player
Detroit
as a youngster, learned more than football from NFL
pated in the Cyber Bus Computer Literacy Program at
ended his accolade-filled football days with a picture-perfect
player
and
community philanthropist Reggie McKenzie. “A
Duquesne.
finish: playing on the winning Super Bowl XL team before
few years ago I asked him why he started his charitable founfamily, friends and fans in his hometown of Detroit.
dation,” Bettis wrote. “And he said he wanted to try to affect one kid. He thought if
His awards include Offensive Rookie of the Year, team Most Valuable Player and
he could affect one kid, then he had made a difference.
Comeback Player of the Year. But, as Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year in 2002,
“I told him he had. And that kid was me.”
some of Bettis’ biggest wins have been acknowledged off the playing field. The Man
The attitude of McKenzie—and now, Bettis—mirrors the Spiritan charism that
of the Year Award recognizes contributions to the community, which have been
brings to life the belief that one person can make a difference, that we are called to
important to Bettis since his college days at the University of Notre Dame. Over the
advocate for others.
years, Bettis has stepped up his philanthropic efforts. The Bus Stops Here Founda“Life is a series of decisions, some big, most of them small,” Bettis wrote. “Sometion, started in 1997, has helped to raise money for troubled and underprivileged
where along the way, I decided I had a responsibility as a role model to help make
children. He has done public service campaigns for asthma, a disease he shares with
a difference. If you play professional sports, you become a role model, whether you
millions of others. His charities have helped to give thousands of football cleats
want to or not. If I was going to be a role model, then why not excel at it? That’s
to Detroit high schools, fund scholarships, provide Thanksgiving turkey dinners,
what my parents taught me.”
rebuild recreation centers and parks, and donate computer systems.
Founders, Spiritan Legacy
Recognized in Celebration
Hill District Middle School Students
Receive Computers, Training
Duquesne University remembers our founders, the Congregation of the Holy
Spirit, with a week-long series of events celebration our Spiritan heritage, starting
on Sunday, Jan. 27.
By Karen Ferrick-Roman
Founders Week Schedule of Events
Sunday, Jan. 27
Mass, 11 a.m., Duquesne Chapel
Brunch, noon, Duquesne Room
Monday, Jan. 28
Faculty Luncheon
Fr. John Sawicki, C.S.Sp., Ph.D.
Spiritan Education
Noon–1 p.m., Duquesne Room
Tuesday, Jan. 29
Staff Luncheon
Dr. Janie Harden Fritz
Living the Spiritan Mission: Everyday
Encounters with Life
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Duquesne Room
Wednesday, Jan. 30
Deans and Directors Luncheon
Dr. John Hansen, Superintendent,
Beaver Area School District
The Spiritan Charism in Leadership
Noon–1 p.m., Duquesne Room
Thursday, Jan. 31
Special presentation, sponsored by
The Center for Spiritan Studies
Dr. Michael Bender, assistant
professor of history, College of
New Jersey
Holy Ghost in the Highlands: The Spiritan Fathers on Kilimanjaro, 1892-1953
3-4 p.m., Duquesne Room
Spiritan Reception
4-5:30 p.m., Trinity Hall
Friday, Feb. 1
Celebration of the Feast of Venerable
Francis Libermann, C.S.Sp.
Noon Mass, Duquesne Chapel
12:30 p.m. Luncheon,
Duquesne Room
Student Essay Award Winners
announced
4:30 p.m. Vespers, Duquesne Chapel
All members of the University community are invited to attend all events as
their schedules permit. Every event is free of charge but an R.S.V.P. is required
by Thursday, Jan. 24.
To R.S.V.P., go to www.duq.edu and click on the Founders Week button.
For questions, please call 412.396.5097.
DU Code of Business Ethics Noted as Example
Duquesne University’s Code of Business Ethics and Conduct policy was among
10 universities and colleges referenced in the Winter 2007 edition of the Higher Ed
HR magazine. As a service to its readers, the article provided a link to codes from
various schools, including Duquesne.
The quarterly newsletter is a national publication produced by the College and
University Personnel Association for Human Resources. Former Pittsburgh Steelers star and sportscaster Jerome Bettis and family
members also representing The Jerome Bettis Bus Stops Here Foundation visited
Duquesne University on Dec. 15 at the final session of a program designed to
put computer literacy and computers in the hands of some Hill District middle
school students.
In an eight-week Saturday program designed and implemented by the Learning
Skills Center, directed by Dr. Judith Griggs, about 20 sixth-, seventh- and eighthgraders from the Weil Accelerated Learning Academy on Centre Avenue learned
to use software, assembled their own computers and wrote their personal digital
stories under the guidance of Duquesne staff, teachers and tutors. Each of these
students received, for free, the computer that they helped to build.
These sessions culminated with a visit by Bettis; mother Gladys and aunt
Gloria, who lead the foundation; and brother John, as well as Bettis’ nieces
and nephew. Students shared with these visitors and their proud relatives the
sometimes humorous, sometimes touching life stories they had written and
presented through Power Point shows. Bettis awarded completion certificates and
autographed T-shirts to the students, who received wireless headsets and digital
recorders from Duquesne earlier in the program.
Bettis, who said the goal of the program is “to help one kid,” spoke of the importance of parents as role models and the value of bringing students to campus
so they will be familiar with a university setting. He also addressed the crucial
issue of closing the digital divide. By having students assemble the computers as
well as use them, they learned two new skills sets, Bettis noted.
The next session of the Cyber Bus Computer Literacy Program began at
Duquesne on Jan. 19.
Duquesne Acquires Fifth Ave. Property
Duquesne University has purchased an 18,000-square-foot building located
at 718 Fifth Ave. from Robert Morris University. The building is directly behind
Fisher Hall.
In the short term, the space will be used to house the School of Education while
Canevin Hall undergoes renovation, which begins in the spring of 2008.
Schillo Named to City Panel
Stephen Schillo, vice president of management and business at Duquesne University, has been named to Pittsburgh’s Economic Development Panel established
by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl. The 30-member panel will focus on offering ideas on
how to grow businesses and attract new ones in Pittsburgh.
4 • Duquesne University Times • January 2008 Spotlight
Duquesne’s Newest Endowed
Chair to Focus on Health Care
for the Disadvantaged
By Bob Woodside
As medical professionals, insurers and government officials consider the state of
America’s health care system, concerns over availability and quality remain front
and center—especially when it comes to the citizens most at risk for injury and
disease. A new endowed chair in Duquesne University’s School of Nursing will
organize and promote expanded outreach efforts designed to address these needs.
The Jacques Laval Endowed Chair in Justice for Vulnerable Populations will
lead community action research initiatives that incorporate service and care to the
community. The chair is endowed through a bequest from the estate of Thomas
F. Bogovich, a 1953 Duquesne business graduate and retired Penn Hills funeral
director who died in 2006.
“All bequests make an enduring impact on the life of the University and the
legacy of the donor,” said Carrie Matesevac Collins, Duquesne’s executive director
for gift planning and stewardship. “In this case, Mr. Bogovich’s generosity also has
the potential to benefit thousands of disadvantaged patients who will be served by
our nurses’ outreach and research.”
According to Dean Eileen Zungolo, the Duquesne nursing faculty has identified
health care disparities among the elderly, poor, disadvantaged and other marginalized groups as its top research priority. “Addressing social injustice is a key aspect
of Duquesne’s Spiritan mission,” Zungolo explained. “By raising awareness and
knowledge and igniting responsiveness in our students, we are living this mission
of helping those most in need.”
In recent years, the school has revamped its undergraduate curriculum to focus
more on underserved populations, both in the classroom and in the field. Clinical
faculty and students provide care to elderly residents in five Nurse-Managed Wellness Centers throughout the city of Pittsburgh, while the highly successful Operation Churchbeat trained volunteers in the Hill District to recognize and respond
quickly to heart attacks, addressing disproportionately high heart disease mortality
among African-Americans.
The holder of the Jacques Laval Chair will expand these efforts, teaching and
conducting research in the areas of health care access and quality for vulnerable
populations and developing even stronger community partnerships. The chair will
also organize academic colloquia and establish an annual lecture series on social
justice issues in health care.
The chair is named for a 17th century priest of the Spiritan order, which founded and sponsors Duquesne University. Raised in a wealthy family in Normandy
and trained as a doctor, Laval gave up his practice to enter the seminary at age 32.
Later, he joined the Spiritans, trading the comfortable life of a countryside parish
priest to spend the rest of his life ministering to freed slaves on the Indian Ocean
island of Mauritius.
This is the ninth endowed chair to be established at Duquesne in the past five
years. A national search for the inaugural chair holder has begun, with formal
installation anticipated in Fall 2008.
Darwin Day Speakers Examine
Evolution, Education and the Law
By Emily Goossen
The theory of evolution is a central organizing principal in the biological sciences
and provides a powerful explanation for the diversity of life on Earth. Nevertheless,
nearly 150 years after the publication of the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin and
his theory of evolution by natural selection remain controversial topics in American
public schools, as well as in U.S. courts.
Duquesne University’s Darwin Day, an annual event examining Darwin’s theory,
will be held on Friday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Power Ballroom. At Evolution and the
Law, public lectures on evolution and the social and legal implications of creationism
will be given by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dr. Edward Larson and federal Judge
John Jones III, who decided the December 2005 Dover case outlawing the teaching
of creationism in public schools. Hosted by the Department of Biological Sciences in
the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, this year’s Duquesne University Darwin Day will examine the history of teaching evolution in public schools
and look at why it so often ends up in American courts.
“We are honored to have two exceptional guests at Darwin Day 2008,” said Dr.
In the
SBDC
In the Spotlight focuses on the variety of
centers and clinics operating from campus,
sharing information about their accomplishments in the University community
and beyond.
To help spread the word about other outstanding work being carried out by clinics
and centers at Duquesne, please e-mail
In the Spotlight suggestions to [email protected].
What: The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Duquesne
University is a non-profit organization
that provides technical and management
assistance to businesses.
Location: The main
office is in Room
108, Rockwell Hall.
Outreach offices are
located in Beaver and
Center Township,
Beaver County; Butler
and Cranberry Township, Butler County;
New Castle and Ellwood City, Lawrence
County; and McKeesport in the Mon
Valley.
Director/Staff: The SBDC is led by
Dr. Mary McKinney and supported by
a staff of approximately 30 professionals
and students.
Services: The Duquesne University
SBDC offers confidential, individualized consulting to small business owners
and individuals interested in establishing
a business in southwestern Pennsylvania. Professional guidance is provided
through one-on-one consulting, training
workshops, market research and referrals.
The center is funded on the federal level
by the Small Business Administration
and on the state level by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and
Economic Development. The basic
consulting services are delivered through
outreach programs in cooperation with
on-site organizations in the surrounding counties, as well as in the SBDC’s
Pittsburgh office. In conjunction with
other organizations and agencies, the
SBDC also sponsors management training seminars and programs that present
timely information at a low cost to small
business owners. Representative seminar
topics include QuickBooks, international marketing, business planning, human
resource and credit repair.
Notable/Quotable:
Every June, the center
hosts its Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference, with a focus
on helping entrepreneurs start and grow
successful businesses.
Attendees include aspiring entrepreneurs
as well as those with growing technology
firms and long-established businesses
seeking new opportunities. In December, the SBDC hosts the Pennsylvania
Business Technology Conference, now
in its second year. The day-long event
brings together small business owners
and the latest technologies for helping
a business run smoothly and efficiently.
The SBDC also hosts several luncheons
and smaller events throughout the year.
For more detailed information, visit
www.sbdc.duq.edu.
Contact Information: Monday
through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
at 412.396.6233 or by e-mail at [email protected].
David Lampe, associate professor and coordinator of the event. “Dr. Larson and
Judge Jones are accomplished, well respected and extremely knowledgeable.”
Larson, a Pepperdine University professor, will present the lecture From Dayton to
Dover: A Brief History of the Evolution Teaching Controversy. He will review the teaching of evolution in public schools in historical context by tracing the development
of legal efforts to restrict evolutionary teaching beginning with the 1925 Scopes
“Monkey Trial” through the legislative drive for balanced treatment for creationism,
and finally to the current push for intelligent design in the classroom. Larson won
the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in history for his book, Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial
and America’s Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion.
Jones, a judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, will revisit the Dover case
in his lecture, Our Intelligently Design Constitution: Reflections on Kitzmiller v. Dover
Area School District Two Years Later. Jones will discuss the important legal issues the
case raised, including the rule of law, judicial independence, legal precedent and
the structure of the U.S. Constitution. In the Dover case, Jones found “intelligent
design” creationism to be a religious idea unsuited for teaching in the public schools.
The Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences has hosted Darwin Day
since 2003. This year’s event is especially interesting because the date coincides with a
new movie about evolution and intelligent design, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed,
written in part by Ben Stein. In addition, Florida and Texas are set to decide whether to
alter how they teach evolution to their high school students by including discussions
of “intelligent design” creationism.
Duquesne University’s Darwin Day 2008 is free and open to the public, but
registration is required. For more information, including Act 48 Credit details and to
register, visit www.duq.edu/darwinday or call 412.396.6332.
Duquesne University Times • January 2008 • 5
S p i r i t a n Duquesne University’s
Discovery
Two of Duquesne’s Spiritan
forefathers are on the road to
sainthood: Venerable Francis
Libermann and Blessed Daniel
Brottier. The title ‘Venerable’ is
the first step to canonization. It is
accorded by the Holy See to those
who exemplify heroic virtue (moral
and theological) during their
lifetime. This occurs after the Holy
See has examined the submitted
cause for beatification. The next
step is ‘Blessed’ which requires, in
addition, the recognition by the
Holy See of a miracle due to the
intercession of the person whose
cause has been introduced.
Going Green
Environmentally
Conscious Campus
Facilities Management not only
manages Duquesne University’s “green
campus” efforts, but also leads the
charge. This new feature will highlight
the University’s efforts to conserve, preserve and protect resources and promote
environmentally sound practices across
campus.
Have you spotted a peculiar-looking
container outside the Duquesne
Union? The receptacle, officially called
BigBelly Solar, is part of Facilities
Management’s efforts to improve the
environmental quality of the University’s daily operations.
BigBelly is an on-site compaction system that uses solar energy to
compress waste. This feature increases
its capacity, which in turn reduces
collection trips while keeping pests
away. BigBelly draws 100 percent of
its energy from the sun but it is also
connected to a 5-watt battery that
guarantees its function even on rainy
days. BigBelly can operate for a day
on the equivalent energy it takes to
make a piece of toast and is a great
addition to Duquesne’s sustainability
efforts.
Economic Impact
Over $411 million
By Carolina Pais-Barreto Beyers
Duquesne University’s economic impact report for fiscal year 2007 shows that
Duquesne boosted the regional economy with a total financial impact of more than
$411 million, revealing that the University continues to strengthen the western
Pennsylvania region as a key partner in economic growth.
Duquesne continues to have a strong presence in the city, employing nearly 3,000
people in professional, technical and clerical fields and increasing its total payroll to
$135 million. In fiscal year 2007, Duquesne ranked as the 36th largest employer in
the Pittsburgh area. Its employees’ total direct and indirect financial impact to our
region is estimated at more than $150 million.
Students also add to the University’s economic impact. In fiscal year 2007,
Duquesne enrolled almost 10,200 students whose total direct and indirect financial
impact is estimated at $117 million in the region.
The University’s research not only addresses societal needs and fosters scientific
innovation, but it also holds economic potential. The University attracted nearly $11
million in research funds during fiscal year 2007.
Duquesne University’s dynamic presence in the neighborhood has improved the
Forbes Avenue corridor. In an effort to continue this revitalization and bolster the
area’s economy, the University is leading the Pittsburgh Central Keystone Innovation
Zone (PCKIZ) together with the Hill House Economic Development Corp. The
PCKIZ aims to attract more businesses to the area, stimulating the economy and
providing opportunity for young, talented professionals to stay in the region and for
young companies to gain their footing.
For a complete account on the University’s economic impact report for fiscal year
2007, please visit www.duq.edu/newsroom.
Duquesne, Bayer Foundation Encourage
Women, Minorities in Science Fields
By Bob Woodside
Duquesne University has received an $800,000, eight-year grant from the Bayer
Foundation to fund a new scholar/intern program for female and minority students
in the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences. The initiative will
address a shared concern for improving diversity in the academic setting and the
scientific work force.
“Women and minorities have traditionally been underrepresented in industrial
research,” explained Dr. David Seybert, dean of the Bayer School. “Bayer’s generosity will help us to attract the best and brightest undergraduate prospects. Through
financial aid, extensive laboratory experience and immersion in Bayer’s distinctive
corporate culture, our Bayer scholars/interns will emerge better prepared for successful careers or graduate studies.”
Four students demonstrating exceptional interest and potential for achievement in
the chemical and material sciences will be selected in each of the next five years. As
freshmen and sophomores, each will receive scholarship support, serve as laboratory
assistants, participate in undergraduate research projects and visit Bayer industrial research labs. During their junior and senior years, Bayer scholars will receive enhanced
scholarships and take part in intensive summer internships at the company’s facilities.
The scholar/intern grant continues a long partnership between Duquesne and Bayer, a global corporation with interests in material, medical and agricultural sciences.
Previous foundation support endowed Duquesne’s School of Natural and Environmental Sciences and funded a state-of-the art campus learning center, both of which
are named for Bayer.
Dr. Audrey Guskey, associate professor of marketing, was recently presented
with the inaugural Distinguished Educator
Award by the Pittsburgh chapter of the
American Marketing Association. The
award honors local marketing educators who have made a significant impact
in promoting the marketing discipline
throughout Western Pennsylvania.
Dr. Samuel Hazo, McAnulty Distinguished
Professor and Professor Emeritus of English, will be recognized by the University
of Notre Dame with an honorary degree
during the school’s Commencement Exercises on May 18. Renowned for his work
as an author of poetry, fiction, essays and
plays, Hazo taught thousands of students
at Duquesne University from 1955-98.
Outside of the classroom, in 1966 he
founded the International Poetry Forum,
where he still serves as director.
Dr. Helen Sobehart, associate provost and academic vice president at
Duquesne, was recognized in the January
publication Women in Higher Education
as organizing an international conference to examine the status of women in
educational leadership. The conference,
a project of the University Council for Educational Administration, gathered women
from around the globe at Duquesne’s
Rome campus for a week in July.
Dean Eileen Zunolgo of the School of
Nursing recently received two important
national honors. The American Academy
of Nursing (AAN) selected Zungolo to
serve on its board of directors, and the
National League for Nursing (NLN) has
named her a Fellow of the Academy
of Nursing Education. Selection to the
10-member board of the AAN, which
works to anticipate trends and shape
health care policy, is a recognition of
Zungolo’s numerous accomplishments
within the nursing profession and places
her within a select group of leaders who
will be addressing today’s vital health
care issues. As a Fellow of the NLN’s
Academy of Nursing Education, Zungolo
has become a member of a group of
educators recognized among their peers
for academic leadership and the promotion of policy that advances nursing
education. Fellows of the Academy are
nurse-educators whose contributions are
not limited to the classroom but will have
far-reaching effects on the profession of
nursing.
Dimensions of a Duquesne Education Guide Student-Learning Assessment
By Randy Cole
This month, faculty members and
student life personnel will receive
informational brochures outlining five
dimensions of a Duquesne University
education.
The Academic Learning Outcomes
Assessment Committee, a representative faculty group from across campus,
last year proposed the dimensions and
components to provide broad, learning-
centered statements. These statements
serve as a bridge between Duquesne’s
mission and student-learning outcomes
assessment. The dimensions provide
a framework to guide programs and
schools in developing and assessing their
educational goals. They were reviewed
by academic council and the President’s
Cabinet in March 2006.
The dimensions are: understanding
and knowledge; intellectual inquiry and
communication; ethical, moral and
spiritual development; diversity and
global mindedness; and leadership and
service. Components of each dimension
can be found at www.aloa.duq.edu/dimensions.html.
Schools, departments, centers and
student life divisions are invited to
use these guidelines in accreditation,
program and curriculum planning
processes. They are designed to reflect
and complement the existing efforts of
Duquesne’s programs.
Anyone with questions should contact
their representative on the Academic
Learning Outcomes Assessment Committee, listed at www.aloa.duq.edu, or
contact Laurel Willingham-McLain,
director, Center for Teaching Excellence,
at [email protected].
6 • Duquesne University Times • January 2008 Power Center
Bookend to Recreation:
Barnes & Noble at Duquesne
By Kimberly Saunders
While The Red Ring restaurant, Jamba Juice and the Marketplace
will nourish the body, the new Barnes & Noble at Duquesne University plans to nourish the mind and soul of Power Center patrons. As
one of the “bookends” of the new building, this new collegiate superstore combines the best features of a traditional college bookstore with
those of a full-size general bookseller, including WiFi access.
The new store on Forbes Avenue is 18,000 square feet—more than
three times as large as the old location in the Duquesne Union—and
encompasses two floors. The first floor includes an enormous selection
of books, magazines, Duquesne-branded apparel, gifts and accessories,
as well as a café that serves snacks, sandwiches and Starbucks coffee.
The lower level, accessible by an internal staircase and elevator, is
dedicated to student textbooks and supplies for school and residence
halls. Duquesne students and employees will continue to enjoy the
same special offers and services.
Seating and meeting areas and an outdoor patio are among the
amenities of the larger space.
The expansion allowed for better textbook distribution, the addition of the coffee shop and a significantly larger selection of general
reading materials, noted John Kachur, store manager. “This large,
beautiful new store on the corner of Duquesne’s busiest city intersection is truly something to be proud of, and is sure to enhance the University’s image among students, prospects and alumni,” Kachur said.
“There’s more room for everything,” said Natalie Sciulli, a fourthyear student in the forensics science and law program. “I like how
there are more books that aren’t just for school. It’s exciting!”
Sciulli has traded studying spaces from the Duquesne Union Starbucks to the new Barnes & Noble café. “I have a new hiding spot, in
Opening day customers check out the new Barnes & Noble at Duquesne.
the café area, so that’s why I go there now.”
In addition to offering a much larger inventory, the new location is
open 15 more hours a week than the old store, a benefit the campus
community is sure to appreciate. The convenient site will also be a
boon to the residents and employees in neighboring areas.
“We expect to double the number of employees in every section
of the store,” Kachur added. “And since there has not been a book
retailer in downtown Pittsburgh since the Barnes & Noble on Smithfield Street closed in December 2006, we think the new store will be
eagerly received by the public as well. The store will also be open for
special events at the Palumbo Center or the new Penguins arena.”
The store hours are: Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.;
Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The store’s
phone number is 412.434.6626.
Power Workout
“The center’s goal is to bring all
members of the Duquesne community together in the name of fitness
and fun.
“Participating in any of the center’s
programs and activities helps students and employees engage with
each other, learn about teamwork
and develop respect for a healthy
lifestyle. But the Power Recreation
Center is also more than just a
workout place—it’s a great place
for friends to meet and just hang
out.”
–Bill Gavin
Recreation Center Director
Duquesne University Times • January 2008 • 7
Power Recreation Center Provides Single
Stop for Fitness, Wellness Activities
equipment, fitness classes and wellness
programs,” Gavin said.
The Power Recreation Center is
The state-of-the-art facility was
open—just in time for Duquesne stubuilt for the exclusive use of Duquesne
dents and employees to make good on
students and employees, who access the
their New Year’s resolutions revolving
recreation areas from elevators in the
around fitness.
building’s lobby or from Sklar Skywalk.
The Power Recreation Center, which
The elevator opens to a modern,
comprises about 80,000 square feet
brightly colored reception area on the
on floors 2, 3 and 4 of the new Power
building’s second floor where students or
Center on Forbes, opened its basketball/ employees must swipe their ID cards to
volleyball courts, a walking track, weights be admitted through a secure University
and cardio equipment and more to stuID access entrance. Once they are in,
dents, staff and faculty on Jan. 7. Though they can access the additional floors in
crews will continue to add finishing
the recreation facility via internal elevatouches throughout the month, the
tors or communicating stairwells.
University community is invited to get
The second level houses a fitness area
acclimated to the new building, as well as and an aerobics studio with a built-in
to join in the formal Power Center dedi- sound system and mirrored walls. Wincation from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28. dows provide expansive views of campus
“This is an exciting time at Duquesne
and Downtown. This floor also features
and a great commitment by the Unithree big-screen plasma TV sets and 30
versity to promote the health and well
Nautilus cardio fitness machines with
being of all its members,” said Bill Gavin, personal viewing screens.
Duquesne’s new director of recreation.
“It’s nicer than I expected, to be hon“I’m looking forward to the challenges
est,” said Cara Spencer, a fourth-year
and opportunities to build on the existforensics science major who is enthusiing recreation programs and add new
astic about using the elliptical machines
programming.”
and anticipating the opening of the
Gavin will organize and lead program- spinning room. “I did spinning with my
ming and operations for intramural
mom at my gym at home, and it tore us
sports, club sports, fitness, wellness
up. Spinning is really hard and those are
programs and special events for more
nice bikes. That would be a really great
than 10,000 students and nearly 2,800
workout.”
employees. Varsity programs and athletes
“I really like all of the cardio machines
will continue to be housed in the A.J.
with the TVs,” said Lyndsie Schantz, a
Palumbo Center.
fourth year forensics science major and
“The Power Center is open seven days one of Spencer’s workout partners. “It
a week, 100 plus hours each week, and
makes the workout go so much faster.”
gives students and employees nearly limConvenience is a draw for Bill Spanitless access to new recreation space and
gler, associate dean for academics in
By Kimberly Saunders
and Karen Ferrick-Roman
A User’s Guide
to the Power Recreation Center
Information
For the most up-to-date information, check the
Recreation Department Web site at www.duq.
edu/recreation or call 412.396.5050.
Recreation at Duquesne is now coordinated
through the Division of Student Life and
includes intramural sports, student club sports,
fitness and wellness programs and special
events.
The Recreation Office is located on the second
level of the Power Center.
Operating hours
Monday – Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday, noon to 10 p.m.
Fitness Equipment
Equipment is available on a first-come, firstserved basis.
Ask red-shirted student employees for help if
you need instruction on equipment.
If the fitness area is crowded and others are
waiting for machines, users are asked to limit
workouts to 30 minutes.
Users are expected to wipe machines with
the antibacterial spray provided after their
workouts.
Racquetball
Racquetball courts may be reserved up to 24
hours in advance by stopping at the front desk
or calling the recreation center main desk.
Court time limits are 1 hour per person, a
maximum of two hours for a court.
There is no court fee.
Protective eyewear is required.
Racquets, balls and goggles are available on
loan at the front desk.
Leagues are expected to form.
Basketball/volleyball
Courts are available on a first-come, firstserved basis.
Based on demand, a staff member will decide
the configuration of the court, whether it is fullcourt, half-court or another set-up.
Basketballs and volleyballs are available on
loan at the front desk.
Users work up a sweat on the new cardio equipment in the Power Recreation Center.
Palumbo Donohue School of Business
and associate professor of information
systems.
“I love the fact that we’ve got this facility right here on campus,” he said. “Any
time of the day, especially as a faculty
member, when I’ve got an hour here or
there, I’ll get a work out in. I come back,
having relieved some stress, and go on
with the rest of my day.”
Beyond the reception area is a lounge
with comfortable furniture, wireless Internet access and vending machines. Two
large student locker rooms are on this
floor as well. A large room with audio visual capabilities will serve as a classroom
for wellness programs or special events.
Recreation offices, including Gavin’s, are
housed here.
The main attraction of the third level
is a basketball/volleyball court, complete
with electronic scoreboard. The court
can be configured with up to six hoops.
“I like the Power Center because the
courts are always available to play basket-
ball, and we don’t have to worry about
whether a team practice is scheduled,”
said Chris Prykull, a junior accounting
major.
Separate staff locker facilities are
on this level. The floor also includes a
lounge, additional studios and offices.
Walkers and runners who access the
third level Mezzanine will be able to
keep their eyes on the game action as
they round the court on three lanes. A
mile requires 16 laps around the track.
The fourth level features a large free
weights room that fronts on Forbes Avenue, two racquetball courts, a studio and
another basketball/volleyball court with
two scoreboards. The lounge is intended
as a place where people will meet, relax
and make use of wireless and hard-wired
Internet access. Additional office space is
also located on this floor.
Gavin is collaborating with various departments and the Wellness Committee
to pull together resources and knowl-
Staff members will set up volleyball nets on
request.
For details, visit or call the Recreation Office or
e-mail [email protected].
Intramural schedules are expected to be
developed soon.
Intramurals
Intramural events are open to students and
employees. Intramural events are expected
to encompass basketball tournaments, shootouts and leagues; dodge ball; flag football;
racquetball tournaments; fun runs and walks;
indoor and outdoor soccer tournaments
and shoot-outs; street hockey, table tennis,
volleyball and wiffle ball. Most of these are coed activities. Other tournaments and leagues
may be added based on interests. For updated
information and schedules, visit or call the
Recreation Office or e-mail intramurals@duq.
edu.
Locker rooms
Students and employees have separate locker
rooms. Student locker rooms are on floor 2;
employee locker rooms are on floor 3.
If desired, users should bring their own locks to
secure valuables.
Lockers are to be used only on a daily basis;
nothing is to be kept overnight in the locker
rooms.
Classes
Sessions to familiarize participants with
equipment and get started in a workout are
available throughout the school year to all
students, faculty and staff. Co-ed classes
available on drop-in basis, starting Jan. 14,
include yoga, Pilates, spinning, hip hop,
aerobics, cardio, step aerobics, kickboxing,
cardio and tone, and the 90-Minute Challenge.
Wellness Workshops
The Power Recreation Center will be the
one-stop location for wellness activities as
well as recreation, co-sponsoring educational
events on fitness and mental health topics
with the Counseling Center, Health Center and
University Wellness Committee.
See Power Recreation Page 8
Club Sports
Student-organized club sports, determined
by interest, are open only to students. For
updated information or questions, visit or call
the Recreation Office or e-mail clubsports@
duq.edu.
A.J. Palumbo Center
Though some users might have wellestablished habits of use at the A.J. Palumbo
Center, the opening of the Power Recreation
Center now makes the Palumbo Center the
venue for varsity athletes only. Staff and
students, please enjoy the new facility and
make it your new recreational “home.”
8 • Duquesne University Times • January 2008 Power Ballroom Offers Versatility
The Sklar Skywalk, which made an impressive statement when it was completed
last year, connects the heart of campus to the Power Ballroom, a new conference
space/ballroom on the fifth level of the Power Center:
The new ballroom, like the retail shops on the Forbes Avenue level of the Power
Center, will be available to the public as well as to the campus community. Alumni
and Duquesne-affiliated partners can rent the space for special events from wedding receptions to seminars. The ballroom can be configured a number of ways,
accommodating about 450 for dinner and about 700 for a lecture.
“The setting and technology in the Power Ballroom will enhance many events
that will be planned at Duquesne,” said President Charles J. Dougherty. “This certainly will augment space already available on campus and is a very visible symbol
of the University’s overall development and growth.”
The spacious room evokes a “top-of-the-world” feeling with vistas of Downtown
Pittsburgh, the Mellon Arena and new views of campus. Balconies on the Forbes
Avenue and Chatham Square sides of the building allow guests panoramic views.
A large pre-function area that can be used for receptions or overflow features four
plasma screens. Insulated panels soundproof the ballroom and can be used to divide the area. The room is equipped with screens of several sizes to fulfill a variety
of needs. Thanks to high-technology equipment, at the touch of a button, the
lights will dim and screens will drop. In addition, sunscreen shades will help with
daytime use of projectors. A dance floor and portable stage are available. A fullservice kitchen, managed by Duquesne’s Dining Services, is available to prepare
meals “from soup to nuts.”
The Red Ring: A Gem
Among New Dining Options
By Kimberly Saunders
Trendy yet traditional. That’s what
guests can expect from The Red Ring
restaurant, Uptown’s casual new dining
spot found at street level of the
Power Center. Open to
the general public as
well as to Duquesne
students and staff
on Tuesday, Jan.
22, The Red Ring
provides a unique
dining experience in a
stimulating, contemporary environment.
Named for the University’s memorable
ruby class ring, the restaurant aims to
create a similar feeling of pride and recognition among all its visitors, said Jerry
Mullen, resident district manager, DU
Dining Services.
“Our goal is to share the enthusiasm
and rich traditions of Duquesne with
the campus community and beyond,” he
said. The 5,300-square-foot restaurant
will be open for lunch and dinner seven
days a week and will feature an array of
appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches,
wraps, entrées and freshly made desserts.
Menu items include “Bluff ” stuffed
potato skins, Duquesne wings, a red and
bleu burger, the “El Presidente” sandwich and a deep-fried brownie sundae.
The Duquesne influence is apparent from the classic red and blue décor,
7-foot tall glass panels depicting University life and landmarks, and menu items
boasting “pre-requisites” and “electives.”
Yet the 213-seat, smoke-free restaurant
with a full-bar and performance stage
holds wide appeal for the general public.
“People will come for the great food
and come back for the atmosphere,”
continued Mullen. “There’s nothing else
like this around. We are not a dining
hall, not a chain restaurant. The Red
Ring is a truly unique environment.”
Next door to The Red Ring, visitors
can find another “one-of-akind” establishment—Jamba
Juice, a health food and
drink bar specializing in
energizing smoothies,
juices and snacks that
taste great and are good
for you. Like Starbucks,
this enterprise was born
on the West Coast and is
now sweeping the country. The
Power Center location marks the first
Jamba Juice in the Pittsburgh market
and only the second in Pennsylvania.
In addition to the juice bar, the site
includes the Marketplace, which offers
take-out items from The Red Ring and
an assortment of convenience items including coffee, pastries and muffins, bottled beverages, snacks, grab-and-go sandwiches and salads, candy, frozen entrees,
ice cream and other frozen treats.
Like The Red Ring, Jamba Juice and
the Marketplace are open to the public
as well as to members of the University community. Jamba Juice and the
Marketplace are expected to open on
Monday, Jan. 28.
Hours of operation for The Red Ring
restaurant:
•Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
•Friday and Saturday, 11 to 1 a.m.
•Sunday, noon to 11 p.m. (Sunday
brunch available beginning in February)
Hours of operation for Jamba Juice
and the Marketplace:
•Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.
•Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
•Sunday, noon to 10 p.m.
The spacious Power Ballroom combines a great meeting space with fabulous views.
Special packages for wedding receptions and other events, including food, meeting space and parking, are available.
“The ballroom is gorgeous!” exclaimed Cara Spencer, a fourth-year student in
the forensic science and law program. “The bathrooms by the Power Ballroom
look as though someone should be handing you a towel and spritzing you with
perfume as you leave.”
Power Recreation continued from Page 7
edge to meet the needs of the campus
community. By combining resources, he
expects to reach a bigger audience with
more diverse programming and eliminate any duplication of effort.
“While there are a lot of things that
can be done together, we recognize that
specific audiences have different needs
and interests,” he said. For example, a
class on healthy living would cover different topics for students and adults.
The center’s goal is to bring members
of the Duquesne community together
in the name of fitness and fun. Fitness
classes already began on Jan. 14, and
other activities soon will be under way.
“I’m really excited that they’re going
to start having co-ed intramurals, which
I think will be more successful than the
regular girls’ teams,” Schantz said. “I’m
really excited for basketball to start.”
These recreational opportunities,
though, reach beyond providing only
physical activity, Gavin said.
“Participating in any of the center’s
programs and activities helps students
and employees engage with each other,
learn about teamwork and develop respect for a healthy lifestyle,” Gavin said.
“But the Power Recreation Center is also
more than just a workout place—it’s a
great place for friends to meet and just
hang out.”
That sense of cohesiveness, Spangler
said, already is blossoming.
“It builds a sense of community in
the University. You can tell the students have already adopted this place
and taken it over; I like being part of
that environment,” he said. “I think it’s
transformative; I think it’s really going
to change the social environment here at
Duquesne.”
The Power Center:
New and Sustainable
Building plans for the Power Center have been specifically developed to earn
the Silver Certification in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED). This certification evaluates issues including the building’s energy efficiency, the amount of recycled content in construction materials, the amount
of landfill waste generated during construction, impact of the building on the
surrounding community and indoor air quality. The facility has been built according to LEED standards, and the University has applied for certification of the
building.
Power Center green efforts include:
• Controlled lighting that adapts when gym spaces are unoccupied, in recreational use or hosting competitions or videotaped events. Daylight sensors
automatically dim light fixtures near windows when conditions permit.
• Carbon dioxide sensors that monitor gas levels and adjust the intake of fresh
air.
• Waterless urinals, which save more than 50,000 gallons of water each year.
• Highly effective filters that protect against outdoor pollutants; sources of
indoor pollutants have been minimized through careful selection of paints,
finishes and carpeting.
• Heating and cooling provided entirely by the University’s Energy Center,
which generates electricity, steam and chilled water from natural gas turbines,
an environmentally sensitive and energy-efficient process.
Duquesne University Times • January 2008 • 9
Film Series to Focus on Human Rights
By Richard Tourtellott Exclusion and Exploitation, an eight-film series focusing on human rights issues,
including racial and gender discrimination, the human toll of globalization and the
problems of refugees, will be presented on campus Feb. 6–March 12.
Most of the films in the series are award-winning documentaries that have been
box-office hits at human rights festivals around the world, calling cinematic attention to issues such as the U.S.-Mexican border, the rights of women in Iran and
the problems of African refugees and fair trade. Films in the series will be screened
Wednesdays at 7 p.m. in Maurice Faulk Hall in Mellon Hall and are free and open
to the public.
A faculty member or guest speaker will provide a brief introduction to the problems or issues that inspired the film before that evening’s showing to increase the
students’ appreciation for the films and for the problems the films address.
The series kicks off with Black Gold, an eye-opening investigation of the economic
oppression of coffee farmers and the consequences of our daily coffee fix. Special
guest speaker at the screening will be John Soluri, a member of the board of directors
of Building New Hope, a local organization that works to reduce poverty in Central
America through small business development. A complimentary reception after the
film will feature pastries and fair trade coffees from the East End Food Co-op.
The film festival, which has been organized annually by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures of the McAnulty College of Liberal Arts for the past
three years, has a twofold goal, said Dr. Edith Krause, professor and chair of modern
languages. Exclusion and Exploitation continues to present films with dialogue or
narration in the languages taught at Duquesne, providing a learning experience for
students enrolled in foreign language courses.
Along with offering cinematic language immersion, Exclusion and Exploitation
aims to develop an awareness of human rights issues. Krause and two faculty colleagues, Mark Frisch, associate professor of modern languages, and Karl Skutski, adjunct professor of film, combined their talents this year to reformulate the series, and
the three are hopeful that works selected for Exclusion and Exploitation will appeal to
students and faculty throughout the University.
“The films are designed to bring alive many of the issues
discussed in the classroom. Professors and students with
an interest in business, international relations, political
science, women’s studies and other fields should find
these films of great interest.”
–Karl Skutski,
Adjunct professor of film
“The films are designed to bring alive many of the issues discussed in the classroom,” Skutski said. “Professors and students with an interest in business, international relations, political science, women’s studies and other fields should find these
films of great interest.”
According to Krause, these authoritative introductions to the film and the subject
matter they address reinforce the fact that the faculty at Duquesne takes these issues
seriously and that the academic work the faculty does connects—often in vital and
unexpected ways—to the world’s problems. In addition, a human rights film festival
underscores the fact that the University, through the legacy of the founding Congregation of the Holy Spirit, has a long-standing commitment to assisting the underdog
and using education as a tool of human liberation.
Despite its dire subject matter, the festival is an anodyne to despair. It is essential
for students to realize how the decisions we make in our professions, schools, communities and personal lives determine the type of world we inhabit, Krause said.
Therefore, she said the films in the series show that each of us can help resolve the
seemingly insoluble problems facing the world through the choices we make as citizens, consumers and voters.
“Only through education can we help overcome the forces that deny human
liberation to the excluded and exploited,” Krause said. “We hope that this film series
makes a contribution toward that goal.”
Wednesday, Feb. 6
Black Gold, 2006
Directed by Marc Francis and Nick
Francis, UK/USA
In English, 78 minutes
An eye-opening investigation
of the economic oppression of
coffee farmers and the consequences
of our daily coffee fix.
Wednesday, Feb. 13
Maquilapolis, 2006
Films that
capture today’s
struggle for
human rights.
Exclusion and Exploitation,
a Human Rights Film Series
Expert speakers introduce the topics and
issues highlighted in the films in brief
remarks.
Maurice Falk Hall in Mellon Hall, 7 p.m
Wednesdays, except where noted
Free admission
Information: 412.396.6404
or [email protected].
Directed by Vicky Funari and
Sergio de la Torre, Mexico/USA
In Spanish with English subtitles,
60 minutes
The struggle of two women to
overcome corporate and government
indifference to labor rights and toxic
waste in a Mexican shantytown.
Death on a Friendly Border, 2001
Directed by Rachel Antel,
Mexico/USA
In English and Spanish, 26 minutes
True story of a young Mexican
woman who dies of dehydration
in the desert while following her
husband to California.
Wednesday, Feb. 20
10, 2002
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami, Iran
In Farsi with English subtitles
A woman’s place in Islamic society
is explored through the relationship
between a young mother and her son
in modern Teheran.
Boundaries, 2006
Directed by Greg Turbin, USA
In English, 19 minutes
A captivating short film about
gender conflict, mental illness and the
borders that define our roles in life.
Wednesday, Feb. 27
Faces of Change, 2005
Directed by Michele Stephenson, USA
In English, 80 minutes
Discrimination and oppression
around the globe is chronicled by
five activists with cameras.
Wednesday, March 5
God Grew Tired of Us, 2006
Directed by Christopher Dillon
Quinn, USA
In English, 89 minutes
The true story of three “Lost Boys”
from the Sudan who leave for America
but remain committed to helping those
left behind. Additional screening on Friday, March
7, at 8 p.m. in Laura Falk Hall in
Mellon Hall.
Wednesday, March 12
Sophie Scholl Days, 2005
Directed by Marc Rothemund, Germany
In German with English subtitles,
120 minutes
A drama about Germany’s most famous
anti-Nazi activist and leader of an
underground student resistance group.
Additional screenings on Saturday,
March 8, at 7 p.m. in Laura Falk Hall
in Mellon Hall and 10 p.m. in the Night
Spot in the Duquesne Union.
10 • Duquesne University Times • January 2008 Staff Award
Winners Recognized
At Annual Luncheon
By Rose Ravasio
Each year, members of the Duquesne
community are asked to nominate staff
members who consistently go above and
beyond, live the mission to serve God
by serving students and act as exemplary
role models. Winners of the 2007 Staff
Awards were recognized at the University’s annual staff luncheon on Dec. 19.
The honorees were:
• Linda Giannini, A.J. Palumbo School
of Business Administration, The
President’s Distinguished Service
Award
• Marvin McKinney, Facilities Management, The Consumer Service
Award
• Stephen Hardesty, Computing and
Technology Services, The Innovation
Award
• The Office of Parking and Traffic
Management, The Teamwork Award
An academic advisor in the Business
School, Giannini received the President’s
Distinguished Service Award for the
tireless work she does with more than
300 students. In addition, she serves on
numerous campus committees, including the United Way, and volunteers each
year at Commencement, the Matricu-
lation Ceremony and the Mass of the
Holy Spirit. Off campus, Giannini
volunteers with the American Cancer
Society, the Susan G. Komen Fund and
the Walk to Cure Prostate Cancer.
McKinney was recognized with the
Consumer Service Award for his commitment to the University, his impeccable attendance record, his expert
supervision of housekeeping activities in
several campus buildings and his prompt
attention to all circumstances.
As the recipient of the Innovation
Award, Hardesty was selected for his
initiative and dedication to the development of Web applications that positively
impacted the Banner implementation of
MultiPass, BbServices, InfiNet and the
new Human Resources Training program.
The Office of Parking and Traffic
Management was honored with the
Teamwork Award for its consistent
service to faculty, staff, administrators
and visitors, for management of 3,400
parking spaces on campus as well as
assistance to those with special parking
needs, contractors and event parking.
At the staff luncheon, Duquesne
President Charles J. Dougherty presented
staff awards at the annual luncheon to:
Top photo, Bryan Matrazzo, parking manager, and staff members from the Office of
Parking and Traffic Management, winners
of The Teamwork Award; center left photo,
Stephen Hardesty, The Innovation Award;
center right photo, Marvin McKinney, The
President Charles J. Dougherty also recognized employees who have dedicated
five, 10, 15, 25 and more years of service
to the University.
Consumer Service Award; bottom left, Linda
Giannini, The President’s Distinguished
Service Award.
Surratt’s Pharmacy Research Tackles Issues of Addiction
By Kimberly Saunders
Many have heard the expression “fight
fire with fire.” The same philosophy can
be applied to an innovative research approach involving drug addiction.
“If we can design a drug that blocks
the action of addictive psychostimulant
drugs, like cocaine or amphetamines,
without in turn carrying the potential
for abuse or addiction, we may have a
more effective treatment for the disease
of addiction,” explained Dr. Christopher K. Surratt, head of the Division of
Pharmaceutical Sciences in the Mylan School of Pharmacy. He has been
investigating this complex problem since
1991 and was recently awarded a threeyear, $179,019 grant from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue
this important work.
Surratt holds undergraduate and
graduate degrees in chemistry from the
University of Virginia and did post-doctoral work in biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of California-Berkeley. He served as a senior staff
fellow at the National Institute on Drug
Abuse and taught at the Albert Einstein
College of Medicine in New York City
before arriving at Duquesne in 2001.
From this background and experience, he became one of a new breed of
addiction researchers who study psychiatric problems at the molecular level.
By examining the neuroscience of drug
use and abuse, Surratt hopes to provide
answers that lead to new anti-addiction
therapeutics.
Why is it that some people can use
a drug like cocaine recreationally while
ing neuron for recycling. Each receptor
accepts only specific neurotransmitters,
much like a lock accepts only a specific
key.
Cocaine alters this normal
communication between
cells by binding to and
blocking the transporter,
dopamine, a protein that
returns the neurotransmitter
to the cell of origin. As a result, dopamine accumulates
in the brain pathway controlling pleasure, resulting
in the euphoria commonly
associated with cocaine
use. What’s more, this
neurological brain reaction
effectively “teaches” people
to repeat the behavior of
Graduate student Martin Indarte, left, and Dr. Christopher K. Surratt
are making models of molecules in efforts to combat addictions. abusing drugs to achieve the
euphoric feeling. Thus, an
others become addicted for life essenaddiction is born.
tially the first time they try it? Although
This accumulation of dopamine is a
some individuals are indeed genetically
principal characteristic of all addictions.
predisposed to addiction, biological and
Surratt believes that the key to effectively
pharmacological factors also play an
treating the disease is to find a pharimportant role, Surratt explained.
macological way of blocking cocaine’s
In normal brain function, dopinterference with normal dopamine
amine—a neurotransmitter that controls functioning—in essence, making the
movement, motivation, emotion and
brain “immune” to cocaine.
pleasure—travels from one nerve cell to
The first phase of Surratt’s research foanother, binding to the corresponding
cused on constructing (via computationreceptor, where it passes on the original
al models) a reliable 3D model of the
chemical message. Dopamine is then
dopamine transporter to learn how drugs
either destroyed or returned to the send- of abuse enter and block the normal
communication system. Working in collaboration with graduate student Martin
Indarte and Dr. Jeffry Madura, chair of
Duquesne’s chemistry and biochemistry
department, Surratt is fine-tuning these
computer molecular models. The next
step is to direct computational studies with cocaine and dopamine, among
other agents, to find the most likely
places where these chemicals would
bind. This molecular model serves as a
flashlight that helps one guide the key to
the lock while in the dark.
“What we are really talking about is
rational drug design,” Surratt explained.
“The computer can screen a million
chemical compounds and visualize and
predict their interaction with cocaine
as well as with dopamine. If an agent
blocks cocaine access but also interferes with dopamine transport, it will
probably behave like cocaine and be
of no use to us. But if we find any that
block cocaine with little or no effect on
dopamine uptake, these compounds
could be the antagonist medication we’re
looking for.
“The long-term goal is to find—or
create—a pharmacological therapy
to treat psychcostimulant addiction.
Additionally, these studies may lead to
new treatments for other dopamine- or
serotonin-related conditions including
depression, anxiety disorders, attention
deficit hyperactivity disorders, migraine,
narcolepsy and Parkinson’s disease.”
Duquesne University Times • January 2008 • 11
DU In The News
Below is a sampling of recent news coverage:
Benedict’s Encyclical Warns
Against Atheism
The Dec. 1 Post-Gazette quoted Nicholas
Cafardi, a canon lawyer who teaches at
Duquesne Law School, and writes about
the Catholic church, regarding the Pope’s
latest encyclical, which warns against
atheism.
Secession Sends Churches
Into Unknown Territory
The Dec. 2 Post-Gazette quoted Nicholas
Cafardi, emeritus dean of the Duquesne
University School of Law and co-author
of an authoritative text on Catholic church
property law, on the ownership of church
property if a church cedes.
CEOs Earn Mixed Grades
From Students
The Dec. 4 Post-Gazette reported on a
research survey conducted by James
Weber, professor of business ethics at
Duquesne, regarding perceptions of CEOs
by students at Duquesne and five other
universities.
No Room for Knickknacks?
Give them a Great Time
The Dec. 4 Post-Gazette featured
suggestions of classes as holiday gifts
and featured the week-long Jazz Camp at
Duquesne University, led by Jazz Director
Mike Tomaro.
Decorating Specialists Calm the
Holiday Hubbub in Area
The Dec. 6 Tribune-Review quoted Audrey
Guskey, a marketing professor in the
Duquesne University School of Business,
about the growing trend to hire people to
decorate homes for the holidays.
Business Web Sites Need Heart
The Dec. 7 Post-Gazette covered
Duquesne University’s second annual
Pennsylvania Business Technology
Conference and reported on Internet
tactics that small businesses should use.
Adding Related Business Can Help
Get New Clients
The Dec. 7 Pittsburgh Business Times
reported that introducing a new line or a
new product is tricky for a small business.
Dr. Mary McKinney, director of the
Small Business Development Center at
Duquesne University, was interviewed.
The Case against Torture
A Dec. 10 Post-Gazette article featured
an interview with Don Guter, dean of
Duquesne Law School and a former
Navy Judge Advocate General, who
said that through torture we have gained
misinformation, and this misinformation
has started wars, specifically the war in
Iraq.
Tiffany to Open Ross Park Mall
Store Next Year
The Dec. 12 Tribune-Review quoted
Marketing Professor Audrey Guskey
about Tiffany & Co. opening a store in the
Pittsburgh area next year.
Forbes Avenue a Work in Progress
The Dec. 26 Tribune-Review reported that
the most noticeable development along
Forbes Avenue is Duquesne University’s
new Power Center. It’s the first of a
number of developments the University
envisions on a two-block area of Forbes
acquired by Duquesne over a period of
years. The article also quoted Steve
Schillo, Duquesne’s vice president for
management and business.
Duquesne University Recognizes Mind,
Heart and Spirit Award Recipients
By Rose Ravasio and Bob Woodside
Duquesne University honored 10 distinguished alumni recipients of its Mind,
Heart and Spirit Awards with a reception
and dinner on Nov. 27. The awards are a
partnership between Duquesne and the
Pittsburgh Steelers Radio Network.
The Mind, Heart and Spirit Award
emphasizes the five pillars of Duquesne’s
mission—academic excellence, moral
and spiritual values, ecumenism, service
and world concerns.
The 2007 Mind, Heart and Spirit
Award winners are:
Patrick J. Molyneaux, B’87, Moral
and Spiritual Values
Molyneaux built the Pittsburgh’s
Catholic Men’s Fellowship program and
programs that help men gain greater
understanding of their Catholic faith.
Dr. Vincent J. Morreale, A’89, Moral
and Spiritual Values
Morreale supports Christian Sports
International, Christian radio station
WORD-FM and Catholic education at
all levels, including Duquesne University.
Ingrid Kanics, GHS’01, Service
Disabled by an accident, Kanics studied occupational therapy at Duquesne.
Her class project of integrating thera-
peutic exercises with children’s play grew
into a revolutionary national movement.
She is vice president at Pittsburgh’s Center for Creative Play.
Gary R. Ritter, B’85, Service
Ritter led recovery efforts in Sharpsburg and Carnegie after the floods
caused by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.
He worked with the Carnegie Action
Network, Home Depot employees and
Duquesne University Volunteers to
install thousands of dollars worth of
donated playground equipment in just
six hours.
John A. Gannon Jr., B’64, Ecumenism
Gannon and college buddy and fellow
honoree George D’Angelo have traveled
the world to promote the United Nations International Day of Peace.
Samuel Spanos, B’80, Ecumenism
Spanos is helping Duquesne establish
a Center for Eastern Christian Studies
that will provide new opportunities for
interfaith teaching and research.
Linda B. Hippert, GE’97, Academic
Excellence
While Hippert has been the superintendent of the South Fayette School
District, students have exceeded all proficiency standards and have consistently
scored among the highest in the state’s
required achievement exams.
Susan M. Simmers, GA’92, Academic Excellence
A science teacher at Beechwood Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Simmers
was recognized for developing innovative
exercises that teach very young children
scientific facts while encouraging natural
curiosity. She received the 2007 Carnegie Science Center Award for Excellence
in Education.
Anthony W. Accamando Jr., A’66,
World Concerns
Accamando, who served in the Vietnam War, founded Friends of Da Nang,
which has raised hundreds of thousands
of dollars to build schools and medical clinics for the poor and injured left
behind.
George D’Angelo, A’65, World
Concerns
A retired Air Force Colonel in Vietnam, D’Angelo worked with the U.S.
Agency for International Development
and the United Nations and was the
principal coordinator and founder of
the UN-sponsored International Day of
Peace, which promotes worldwide spiritual observances supporting nonviolence
and harmony every Sept. 21.
Sport Marketing Conference Team Wins Award
The Duquesne University team that
organized the Sport Marketing Association conference, bringing it to Pittsburgh
for the first time in November, has
earned recognition from Pittsburgh’s
American Marketing Association chapter
and was a finalist for the AMA Grand
Marketer of the Year Grand Winner.
The team included Dr. Maryellen
Kelly, Steve Greenberg, Dr. Ron Dick,
Dr. John Lanasa, Dorene Ciletti and
Rebecca Ellsworth Ligman from the
Schools of Business as well as student interns and members of the Sport Marketing Association Student Organization.
TechUpdat e
By Alison Conte
Last year, Duquesne employees began using their
MultiPass logins to access Webmail through DORI. This
month, e-mail will join DORI, Blackboard, FootPrints
and DuqNet wireless in using the MultiPass passwords
and logins. This will include all those who use e-mail services such as Eudora, Mac Mail, Outlook and Entourage.
Update Your Security
So that the University can continue to provide a secure
networking environment, all staff, faculty and students
must change their e-mail account settings to an encrypted
connection, known as SSL, before Tuesday, Feb. 5. You
also must change your e-mail password to match your
MultiPass login and password. Here’s how:
Visit www.technology.duq.edu/ssl for easy instructions
customized for each type of e-mail service.
Contact the CTS Help Desk at 412.396.4357 if you
need assistance.
If you use only Duquesne’s Webmail, you don’t need to
take any action. Webmail has already been configured to
use your MultiPass as your password. No other passwords
will work.
You can make these changes now.
As of Feb. 5, only SSL-enabled e-mail
services will deliver Duquesne e-mail.
You must be using your MultiPass as
a password by Wednesday, March 5.
If you want to sound technologically savvy, remember that SSL stands for Secure Sockets
Layer. It is a system which encrypts your data so it is
unreadable while it travels between you and the recipient.
Duquesne requires this high level of security to protect
transmissions, passwords and data.
Remember, on Feb. 5, the Duquesne e-mail server
will be reconfigured to accept only SSL connections. If
you fail to make these changes, your e-mail program
will no longer work with your Duquesne e-mail.
External Audiences Preview
As we plan out our Web strategy, we want to be sure
that our Web site considers the needs of our many audiences.
One way we are doing that is through a Web usability
study. This research effort introduces high school juniors
to our Web site and then observes them as they find information and accomplish tasks on the Web. We will also ask
them their impression of our site, and what it tells them
about Duquesne.
This is an important step to improve our Website as a
marketing tool, and better promote Duquesne to prospective students.
12 • Duquesne University Times • January 2008 Counting Crows and Other Feathered Friends
By Karen Ferrick-Roman
Amid a wintry blast on Dec. 15, some Duquesne professors and a student spent
the morning at Murphy’s Bottom, located about 30 miles upstream on the Allegheny
River near Freeport, to count birds.
They were among the steadfast army of volunteers helping to conduct the National Audubon Christmas Bird Count. The count, which is in its 108th year, provides
a survey of birds across North America and in parts of Central and South America
within two weeks of Christmas.
Through the count, ornithologists can determine trends in bird diversity from
year to year. This is the second time a Duquesne group was stationed at Murphy’s
Bottom, an 80-acre area in Armstrong County. The group included Dr. Brady Porter,
biology professor, faculty colleague Dr. Kyle Selcer, student Bobbi Skwarla and two
volunteers from the National Aviary.
“One of the benefits of these counts is forming collaborations between professors
here in the biology department and the National Aviary, and exposing students to
some of these local experts and birds,” Porter said. “I think that’s a real positive expe-
DU Community Calendar
January & February 2008
Thursday, Jan. 17
University Reception
Hosted by Steve Schillo
Power Center Ballroom
4–6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 22
Concerto Competition Concert
Sidney Harth, music director
8 p.m./Carnegie Library Music Hall,
Homestead
$10 Suggested donation
Sunday, Jan. 27
Faculty Recital
David Allen Wehr, piano
Musical Pictures by Mussorgsky, Debussy, Griffes, Chopin and Utterback
3 p.m./PNC Recital Hall
$10 Suggested donation
Monday, Jan. 28
Power Center Dedication
Power Center Ballroom
4–6 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 5
University Reception
Hosted by John Plante
Duquesne Room, Duquesne Union
4–6 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 10
The Percussion Effect
A workshop for percussionists of
all ages and skill levels, featuring
Matthew Duvall of Eighth Blackbird
and American composer Mark
Hagerty
Free admission/Room 322 School of
Music and PNC Recital Hall
Information: www.music.duq.edu
Tuesday, Feb. 12
Duquesne University Jazz Ensembles
Mike Tomaro and Sean Jones,
directors
Music for Lovers
8 p.m./Room 322, School of Music
$10 Suggested Donation
Thursday, Feb. 14
The Duquesne Contemporary
Ensemble
David Stock, conductor
8 p.m./PNC Recital Hall
$10 Suggested Donation
Sunday, Feb. 17
Duquesne University Symphony Orchestra
Sidney Harth, music director
Lisa Pegher, percussion
Natasha Snitkovky, piano
8 p.m./Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
$10 Suggested Donation
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Duquesne University Percussion
Ensemble
Andrew Reamer, director
8 p.m/Room 322, School of Music
Free admission
Sunday, Feb. 24
Brahms on the Bluff:
The Clarinet Chronicles
James Campbell, clarinet
Guenko Guechev, bass-baritone
Donald McInnes, viola
Charles Stegeman and Rachel
Stegeman, violin
David Allen Wehr, piano
Anne Martindale Williams, cello
3 p.m./PNC Recital Hall
$10 Suggested donation
Sunday, Feb. 24
Duquesne University Wind Symphony
and Symphony Band
Robert C. Cameron, conductor
8 p.m./Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
$10 Suggested donation
Calendar Notice: Please submit
information for the Feb./March
DU Community Calendar by 3 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 25. Please include event
title, name and title of speaker(s),
date, time(s) and location(s). Send
information to [email protected].
rience, both as a collaboration and student-learning experience, as well as benefiting
the Audubon Society and our understanding of bird distributions.”
In the count, the crew heard or saw 28 different species, a total of 293 birds, according to Porter. Birds most often recorded were Canada geese, common mergansers, American black ducks, American crows and mallards, though the group also
took note of mature and juvenile bald eagles, red-tail hawks, various woodpeckers
and great blue herons.
Great horned owls added a new species to the current count over the previous year,
Porter said. In 2006, a nine-person crew sighted 30 species and 256 individual birds.
“We definitely are planning to continue these Christmas counts,” Porter said. “We
intend to make it a regular event; we also are doing a count in May that we started
last year. When the migratory birds are coming through, we get a larger species count
because of the summer birds as well as the year-round residents. It’s important to understand the usage of the land throughout the whole season because it changes quite
a bit from winter to summer.”
Occupational Therapy
Marks 15th Anniversary
The Department of Occupational Therapy will mark its 15th anniversary during the 2007-08 academic year with an event on Thursday, Jan. 24, from 1:30 to
7:30 p.m. Keynote speaker Dr. Penny Moyers, president of the American Occupational Therapy Association, will discuss The Ultimate Act of Leadership: Mobilizing Minds and Creating Action. The event also will include seminars reflecting
best practices in field, a student showcase and the honoring of 15 alumni.
For more information, e-mail [email protected].
Wellness Expo at the Power Center
All University employees are invited to explore the different aspects of wellness on
Monday, Feb. 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Power Ballroom. This event will offer opportunities to tour the new building, interact with the recreation center fitness
instructors and demonstrations on operating various exercise equipment.
Health professionals will conduct brief educational sessions covering different
wellness topics, and several vendors and campus experts will be on site to discuss
wellness services available to Duquesne’s employees. Health screenings will be offered. For more information, visit www.duq.edu/wellness-expo.
Duquesne University’s debate team accepted the championship trophy on Jan. 6, 1962,
at what then was Morgan State College in Baltimore. Dr. Albert N. Whiting, Dean of
Morgan State College, center, presents the championship trophy to Duquesne’s debaters,
who won the 22nd tournament hosted by Morgan State. Logging a 7-1 record in
the tournament were, from left, Bob Barker, now Duquesne University Distinguished
Professor of Law; Craig Seifert, Dave Guerrieri and Tim Lavelle. Not shown in the photo is
Duquesne’s legendary debate coach, Dr. Joseph R. Morice.