Duquesne University
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| motto | Spiritus est qui vivificat. |
| founding | 1878 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Pittsburgh , United States |
| president | Charles J. Dougherty |
| Students | 9,617 |
| University sports | Dukes ( Atlantic 10 Conference ) |
| Website | www.duq.edu |
The Duquesne University is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh in the US state of Pennsylvania . The college was founded in 1878 under the name Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost (Latin Universitas Spiritus Sancti Duquesnensis ) and was renamed in 1911 in honor of the former French Governor General Ange de Menneville, Marquis de Duquesne . Today 9,617 students are enrolled here.
Faculties
- Leadership and Professional Development (2001)
- Humanities (McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, 1878)
- Health Sciences (Rangos School of Health Sciences, 1990)
- Music (Mary Pappert School of Music, 1926)
- Natural and Environmental Sciences (Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences)
- Pedagogy (1929)
- Nursing (1937)
- Pharmacy (Mylan School of Pharmacy, 1925)
- Law (1911)
- Economics (AJ Palumbo School of Business Administration, 1913)
Sports
The Duquesne University sports teams are the Dukes . The university is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference .
Personalities
Arts, entertainment, literature and the humanities
- Werner Herzog - filmmaker
- Sammy Nestico - composer (big band music)
Government and military
- Michael V. Hayden - Air Force general and director of the CIA
Sports
- Chuck Cooper - basketball player (one of the first 3 Afro-American players in the NBA)
- Chip Ganassi - racing car driver
- Sihugo Green - basketball player
Web links
Commons : Duquesne University - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 40 ° 26 ′ 10 ″ N , 79 ° 59 ′ 35 ″ W.