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School of Business

Our MISSION: Provide Transformative Education in a Spiritan Tradition…

We develop ethical business professionals who:

  • Understand the global marketplace
  • Serve others by leading with integrity to transform their communities, organizations, and society

We accomplish this by:

Engaging students, alumni, and business partners with passionate faculty members who create impactful scholarship and innovative educational experiences that connect theory to practice.

The impact of your gift

Your support of our business students is vital to their success and the School’s future. Areas in need include:

  • Launching New Center for Student Success: We are converting the entire seventh floor of Rockwell Hall into a new Center for Student Success (CSS). This will be an important driving force in helping us recruit, develop, transform and place our students so they can have maximum impact in business and the world. Our new CSS will be an important driving force in transforming students into ethical business professionals who make a difference. In short, the CSS will be the ‘beating heart’ of our School, a welcoming place focused holistically on all of our students’ needs.
  • Naming gifts are available for all Centers of Excellence: Professional Selling, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management, Investment Strategy and Sustainable Business Innovation.
  • Compelling undergraduate and graduate programs.
  • Supporting innovative faculty research.

Challenge gifts

Three donors will match donations made to the Innovation Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000. 

  • $10,000 Anonymous Donor
  • $5,000 John McMurtry (MS’85)
  • $5,000 Thomas McQuillan (B’88)

The Innovation Fund is an investment in the Palumbo-Donahue 2025 Achieving Distinctive Excellence strategic plan. Your support contributes to the on-going renovation effort of Rockwell Hall, enhances the practical based student learning experiences in our Centers of Excellence as well as augments forward thinking curricular innovations and academic thought leadership.

By supporting the Innovation Fund, the Palumbo-Donahue School of Business is able to provide transformative educational experiences living out our vision to—Be a Premier Business School with Distinctive Excellence.

Two anonymous donors will match donations made to the Bhaskar Student Excellence Fund, dollar-for-dollar up to $40,000. 

This fund honors the legacy of Professor Bhaskar, a member of our finance faculty who recently retired after shaping the lives of thousands of students.  The resources raised will directly support students involved with the Investment Strategy Institute and student managed investment fund (SMIF) program and will enhance the investment experience for students.

Please make your donations to the School of Business and thank you for your support.

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See what people are sharing about Duquesne Day of Giving 2022!
School of Business Donor Heatmap
Rank State Gifts
1 PA 93
2 MD 5
3 TX 4
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Bhaskar Student Excellence Fund Matching Gift
Two anonymous School of Business alumni will match all donations to the Bhaskar Student Excellence Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $40,000. This fund was established in honor of retired finance professor Vashishta Bhaskar to support the educational experience of students involved with the Investment Strategy Institute and Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) program.
$40,000 MATCHED
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2
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School of Business Innovation Fund Matching Gift
John McMurtry (MS’85), Thomas McQuillan (B’88) and an anonymous School of Business alum will match all donations to the School of Business Innovation Fund dollar-for-dollar, up to $20,000.
$20,000 MATCHED
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$2,500
Current/Past DU Parent Participation Challenge
If 350 current or past parents of a Duquesne University student make a gift of any amount, to any area of the University, the Priemer family will make a $2,500 gift.
350 / 350 Donors
Completed
$10,000
Duquesne Day of Giving Participation Challenge
Thanks to the generosity of John B’70 and Carolyn George, if 500 gifts are made to any area of campus on the Day of Giving it will unlock a $5,000 gift; an additional $10,000 will be unlocked if 1,000 gifts are made; and an additional $10,000 will be unlocked if 1,500 gifts are made.
1,500 / 1,500 Gifts
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Leaderboard
Who is Giving?
Which Duquesne University community group is making the largest impact on the Day of Giving?
Please Check All of Your Duquesne Affiliations
Rank Answer Gifts
1 Alumni 1,048
2 Current/Past DU Parent 448
3 Current Employee 381
4 Friend 266
5 Current Student 92
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Amount Raised Leaderboard by Area of Campus
Which area of campus will earn the most total dollars in donations on the Day of Giving? Make a gift to help get your favorite area of campus to the top of the leaderboard!
Rank Department Raised
1 Athletics $147,500.00
2 School of Business $65,727.49
3 School of Law $47,371.59
4 College of Osteopathic Medicine $25,633.34
5 School of Pharmacy $15,041.39
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Number of Gifts Leaderboard by Area of Campus
Which area of campus will receive the most donations on the Day of Giving? Make a gift to help get your favorite area of campus to the top of the leaderboard!
Rank Department Gifts
1 Athletics 655
2 Liberal Arts 145
3 School of Law 141
4 School of Business 137
5 School of Nursing 120
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Most Dollars Raised Leaderboard
Which specific area of campus will raise the most dollars to support their bigger goals?
Rank Fund Designation Raised
1 Bhaskar Student Excellence Fund $40,177.83
2 Women's Swimming & Diving $29,723.51
3 College of Osteopathic Medicine $25,533.34
4 School of Business Innovation Fund $24,163.58
5 Football $24,124.29
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Most Gifts Leaderboard
Which specific area of campus will receive the most gifts to support their bigger goals?
Rank Fund Designation Gifts
1 Ice Hockey 102
2 Liberal Arts (Greatest Needs) 96
3 Women's Swimming & Diving 90
4 School of Pharmacy (Greatest Needs) 82
5 Cross Country & Track & Field 77
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Most Gifts by Class
Which Duquesne University class will make the most gifts on the Day of Giving? Make a gift now and tell your classmates to get your class to the top of the leaderboard!
Duquesne University Graduation Year
Rank Answer Gifts
1 2005 36
2 2016 29
3 2007 27
4 2012 27
5 1981 25
6 2020 24
7 2019 24
8 2006 23
9 2018 21
10 2009 20
11 2014 20
12 2008 19
13 2017 19
14 1983 18
15 1973 18
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School Leaderboard by Gifts
Which Duquesne University school will receive the most donations on the Day of Giving? Make a gift to help get your school to the top of the leaderboard!
Rank Department Gifts
1 Liberal Arts 145
2 School of Law 141
3 School of Business 137
4 School of Nursing 120
5 School of Pharmacy 92
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School Leaderboard by Amount Raised
Which Duquesne University school will raise the most on the Day of Giving? Make a gift to help get your school to the top of the leaderboard!
Rank Department Raised
1 School of Business $65,727.49
2 School of Law $47,371.59
3 College of Osteopathic Medicine $25,633.34
4 School of Pharmacy $15,041.39
5 Liberal Arts $13,951.68
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