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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.

Your Gift Matters

Your gift on the Duquesne Day of Giving is vital to the success of our business students and to the School’s future. Areas in need include:

  • Compelling undergraduate and graduate programs.
  • Supporting innovative faculty research.
  • Naming gifts are available for all Centers of Excellence: Professional Selling, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management, Investment Strategy and Sustainable Business Innovation.

Challenge gifts

Four donors will match donations made to the Innovation Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $27,500. 

    • $10,000 Anonymous Donor
    • $5,000 John McMurtry (GB’85)
    • $5,000 Paolo DiPasquale (B’06)
    • $5,000 Bob Kingsley (B’79)
    • $2,500 Anonymous Donor

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.

One donor will donate $2,000 to the School of Business, if 100 individuals donate to the School on the Day of Giving. 

Joseph Blitzko (B'63) is generously providing $2,000 for a participation challenge. If the School of Business receives 100 individual donations on February 8, $2,000 will be donated to the School, supporting business students across all of our innovative programs. 

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

Don't forget to also spread the word!

An additional way to make a major impact on the Duquesne Day of Giving is to help us spread the word via social media, e-mail, text, and word of mouth! Share this address www.duq.edu/dayofgiving with #DUQDayOfGiving and encourage your family and friends to make a donation. Go Dukes!

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School of Business Innovation Fund Matching Gift
John McMurtry (MS’85), Paolo DiPasquale (B’06), Bob Kingsley (B 79), and two anonymous donors to the School of Business will match all donations to the School of Business Innovation Fund dollar-for-dollar, up to $27,500.
$26,876 MATCHED
Ended
$2,000
School of Business Participation Challenge
If 100 individuals donate to the School of Business, Joseph Blitzko B'63 will donate $2,000.
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
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 School of Nursing 135
2 School of Business 121
3 Liberal Arts 113
4 School of Pharmacy 109
5 School of Law 97
Ended
Leaderboard
Most Dollars Raised Leaderboard
Which specific area of campus will raise the most dollars to support their bigger goals?
Rank Fund Designation Raised
1 Women's Swimming & Diving $36,593.34
2 School of Business Innovation Fund $26,876.96
3 Football $22,116.56
4 Men's Basketball $21,480.43
5 Men's Soccer $20,825.14
Ended
Leaderboard
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 $183,474.36
2 School of Law $38,676.68
3 School of Business $37,295.43
4 School of Nursing $19,284.02
5 Liberal Arts $15,628.12
Ended
Leaderboard
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 23
2 2009 22
3 2008 22
4 2016 22
5 2012 20
6 2007 19
7 2004 17
8 2019 17
9 2006 16
10 1973 16
11 1974 16
12 2021 15
13 1983 15
14 1997 15
15 1990 15
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Parents Matching Gift
John (B'88) & Pam (B'91) Barsotti will match any donations made by current or past parents of a Duquesne University student dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500.
$2,500 MATCHED
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
Completed
Leaderboard
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 Law $38,676.68
2 School of Business $37,295.43
3 School of Nursing $19,284.02
4 Liberal Arts $15,628.12
5 College of Osteopathic Medicine $13,785.82
Ended
Leaderboard
Most Gifts Leaderboard
Which specific area of campus will receive the most gifts to support their bigger goals?
Rank Fund Designation Gifts
1 Women's Swimming & Diving 106
2 School of Business Innovation Fund 106
3 School of Pharmacy (Greatest Needs) 78
4 Rowing 74
5 Liberal Arts (Greatest Needs) 68
Ended
Leaderboard
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 661
2 School of Nursing 135
3 School of Business 121
4 Liberal Arts 113
5 School of Pharmacy 109
Ended
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 858
2 Current/Past DU Parent 356
3 Current Employee 331
4 Friend 213
5 Current Student 84
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Participating Groups
Athletics College of Osteopathic Medicine Fr. Sean Hogan Scholarships Greek Life Gumberg Library Health Sciences Liberal Arts Natural & Environmental Sciences School of Business School of Education School of Law School of Music School of Nursing School of Pharmacy Northeast Florida Alumni Chapter Spiritan Campus Ministry Student Life Study Abroad The Duquesne Fund (Unrestricted)
School of Business Donor Heatmap
Rank State Gifts
1 PA 78
2 VA 6
3 OH 5
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