Duquesne Day of Giving 2023

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!