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66-694: The Tamburitzans (formerly the Duquesne University Tamburitzans) are the longest-running multicultural song and dance company in the United States . Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , the company's members are full-time students who receive scholarships for their activities. The Tamburitzans are dedicated to perpetuating international cultural heritage through entertaining performance - while awarding scholarships to talented and deserving students attending

132-416: A 1925 student committee, and was an "octagonal deep blue stone held in place by four corner prongs." Two years later, another student committee replaced the blue stone with a synthetic ruby . The ring's design continued to evolve until 1936, as the prongs were replaced with a continuous metal bezel . The words "Duquesne", "University", and "Pittsburgh", accompanied the graduation year around the four sides of

198-609: A German in Pittsburgh), the second and third floors of a bakery were leased on the corner of Wylie Avenue and Federal Street in downtown Pittsburgh as a temporary location for the college. Strub and his fellow Spiritans established the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost on October 1, 1878, a month behind schedule. Bishop Tuigg did not provide the support he had promised, having learned that

264-420: A Pittsburgh-based school. The Tamburitzans were formed on February 3, 1937, by Dr. A. Lester Pierce, who brought his "Slavonic Tamburitza Orchestra" from St. Edward's University of Austin , Texas to Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , where the group was well received by the region's diverse ethnic communities. Dr. Pierce negotiated an arrangement with Duquesne University, involving a work scholarship program, and

330-454: A Spiritan father and alumnus, Father John F. Malloy. They were then examined and partly revised by Pierre de Chaignon la Rose , a prominent ecclesiastical heraldic artist at the time. The design was adopted early in 1923 and used for the first time carved in high relief above Canevin Hall, then under construction. The first time the arms were incorporated into the seal of the university was for

396-734: A conference center and ballroom. The 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m ) building was completed in early January 2008, and is the first stage of a development that aims to serve both the campus community and the surrounding neighborhood. In October 2010 the university announced the purchase of the eight-story, 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m ) building at 600 Fifth Avenue from Robert Morris University, which had been RMU's Pittsburgh Center. This adds an additional 87 classrooms, 1,100 seats and new music facilities. Duquesne plans to utilize this building to allow further expansion of its graduate programs as applications have doubled since 2005. Duquesne also owns four other buildings along Fifth Avenue bordering on

462-775: A faculty of six. In 1911, the college became the first Catholic university-level institution in Pennsylvania. It is named for an 18th-century governor of New France , Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville . Duquesne has since expanded to over 9,300 graduate and undergraduate students within a self-contained 49-acre (19.8 ha) hilltop campus in Pittsburgh's Bluff neighborhood. The school maintains an associate campus in Rome and encompasses ten schools of study. The university hosts international students from more than 80 countries although most students—about 80%—are from Pennsylvania or

528-437: A financial crisis in 1970 nearly forced the closure of the university. Students rallied to the cause, however, and set a goal of raising one million dollars to "Save Duquesne University". Students engaged in door-to-door fundraising and gathered nearly $ 600,000, enough to keep Duquesne afloat until the end of the crisis in 1973. It was also during Fr. McAnulty's time as president that Duquesne University played an important role in

594-616: A news release as being as the result of "retention rates well above national averages and a desire voiced by students to remain on campus during their junior and senior years". The new hall was constructed on the former site of Des Places Hall, an academic building named after Claude Poullart des Places , the founder of the Spiritan congregation. The hall retained its name and was opened for the fall 2012 semester. Duquesne University hosts more than 150 student organizations, including 19 fraternities and sororities . Media organizations include

660-817: A priest in 1858 in Dakar , Senegal . He became the Vicar General to Mgr. Kobes, the Vice Superior of Dakar, and subsequently the provincial superior at Marienthal  [ de ] and Marienstatt Abbeys in Westerwald , Germany. He was Chaplain General of the French prisoners at Mainz during the Franco-Prussian War , and became an intimate friend of Marshal Patrice de Mac-Mahon . He

726-478: A religious institution. Former university president Charles Dougherty suggested that unionization "could lead to the compromise or loss of our Catholic and Spiritan identity". Duquesne has over 93,000 living alumni, and the School of Law reports that almost 30 percent of the practicing lawyers in western Pennsylvania are graduates of Duquesne. Duquesne has many alumni in the media and sports fields. These include

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792-526: A rented space above a bakery on Wylie Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh. Duquesne established itself at its current location on the Bluff and built the original five-story red brick "Old Main" in 1885. At the time, it was the highest point on the Pittsburgh skyline. On May 27, 1911, under the leadership of Fr. Martin Hehir , the college became the first Catholic institution of higher learning in Pennsylvania to become

858-456: A score specifically for a motion picture, also composed the music for Duquesne University's alma mater. Father John F. Malloy, who also designed the university coat of arms, wrote the lyrics. The first performance of the song was in October 1920. The Duquesne University class ring was first adopted in the 1920s, the same decade as the seal and alma mater. The first incarnation was approved by

924-473: A small library, dining hall, recreational areas, and modernized living quarters complete with bathrooms in each double room." The curriculum at the Italian campus includes history, art history, Italian language , philosophy, theology, sociology and economics, appropriate to the historical and cultural setting of Rome. The faculty of the program, largely constituted by visiting professors and resident scholars,

990-521: A student radio station, WDSR (Duquesne Student Radio). Founded in 1984, it broadcasts solely through the Internet streaming audio . Other student media organizations include The Duquesne Duke campus newspaper and L'Esprit Du Duc , the university's yearbook. Duquesne also hosts a Student Government Association, a student-run Program Council, a Commuter Council, a representative Residence Hall Association, an Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council,

1056-527: A time of expansion for the developing university. The campus grew to include its first single-purpose academic building, Canevin Hall, as well as a gymnasium and a central heating plant. Institutionally, the school grew to include the School of Pharmacy in 1925, a School of Music in 1926, and a School of Education in 1929. Hard times, however, came with the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ; plans for expansion had to be shelved. The beloved Fr. Hehir

1122-467: A university. It was subsequently renamed Duquesne University of the Holy Ghost , after Ange Duquesne de Menneville, Marquis du Quesne , the French governor of New France who first brought Catholic observances to the Pittsburgh area. The year 1913 saw the university record its first woman graduate, Sister M. Fides of the Sisters of Mercy . In 1914, the graduate school was established. The 1920s were

1188-560: Is still used to house the administrative offices of the university. Canevin Hall, named after bishop of Pittsburgh Regis Canevin , was constructed in 1922 and is the oldest classroom building on campus; it was renovated in 1968 and again in 2009. These two buildings, as well Bayer Hall, the Richard King Mellon Hall of Science (designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ), and the Victorian Laval House, are at

1254-408: Is supplemented by a few distinguished professors from the home campus. Duquesne has a total student enrollment of 9,344 undergraduate and graduate students. The university has grown to comprise ten schools and other institutions, offering degree programs at the baccalaureate, professional, masters and doctoral levels in 189 academic programs. It is the only Spiritan institution of higher education in

1320-483: Is the Power Center, named in honor of Father William Patrick Power , the university's first president. The multipurpose recreation facility on Forbes Avenue between Chatham Square and Magee Street, across from the university's Forbes Avenue entrance, adds to the student fitness facilities on campus. Other spaces include a Barnes & Noble bookstore containing a Starbucks café, Freshens, Red Ring Restaurant, and

1386-511: The ACHA as members of College Hockey Mid-America (Division 1) and College Hockey East (Division 3). The fight song for Duquesne is "Victory Song (Red and Blue)." The Duquesne University coat of arms was modified from that of the family of its namesake, the Marquis du Quesne. A red book was added to adapt the arms of a French governor to that of a university. The coat of arms was designed by

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1452-709: The Aspen Institute "Ideas Worth Teaching" award, which recognizes professors and classes that redefine business education and practice. In 2020, the program was recognized as the top sustainability-focused MBA in the United States and the fourth best program in the world by Corporate Knights magazine. Like many US universities, Duquesne University has faced criticism for what has been described as hire-and-fire treatment of academics not on tenure track . Adjunct faculty have complained that they are paid approximately $ 12,000 annually for full-time work without

1518-593: The Atlantic 10 Conference or the Northeast Conference (football and bowling). In recent years, Duquesne football was a member of the NCAA Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . Duquesne started varsity women's triathlon in the 2023-24 academic year and will start varsity women's golf and acrobatics and tumbling in 2024-25. Duquesne has two notable club ice hockey teams that play in

1584-529: The EPA 's Energy Star Combined Heat and Power Award for its natural gas turbine located on campus. Duquesne also uses an innovative ice cooling system that cools buildings and reduces peak energy demand. Duquesne's new Power Center facility has also achieved a LEED Silver Rating. Furthermore, Duquesne's Center for Environmental Research and Education (CERE) offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in environmental science and management. Duquesne has been evaluated by

1650-543: The Knights of Columbus , and numerous departmental Honor Societies. Fraternities on campus include Alpha Delta , Alpha Phi Delta , Delta Chi , Gamma Phi (a local fraternity formed at Duquesne in 1916), Sigma Alpha Epsilon , Sigma Nu , and Tau Kappa Epsilon . Sororities include Alpha Gamma Delta , Alpha Omicron Pi , Alpha Phi , Alpha Sigma Tau , Delta Zeta , Gamma Phi Beta , Sigma Kappa , and Zeta Tau Alpha . Most Duquesne chapters have suites or wings on campus, in

1716-688: The NBA , all graduated from Duquesne, as did both the founder and his principal owner son of the Pittsburgh Steelers , Art and Dan Rooney . Singer Bobby Vinton , MLB pitcher Joe Beimel , and big-band composer Sammy Nestico are also alumni. Norm Nixon , who holds the all-time assist record for the Duquesne Dukes, played for the Los Angeles Lakers . Indiana Pacers point guard T. J. McConnell spent two years playing for

1782-647: The PPG Paints Arena where the university now plays some of its home basketball games. The university announced plans on August 1, 2019, to build an 80,000-to-100,000-square-foot (7,400 to 9,300 m ) building along Forbes Avenue to house its new osteopathic medical school. University owned WDUQ, NPR and jazz station, has relocated to offices in the Cooper Building and studios in Clement Hall. Until 2009, Duquesne University had an extension of

1848-518: The Red Masquers , Spotlight Musical Theatre Company, and the Medieval and Renaissance Players. The Masquers annually perform three main-stage plays , generally one classical, one modern, and one contemporary. In addition, the group performs two sets of one-act plays . "Premieres", which are student-written, are performed in the winter, while in the spring "One Acts for Charity" are selected from

1914-643: The School of Leadership and Professional Advancement in Wormleysburg . Classes were also available at Fort Indiantown Gap . Since 2001, Duquesne has offered an Italian campus program. The facility, part of extensive grounds owned and managed by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth , is west of downtown Rome and just beyond Vatican City . University materials describe the campus as "a walled property enclosing beautiful gardens and walkways, [with] classrooms, computer facilities (including Internet),

1980-622: The Warner Bros. film exchange building in the 1920s and served the studio until the 1960s. [1] In September 2014, Duquesne University announced that the Tamburitzans would become an independent nonprofit over the subsequent two to three years. As of July 1, 2016, The Tamburitzans ensemble officially is supported by PIFAI - Pittsburgh International Folk Arts Institute - a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation headquartered in Pittsburgh. Duquesne University Duquesne University of

2046-555: The 1950s and won the NIT championship in 1955. The Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost was founded on October 1, 1878, by Fr. Joseph Strub and the Holy Ghost Fathers, who had been expelled from Germany during Otto von Bismarck 's Kulturkampf six years earlier. When the college was founded, it had six faculty members and 40 students. The college obtained its state charter in 1882. Students attended classes in

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2112-410: The 1960s. The largest facility is Duquesne Towers, which houses 1,200 students, including Greek organizations. Other facilities include Vickroy Hall, built in 1997, and Brottier Hall, which was formerly an apartment complex before its purchase by the university in 2004. On March 10, 2010, the university announced plans to construct a new residence hall. The need for a new residence hall was explained in

2178-533: The 2009 and 2010 College Sustainability Report Card. The Palumbo-Donahue School of Business offers a full-time MBA-Sustainable Business Practices. This Sustainable MBA integrates sustainability-oriented coursework and consulting projects into the curriculum. This program has earned considerable recognition since its launch. In 2008, the program was awarded the Page Prize for excellence in business sustainability education. In 2018, Dr Robert Sroufe received

2244-415: The 31 buildings that make up the Bluff campus, several are recent constructions or renovations, including a health sciences facility (Rangos Hall), two recording studios, two parking garages, a multipurpose recreation center (Power Center), and a theater-classroom complex (Bayer Hall). The "Old Main" Administration Building was the first structure to be constructed on campus. The Victorian Gothic structure

2310-885: The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown ; and Cardinals Daniel DiNardo and Adam Maida . Figures in politics include Donald A. Bailey , Father James Cox , former retired United States Air Force four-star general and former Director of the National Security Agency, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, and Director of the CIA General Michael V. Hayden , former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Catherine Baker Knoll , U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania Bud Shuster , and United States ambassadors Thomas Patrick Melady and Dan Rooney. Duquesne has many alumni in

2376-761: The Contemporary Ensemble (conductor David Cutler), the Jazz Bands (conductors Sean Jones (trumpeter) and Mike Tomaro) and many other chamber groups. Vocal Ensembles include the Opera Workshop (director Meghan DeWald), the Voices of Spirit (conductor Dr. Caron Daley) and the Pappert Women's and Men's chorales. Performances are regular for each ensemble, and tours abroad are common for many. The university also maintains three theater groups:

2442-574: The Dukes. WWE Superstar, Roman Macek, ring name Luca Crusifino , graduated from Duquesne University and also attended Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University . Duquesne has graduated at least three bishops and two cardinals in the Roman Catholic Church, including Bishops David Zubik , who is the current ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh ; former Bishop of Pittsburgh Vincent Leonard ; and David Bonnar ,

2508-608: The Duquesne Towers building, although some chapters are not housed on campus. Duquesne is the home of the Tamburitzans , the longest-running multicultural song and dance company in the United States. Their shows feature an ensemble of talented young folk artists dedicated to the performance and preservation of the music, songs, and dances of Eastern Europe and neighboring folk cultures. The performers are full-time students who receive substantial scholarship awards from

2574-602: The Holy Spirit ( / dj uː ˈ k eɪ n / dew- KAYN ; also known as Duquesne University or Duquesne ) is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, United States. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit , Duquesne first opened as the Pittsburgh Catholic College of the Holy Ghost in October 1878 with an enrollment of 40 students and

2640-447: The Power Center, a mixed-use development project on Forbes Avenue, and a new residence hall, which was completed in 2012. The university established an osteopathic medical school which admitted its first class in the summer of 2024. Duquesne University has more than tripled in size from its early 12.5-acre (50,590 m ) site on Boyd's Hill to its present 49-acre (198,300 m ) main campus in Pittsburgh's Uptown neighborhood . Of

2706-610: The Red Masquers. The Duquesne Dukes play varsity football, men's and women's basketball, women's bowling, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's swimming & diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's outdoor track & field, women's indoor track & field, women's lacrosse, women's rowing, and women's volleyball at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level and in either

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2772-498: The bezel, and the shank on both sides was decorated with a motif adapted from the university's coat of arms. Originally an option, the embossed gold Gothic initial "D" became standard in the late 1930s. The Duquesne alumni website notes, "The golden initial, oversized stone and octagonal shape make the Duquesne ring stand out from those of other colleges and universities." Duquesne was the first university in Pennsylvania to receive

2838-411: The commencement program of 1926. The formal heraldic blazon of the arms is as follows: Argent, a lion sable armed and langued gules holding a book of the same edged or; on a chief party per pale azure and of the third, a dove displayed of the first, areoled of the fourth; motto, "Spiritus est qui vivificat." Alumnus Joseph Carl Breil , class of 1888, notable as being the first person to compose

2904-461: The death of Margaret Mary Vojtko , an adjunct who was removed by campus police from her office, where she had been sleeping as she could not afford to heat her house while paying for chemotherapy. On a contract that did not pay for insurance, her pay had recently been cut by approximately a third. The university has resisted attempts by adjunct faculty to join unions, arguing that its academic staff are exempt from employee rights due to its status as

2970-487: The interim rector while Power arrived was a German priest, and only forty students constituted the first class. In order to avoid provoking the bishop further, Strub left for Arkansas , only two weeks after establishing the Pittsburgh Catholic College, hoping to bring the Spiritan influence to that state. Having heard Little Rock Bishop Edward Fitzgerald 's call for more Roman Catholic clergy in Arkansas, Strub visited

3036-454: The late John Clayton , a writer and reporter for ESPN ; actor Tom Atkins ; and Terry McGovern , the television actor, radio personality, voice-over specialist, and acting instructor. German filmmaker Werner Herzog attended Duquesne, but did not graduate. Sports personalities Leigh Bodden , Chip Ganassi , Mike James , baseball hall-of-famer Cumberland Posey , and Chuck Cooper , the first African-American basketball player to be drafted in

3102-517: The parish could serve as a place to open a school for Catholic men. Three attempts to open a college in Pittsburgh had already failed, so Strub was reluctant. He accepted the order, however, hoping that the establishment could serve as a scholasticate for the Holy Ghost Fathers (despite the Congregation's desire that all Holy Ghost fathers be educated in France). The establishment of the college

3168-574: The parishes of the diocese. Strub also wrote the Superior General in Paris for personnel, writing, "Be careful to send no one without English. You have no idea how useful the English language is here. I might even say necessary!" Despite a dispute concerning the choice of Irish Spiritan William Power as the new college's rector (Strub believed an Irishman would not be viewed as hard-working as

3234-477: The right to receive or buy into benefits or healthcare, and with the risk of their anticipated work being terminated with as little as two weeks' notice. Following concern that any complaints to administrators could lead to adjunct professors being dismissed , adjunct faculty have sought to unionize by joining the United Steelworkers union. Particular criticism was applied to the university after

3300-575: The sciences including George Delahunty . Miftah Ismail who is federal Minister of Finance and revenue in Pakistan is also an alumnus. Joseph Strub Joseph Strub was born in Strasbourg , Alsace-Lorraine on November 1, 1833. While studying to become a Holy Ghost Father, he was given permission to do missionary work in West Africa . He worked there from 1857 to 1863, being ordained

3366-547: The shaping of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal , which has its roots in a retreat of several faculty members and students held in February 1967. McAnulty was succeeded by Fr. Donald S. Nesti . Fr. Nesti's tenure in the 1980s saw construction begin on the A. J. Palumbo Center , which was dedicated in 1988, as well as an expansion of the law school. It was under the presidency of John E. Murray Jr. ,

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3432-508: The state and wrote Bishop Fitzgerald obtaining permission to found St. Joseph Colony in Conway . The Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad granted the mission several hundred thousand acres of land from Marche and Atkins . In January 1879, Strub moved the mission to Morrilton , since the location was more central. In 1880, Strub wrote Der Leitstern (English: The Guiding Star ), a German-language pamphlet that encouraged immigrants to settle in

3498-512: The strain of leading the school through such struggles, and he was relieved of his duties by Fr. Francis P. Smith in 1946. After the war, the school faced a wave of veterans seeking higher education. In contrast to the lean war-time years, the 1949 enrollment peaked at 5,500, and space became an issue. Fr. Smith took advantage of the Lanham Act , which allowed him to acquire three barracks-type buildings from Army surplus. The science curriculum

3564-568: The surrounding region. Duquesne is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". There are more than 93,000 living alumni of the university ranging from two cardinals and the current bishop of Pittsburgh to a former director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The Duquesne Dukes compete in NCAA Division I . Duquesne men's basketball appeared twice in national championship games in

3630-514: The tradition of The Tamburitzans began. Over the years, The Tamburitzans have recorded albums and have toured extensively (sometimes internationally) performing music and dance mainly from Eastern Europe and its neighboring folk cultures. The Tamburitzans are affectionately known as "the Tammies" in some circles. The Tamburitzans headquarters at 1801 Boulevard of the Allies was originally built as

3696-553: The university's first lay president, that the university developed into its modern institutional and physical form. Between 1988 and 2001, the university opened its first new schools in 50 years, including the Rangos School of Health Sciences , the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences , and the School of Leadership and Professional Advancement . Duquesne University continues to expand with its completion of

3762-625: The university, with additional financial aid provided by Tamburitzans Scholarship Endowment Funds. The Mary Pappert School of Music hosts in-house and guest performers on a regular basis. Many music school ensembles also perform at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. Instrumental ensembles include the Symphony Orchestra (conductor Daniel Meyer), the Wind Symphony (conductor Robert Cameron) and Symphony Band (conductor Robert Cameron),

3828-643: The west end of Academic Walk, a thoroughfare that provides pedestrian-only access to most of the campus, including the Student Union. The Union, which houses meeting rooms, three dining facilities, a Starbucks , a PNC branch, a recreation center, and an art gallery, is the center of campus life and student activities. Located on the northern side of campus is the Gumberg Library , a five-story structure opened in 1978 and holding extensive print and electronic collections. The newest campus construction

3894-621: The works of professional playwrights. In recent years, the company has also participated in the Pittsburgh Monologue Project. Spotlight is a musical theatre company that produces two full-length Broadway musicals each year. The Renaissance and Medieval Players offer audiences a historical Medieval experience , performing religious plays, morality plays , and farces from the English Medieval and Early Renaissance periods, sometimes working in conjunction with

3960-505: The world, and hosts international students from more than eighty different countries. The following institutions, along with their dates of founding, comprise Duquesne University: More than 3,600 students live at Duquesne University in five residence halls and one apartment complex. Assumption Hall, built in the 1950s, was the first residential hall on Duquesne's campus, and can accommodate 300 residents. Freshman residence halls include St. Ann's Hall and St. Martin's Hall, which were opened in

4026-412: Was a high point of student exuberance. A university library was completed in 1940. Some of the darkest years of the university's history passed during World War II , when the university was led by the young Fr. Raymond Kirk . The school's enrollment, which had been 3,100 in 1940, dropped to an all-time low in the summer of 1944, with a mere one thousand students enrolled. Fr. Kirk's health broke under

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4092-528: Was dedicated in November 1958, housing the schools of business and law. It was during the tenure of Fr. Henry J. McAnulty that Fr. Gallagher's ambitious plans were put to action. Between 1959 and 1980, the university renovated or constructed various buildings to form the academic infrastructure of the campus. Among these are College Hall, the music school and the library, as well as a new Student Union and Mellon Hall, along with four more dormitories. Although Fr. McAnulty's years as president saw tremendous expansion,

4158-403: Was delayed for two years by complications surrounding the Holy See 's creation of a Diocese of Allegheny , as Bishop John Tuigg became the new bishop of Pittsburgh. Finally, in 1878, Bishop Tuigg gave Strub permission to open a college in Pittsburgh, though he allocated no resources towards its foundation: no building, land, nor money was available. All Tuigg promised was a recommendation to

4224-415: Was expanded, and the School of Business Administration saw its enrollment rise to over two thousand. Also during this time, a campus beautification project was implemented and WDUQ , Pittsburgh's first college radio station, was founded. An ambitious campus expansion plan was proposed by Fr. Vernon F. Gallagher in 1952. Assumption Hall, the first student dormitory, was opened in 1954, and Rockwell Hall

4290-477: Was rewarded for his services by the French government with the Cross of the Legion of Honor . Strub and his order were expelled from Germany during Otto von Bismarck 's Kulturkampf in 1872. Strub and five priests moved to Ohio , but relocated a few years later after hearing of a demand for German priests in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . In April 1874, the Bishop of Pittsburgh, Michael Domenec , assigned Strub to St. Mary's Church in Sharpsburg , hoping that

4356-468: Was succeeded in 1931 by Fr. J. J. Callahan . Though Fr. Callahan was not as able an administrator as Fr. Hehir, his tenure did see the university add numerous new programs, a short-lived School for the Unemployed, and, in 1937, the Nursing School . The university's sports programs also thrived during the Depression era, with some of the greatest triumphs of the basketball and football teams occurring in that time period—a 6–0 football defeat of Pitt in 1936

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