The Duquesne Dukes are the athletic teams of Duquesne University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Dukes compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Football and bowling, however, compete in the Northeast Conference.
McCloskey Field at Duquesne's downtown Pittsburgh campus is surrounded by a 3-lane running track installed by ATT Sports, Inc.
Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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 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.
Holy Ghost College, 1888
The Duquesne University chapel adjoins the "Old Main" administration building.
Fisher Hall is located across Forbes Avenue from the main part of Duquesne's campus.
The McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts building borders Duquesne's Academic Walk.
