Packing bags and giving back with Duq alumni non-profit

by Mary Liz Flavin | news editor Jan. 20, 2022 Standing outside Status Grooming in East Liberty in 2020, Spencer Marnich watched as youngsters filed in and out of the storefront with free, freshly clipped hair just in time for the school year. Inspired by Status Grooming’s desire to help students in need, Marnich approached Duquesne alumni Jennifer Marfisi and Cole Barefoot with an idea. … Continue reading Packing bags and giving back with Duq alumni non-profit

Duquesne mail clerk recognized for outstanding achievement

By Elsa Buehler | Staff Writer 11/09/2017 It has been said that a community is only as good as the people within it, and if this is true, then all of Duquesne has much to be proud of in our own mail clerk of 36 years, Carol Radzanowski. Radzanowski was recently recognized, along with a few other local community members, by Pittsburgh Magazine as an … Continue reading Duquesne mail clerk recognized for outstanding achievement

Non-profits benefit from Day of Giving

By Kaye Burnet | The Duquesne Duke  Hundreds of non-profit organizations from the Allegheny and Westmoreland counties participated in The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Day of Giving last Thursday. The Day of Giving, an annual occurrence in Pittsburgh since 2009, is a “24-hour online giving initiative” encouraging individuals to donate to one or more of the city’s many non-profits, Pittsburgh Foundation manager of marketing and communications Christopher … Continue reading Non-profits benefit from Day of Giving