THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING. “Old Main,” was the first building constructed on the Duquesne Campus, dedicated in 1885. It houses the Executive Offices of the University, Office of Admissions, Registrar's Office, Campus Ministry, Business Offices, University Counseling Center, Financial Aid Office, Learning Skills Center, and the offices of University Events, Alumni and Development. Adjoining the building is the University Chapel, which offers daily Mass.

THE A.J. PALUMBO CENTER. Located at the corner of Forbes Avenue and Magee Street on the northeast corner of the Duquesne campus, the multi-purpose Palumbo Center houses a main arena, three regulation-size basketball courts, modern training room facilities, a 5,500 square foot weight room, an indoor running track, and locker room facilities. Not just an athletics facility, Palumbo Center houses athletics department staff and coaches offices. In the past ten years, Palumbo Center has been the site of three postseason conference volleyball tournaments, two National Invitation Tournament men's basketball games, and two opening rounds of the Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament. Palumbo Center also annually serves as the host site for numerous high school basketball tournaments and playoff games.

Named in honor of its benefactor, Antonio J. Palumbo, the center has consistently been ranked among the top ten grossing arenas of its size by Performance Magazine, a popular concert trade publication. Palumbo was elected to the Duquesne University Board of Directors and, in 1987, he receive an honorary doctorate of business administration from Duquesne University. Palumbo's generosity to the university has provided the campus with the A.J. Palumbo School of Business, as well as the home of Duquesne Basketball.

The 6,200-seat arena also houses the Athletic Department.  The arena is also a convocation facility that allows the entire University to come together for major events.

ASSUMPTION HALL, the oldest residence hall on campus, was dedicated in 1956. Assumption houses students who are at various levels in their academic studies from freshmen to seniors. Assumption Hall is home to residents who are a part of the University’s Honors College. Residence Life staff works closely with the Honors College staff to integrate students’ learning inside and outside the classroom. Assumption has a small fitness room, a 24-hour computer lab, and a laundry facility on the Ground floor. The building entrance is staffed 24 hours per day.  Campus computer mainframe and cable television connections are available in all student rooms.

BAYER LEARNING CENTER is a modern classroom building with multimedia classrooms/laboratories, complete with satellite downlinks, electronic “white” boards and interactive student response pads. The Bayer Learning Center houses the Department of Physics of the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Pre-Health Professions and Post-baccalaureate Pre-Medical Programs Office, and the administrative, student services, and faculty offices of the Mylan School of Pharmacy.

BROTTIER HALL, purchased in 2004, became Duquesne University’s 6th Living/Learning Center. It houses approximately 750 students in studio, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom apartments. Constructed in 1967, the building is 20 stories high, with 314 total apartments. There is a fitness center, indoor parking garage, study and television lounges. The building entrance is staffed 24 hours per day. Students are required to sign a 12-month housing agreement. Meal plans are not required; however, a variety of meal plan options are available on a voluntary basis. Upper-class students, graduate students, and married students are eligible to live in Brottier Hall, space permitting. University policy does not however permit children to reside in Living Learning Centers. Campus computer mainframe and cable television connections are available in all student apartments.

CANEVIN HALL, the oldest classroom building on campus, was built in 1922 and completely renovated in 1968. A four-story building, it houses the School of Education, Reading Clinic, and Guidance and Counseling Clinic.

COLLEGE HALL, a six-story classroom and office building dedicated in 1970, is the seat of the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, housing the majority of its departments and facilities. Special instructional facilities include public computer laboratories; communication, interactive media; mathematics, and social science computer laboratories; the Writing Center; and lecture halls.

DES PLACES houses the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the production and broadcasting studios of WDUQ-FM, a full member station of National Public Radio (NPR). Named in honor of the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, the center also features multimedia language laboratories, an audio language laboratory, a fully equipped color television studio, and seminar rooms.

THE DUQUESNE TOWERS, is the largest of our Living Learning Centers, Duquesne Towers (commonly referred to as the Towers) is home to nearly 1,200 students at the sophomore level or above. Towers is home to our fraternities and sororities, as well as “Group Housing”, in which students choose to live together with others who share a common interest. There are a variety of lounges throughout the building, as well as a large laundry facility on the top floor. The building entrance is staffed 24 hours per day.  Campus computer mainframe and cable television connections are available in all student rooms.  This seventeen story building contains the Hogan Dining Center, Student Mail Center, Brottier Campus Ministry Center and the swimming pool.

THE DUQUESNE UNION is the center of campus life and student activities. Dedicated in 1967, it houses offices of the Student Life Division (Student Activities, Greek Life, Multicultural Affairs, Judicial Affairs, Commuter Affairs, and Freshman Development and Special Student Services), the Commuter Center, International Programs and various student organizations. Facilities include: meeting rooms, information center, four dining facilities (which include a Starbucks coffee), the bookstore, ID Center, PNC Branch Bank, a recreation center, and an art gallery. The NiteSpot is a popular gathering place for lounging and recreation. Late night programs are offered in the Nitespot Tuesday through Saturday.

FISHER HALL houses the Rangos School of Health Science Departments of Health Management Systems and Speech-Language Pathology, Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic, Exercise Physiology Lab, Occupational Performance Lab for Occupational Therapy, Department of Theology, Human Resource Management, Public Affairs, computer labs, classrooms, other administrative offices, and research laboratories. The School of Nursing is located on the fifth floor and includes a nursing computer laboratory, resource center, nursing skills laboratory, and lecture halls.

FORBES AVENUE PARKING GARAGE, dedicated in the fall of 1987, is located on Forbes Avenue at McAnulty Drive and provides the University with 775 parking spaces. The eight-story garage is equipped with two elevators and a walk-way leading to the north entrance of the Duquesne Union building allowing easy access to Duquesne’s hilltop campus.

G&G BUILDING houses the Physical Plant Office.

GUMBERG LIBRARY opened in 1978 and was rededicated in 1995. The five-story structure holds an extensive collection which serves the Duquesne community on campus and at a distance, offering access to a collection which includes both print and electronic resources. The Library’s collection has grown to more than 700,000 volumes.
The Library makes available more than 170 research databases that index newspapers, research journals, and other publications. It provides access to more than 6,000 electronic journals, newspapers, and other periodicals as well as electronic versions of books, reference works, poems, plays and more.

The Library catalog provides links to many electronic resources and to catalogs of other regional libraries. Students have several options for obtaining materials not available at Gumberg Library including E-ZBorrow and ILLiad. The Library is committed to using evolving technology to deliver the information that students need in the most cost-effective manner.

The Library participates in local, regional, and state consortia which support reciprocal borrowing. It also maintains agreements with regional academic libraries and hospitals that allow students to borrow books onsite at participating institutions.

Professional librarians are available for on-site and remote consultation and assistance. In addition, the Library designed a course to assist students in developing the research and information literacy skills needed to succeed at Duquesne University. The course focuses on basic skills needed by every student regardless of major, and examines selected ethical issues surrounding computing and using information.

The Library offers computers in the reference area, electronic classroom, and Assistive Technology Center for research needs. The Assistive Technology Center has computers equipped for the visually impaired, blind, hearing impaired, learning disabled, and students with limited English.

Wireless access is available throughout the Library. Students can connect with their personal laptops or loaner laptops that are available for library use.

Within the Gumberg Library there are prestigious collections that are recognized locally, regionally, nationally and also internationally. One of these collections, The Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center promotes the advancement of phenomenology by collecting and making available in one place all the literature on phenomenology and sponsors continuing research and original scholarship. The other special collections include the Cardinal Wright Collection, the Rabbi Herman Hailperin Collection, and the Honorable Michael A. Musmanno Collection. The University Archives is also part of the Library and is the center for the documented history of Duquesne University.

In keeping with its mission and by supporting the traditions of academic excellence and the Spiritan identity of Duquesne University, the Gumberg Library is the primary focus for distinctive intellectual resources, information literacy instruction, and related library services for students. For more information about the Library’s collections, services, policies, departments, and facilities go to www.library.duq.edu. The Web site also provides access to the Library’s online catalog, research databases, electronic journals and texts, and Library newsletter.

EDWARD J. HANLEY HALL, dedicated in 1982, resulted from the renovation and expansion of the old University library building. The facility houses School of Law faculty and administrative offices, research and study rooms, two large amphitheater lecture halls, interview rooms, seminar and classroom areas, and a moot courtroom. The greatly expanded and fully computerized law library is the most accessible one of its kind in the city, with its central location and convenient hours. The law library is open to members of the local bench and bar, as well as law students.

In 2002, the Law School completed substantial renovations and new construction to Hanley Hall. The John E. Murray, Jr. Pavilion and library renovations combined to nearly double Hanley Hall's existing space to approximately 125,000 square feet. This construction added three new classrooms, two new courtrooms, a new computer lab, a new lounge and cafeteria, and greatly expanded our library, student study areas, and student organization space.

HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING, dedicated in 1991, resulted from the renovation of the old Gymnasium. The four-story building is home of the John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences with its departments of athletic training, health management systems, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant, and Ph.D. program in Rehabilitation Science. The building provides faculty and staff offices and teaching and research laboratories.

LAVAL HOUSE houses the Spiritan Vocation Office.

LOCUST STREET PARKING GARAGE, which opened in the Fall of 1992, is located on Locust Street adjoining the Forbes Avenue Parking Garage. The six story garage is equipped with two elevators and houses the Parking and Traffic Management Office. The garage recently added an extension adjacent to the A.J. Palumbo Center.

McCLOSKEY FIELD, dedicated in the mid-1970s and renovated in 1988, is the center for outdoor intramural activity. The lighted field is made up of artificial turf and is surrounded by a four-lane, all-weather track used by the University track and field team. Other athletic facilities include a tennis court, six-lane swimming pool and an outdoor basketball/deck hockey court.

RICHARD KING MELLON HALL OF SCIENCE, an attractive, four-story structure dedicated in 1968, houses the departments of biological sciences and chemistry and biochemistry, the Dean's Office for the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, and faculty offices, classrooms, and laboratories for the Mylan School of Pharmacy and Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Designed by one of the world’s most renowned architects, Mies van der Rohe, the building won the “Laboratory of the Year” award in 1969. Instructional facilities include two large amphitheatre-style lecture halls with seating capacities of 250 each, well equipped laboratories, and a science computer facility.

MUSIC SCHOOL, dedicated in 1967, has 68 new Steinway pianos, five organs and a substantial inventory of orchestral and band instruments available for student use. Individual and group practice areas are available in the building, along with acoustically equipped classrooms. Performances are given throughout the school year in the PNC Recital Hall, that houses two new Steinway model D concert grand pianos. The Fender Electronic Studio, Duquesne University Recording Complex, Keyboard Lab, and Music Technology Center feature state-of-the-art facilities for composing, performing and recording music.

PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING is headquarters for the University’s Public Safety Office.

ROCKWELL HALL, dedicated in 1958, is a ten-story structure which houses the A.J. Palumbo School of Business Administration and the John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business and whose skywalk connects downtown Pittsburgh to Duquesne’s campus. The building has been totally remodeled in recent years. Rockwell Hall also houses a student lounge/vending machine area, Rockwell Express (Burger King and Pizza Hut), the School of Business Technology Center, Computing and Technology Services, Chrysler Corporation Small Business Development Center, the School of Leadership and Professional Advancement, Career Service Center, Psychology Clinic, Printing and Graphics Department, Institute for Economic Transformation, the Mailing Center, the Mills Complex, University Press, and the University Purchasing Department.

ARTHUR J. ROONEY ATHLETIC FIELD is a multipurpose field named in honor of Arthur J. Rooney, founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Duquesne letterman. The facility provides a home for Duquesne University’s football, men's and women's soccer, and women's lacrosse teams as well as intramural activities. In the winter, an air-supported structure (a bubble) is erected over a majority of the field for spring practices and off-season conditioning. The field, which is equipped with lights and state-of-the-art AstroPlay surface, houses an adjacent field house with locker room facilities, an athletic training room, and coaches offices.

ST. ANNS LIVING LEARNING CENTER, dedicated in 1964, is a seven-floor coed residence hall which houses approximately 526 freshman students. The women and men are housed on separate wings of the building. The building entrance is staffed 24 hours per day.  Building amenities include laundry rooms, a recreational lounge, a Campus Ministry Office, computer labs, and fitness equipment. Campus computer mainframe and cable television connections are available in all student rooms.

ST. MARTINS LIVING LEARNING CENTER opened in 1961 and is home to approximately 550 freshmen residents. The building has undergone considerable renovations in the past years, including renovated restrooms, study and community lounges. Most rooms in St. Martin are double rooms, although some single rooms are available. St. Martin houses a small fitness room, laundry facilities on every floor, and a computer lab that is open 24 hours per day.  The building entrance is staffed 24 hours per day. Campus computer mainframe and cable television connections are available in all student rooms.

TRINITY HALL, dedicated in 1952, serves as the residence of the Spiritans who serve the University as administrators and teachers. The grounds of the hall include an attractive mall and grotto.

VICKROY HALL opened for the fall 1997 semester. Vickroy Hall houses approximately 280 students at the sophomore level and above. Vickroy affords students the opportunity to share a suite with friends. Each suite consists of two double rooms connected by a private bathroom. Vickroy Hall has laundry facilities on each floor, a multi-purpose room that is available for study groups, and a small fitness room. The building entrance is staffed 24 hours per day. Campus computer mainframe and cable television connections are available in all student rooms.