I don't know the answers to your questions, but there is definitely a problem.  The PG sports better known as the PItt News had no mention of the Dukes Women's soccer title today, very disappointing, not even a small note.

It is not a new job.   The person who did this Nicole Imbrgno (sp?) that  left DU to go to the back to U of Memphis in August.

She did an excellent job.   She was responsible for instituting the freshman pep rallies and the Duquesne 100 basketball campaign.  #PutEmUp was her idea among others.

She was responsible for almost every tweet and Facebook post that the Ath Department made across every sport.   And she dragged DU's social media presence into modern times. 

FYI - it has fallen off noticibly since her departure

And if you would tweet her or ask her a question, she would RESPOND to you.    A rare quality amongst DU employees.     

She honestly was one of the bright spots in that department.   She should have been promoted to Derda's job after he left for Learfield.

Last edited by duqkurt (11/09/2015 6:26 pm)

If you want an example of Nicole's impact, @DuqFB, the football teams Twitter account last tweet was 7/23/15.  Nicole started back at Memphis August 1.   An example of the "that's not my job" attitude that staff has.

An FCS football program whose last tweet was July 23, 2025.  If you think I'm wrong, check out @DuqFb.    A dormant Twitter account during football season must help recuiting immensely.

Last edited by duqkurt (11/09/2015 6:42 pm)

Always jumping to the defense of your beloved Pitt.  Clearly the PG has a heavy bias toward Pitt,

Duqkurt, if that job's all about making tweets, then it's no wonder the brand is where it is. You can certainly hire students to do that. They'll appreciate the beer money, or date money, or extra cash for their textbooks. IMHO, the school needs someone who can build and implement a strategic plan to define and communicate the brand. They have faculty who teach marketing. Why not enlist their help both in the recruitment & interview process as well as in the formulation of that strategic plan?

2nd post

He was also an nba scout and an assistant coach for a women's professional team!

duq81 wrote:

levon1975 wrote:

Always jumping to the defense of your beloved Pitt. Clearly the PG has a heavy bias toward Pitt,

No, just pointing out that others might feel differently. Pitters think that the PG is out to get them, and that they're biased towards Penn State, so it's funny to me when others think that they have the paper in their pocket. As far as Pitt being beloved, I don't root for their hoop team, but I stopped wasting my time rooting against them. Makes basketball season much more enjoyable when I don't have to feel miserable when they win, which they've done a lot lately.  As for football, sure I root for Pitt. I root for WVU too. I used to like Penn State most of all, but the Sandusky thing has left a bad taste in my mouth. Plus I really don't care about the Big Ten, so I'm less of a Penn State fan than I used to be. I guess by your standards, I shouldn't follow college football, since our "enemies" play it at the top level.
 

 I don't really care who you root for, just making my point about the Pitt News or Post Gazette if you prefer.  Any loss by Pitt has multiple silver linings, while losses by other schools are reported in a negative manner.  I'm just fed up with the PG Sports, it is really an amateur venture, and dedicated to promoting Pitt football which has been poor to mediocre for the last 40 years,  I just don't see how they deserve so much coverage.  When other teams lose for 40-years they are no longer considered relevant.

Surprised no one has responded to my post about that faculty member

levon1975 wrote:

I don't know the answers to your questions, but there is definitely a problem.  The PG sports better known as the PItt News had no mention of the Dukes Women's soccer title today, very disappointing, not even a small note.

This article appeared in the P-G's Monday's on-line version of the newspaper: http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/soccer/2015/11/09/Duquesne-West-Virginia-women-s-soccer-teams-paired-up-in-NCAA-s-first-round/stories/201511090193  

The same article was buried on page E-6 of today's (Tuesday's) P-G Sports page E-6 under the heading, "Morning Briefing" in the middle of the column as the 3rd soccer story.  One would think that this story would stand on its own merit with the heading "Dukes' Women's Soccer Team headed to the NCAA."  If it had been Pitt's soccer team that won its conference soccer tournament, the P-G  would have given this far better attention than Duquesne received.
 

Last edited by godukes1970 (11/10/2015 10:20 pm)

His resume is on my post,immediately following my 2nd post. It only contains a link