About Us

The Three Rivers University Consortium for the Environment was founded in 1997 as an academic partnership between Carnegie-Mellon University, Chatham College, Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh. The Consortium provides environmental students and scholars with a unique benefit of the combined strengths of the four schools. These institutions of higher education are all located within minutes of each other in the city of Pittsburgh, enabling students and faculty to interact with each other easily. The Consortium also provides industry of the region access to the environmental educational opportunities through regular degree programs, specialized courses and short courses. By taking advantage of the 3RUCE, the faculty of the schools are developing collaborative environmentally related research and educational endeavors among themselves and in partnership with industry.