Avenue to Duquesne University.
In 2016, Christopher B. Howard became the university's eighth president. Howard was formerly the president of Hampden-Sydney College and the first African-American president in RMU's history. He was succeeded by Michelle L. Patrick in 2022, the first woman to serve as RMU president.
== Campus ==
The core campus consists of a 230 acres (0.93 km2) tract in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh near Pittsburgh International Airport.
Nearly 2,000 students live in campus housing, including 85 percent of freshmen.
The UPMC Events Center and Peoples Court is the home of basketball and volleyball teams. The center also has extensive conference, classroom, and meeting facilities and is a venue for concerts, speakers, and other events. Football and lacrosse teams play on campus at Joe Walton Stadium.
Clearview Arena is the home of the men's and women's ice hockey teams at the RMU Island Sports Center, a 32 acres (130,000 m2) sports and recreation facility at nearby Neville …
