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The English Department is enriched
by its collaboration with a variety of
programs at Rockhurst and by its engagement with
the broader community.
Other departments and programs on campus with
which English Department faculty members are connected
include: Helzberg School of Management (HSOM)
Known for its emphasis on teaching excellence,
the quality of its students, and the success of
its graduates in the Kansas City area, Rockhurst's
School of Management offers a Bachelor of Science
in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), a Bachelor
of Science (B.S.), and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A).
On the graduate level, SOM offers a Master's of
Business Administration (M.B.A).
- Dr. Joseph A. Cirincione
- Dr. Charles Kovich
- Dr. Margaret Enright Wye
Integrated Humanities
This interdisciplinary sequence of study focuses
on significant epochs from Classical Greece to
the Twentieth Century and is team taught by members
of the English, the history, and the art departments.
The course concentrates on both primary texts and
co-curricular events and productions relevant to
the course subject matter that varies from semester
to semester according to the expertise and wishes
of the current team of professors.
- Michael Fabrizio
- Dr. Joseph A. Cirincione
The Center for Arts and Letters
Offering a range of cultural experiences such
as lectures, performances, and readings, the Center
supports the University's mission of inculcating
a love of learning and an awareness of moral responsibility.
Specifically, several of its ongoing projects are
under the supervision of English Department Faculty:
The Rockhurst Review is published annually
through the English Department. This journal now
presents refereed professional and undergraduate
prose and poetry on an annual basis. The Editor-in-Chief,
Dr. Patricia Cleary Miller, supervises the all-student
staff as a year-long commitment to excellence in
writing.
Plays in Progress is a twice
yearly production of professional and student playwriting
efforts. Dr. Charles Kovich, as Managing Director,
supervises the student-run program that has found
a sturdy support in the Rockhurst community
as well as the greater Kansas City area.
Visiting Scholar Lecture
Series, with Dr. Joseph
Cirincione as the current Program Coordinator,
features luminaries from many walks of life. Since
the 1950's, the series has hosted more than 230
scholars and artists, including:
- Poet Robert Frost (1959-60 school year);
- Political scientist Dr. Henry Kissinger (1961-62);
- Economist John Kenneth Galbraith (1972-73);
- Cultural spokesperson Mortimer J. Adler (1982-83);
- Deconstructionist theorist and critic Dr. Stanley
Fish (1997-98)
Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Honor Society
Founded in 1915, Alpha Sigma Nu honors a select
number of Junior and Senior students each year
on the basis of scholarship, loyalty to Jesuit
ideals, and service to the college or community.
The Honor Society attempts to stimulate intellectual
life for students, and membership is one of the
highest honors that can be given on any Jesuit
campus.
Advanced College Credit Program (ACCP)
This program, established in 1970, is designed
to provide academically gifted and well-prepared
students commensurate opportunity for enrichment
and acceleration in their high school environment.
Under this program, a high school student can acquire
advanced college credit which may then be transferred
to a college permanent record at the discretion
of the receiving institution. All courses are taught
by high school faculty whose credentials have been
approved by Rockhurst and who are mentored
by selected English faculty.
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