DECEMBER 2021 GRADUATION ACTIVITIES 

Participants include all Rockhurst University Students who have applied to graduate in December 2021

Commencement Ceremony - Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 1:00 pm Rockhurst University Campus - Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse (1115 Rockhurst Rd, KCMO 64110)

• 12:30 pm:  Graduates, Platform Party, and Faculty report to Convocation Center for Check-in & Line-Up
• 12:30 pm:  Doors open for Guest Seating in Fieldhouse
• Free Parking - Rockhurst Parking Garage (52nd & Troost, KCMO 64111)
• Honoring all December 2021 Graduates (Associate, Bachelor, Master Degrees in All Disciplines)
• No reservations or tickets required
• No high heels, please

Baccalaureate Mass - Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 10:00 am, Rockhurst University Campus - Mabee Chapel (Massman Hall 1st floor SW entrance, 5228 Tracy Ave, KCMO 64110)

• Free Parking - Rockhurst Parking Garage (52nd & Troost, KCMO 64111)
• No reservations or tickets required

Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences Pinning Ceremony - Friday, December 10, 2021 at 7:00 pm, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church (1001 E. 52nd Street, KCMO 64110)

• Free Parking - Rockhurst Parking Garage (52nd & Troost, KCMO 64111)
• No reservations or tickets required
• Nursing Bachelor's Graduates receive their Nursing Pins in this ceremony; a celebration for December 2021 BSN graduates and their families.

Questions? Email us at graduation@rockhurst.edu

MAY 2022 GRADUATION ACTIVITIES

Commencement Ceremony: 1:00 pm Saturday May 14, 2022  Municipal Auditorium (Downtown Kansas City, MO)

• 12:00 pm:  Graduates, Platform Party, and Faculty report to Convocation Center for Check-in & Line-Up
• 12:00 pm:  Doors open for Guest Seating in Fieldhouse
• Parking: https://www.kcmo.gov/city-hall/departments/public-works/parking-parksmartkc
• Honoring all May 2022 Graduates (Associate, Bachelor, Master, and Doctoral Degrees in All Disciplines)
• No reservations or tickets required

Baccalaureate Mass: 2:00 pm Friday May 13, 2022 at 2:00 pm St. Francis Xavier Church (1001 E 52nd Street KCMO 64110) 

Research College of Nursing Pinning Ceremony:  (to be determined)

Saint Luke's College of Nursing Pinning Ceremony: 7:00 pm Friday May 13, 2022 - St. Francis Xavier Church (1001 E 52nd Street KCMO 64110) 

Questions? Email us at graduation@rockhurst.edu

History
Rockhurst College was founded in Kansas City in 1910 with a charter from the state of Missouri empowering Rockhurst College to grant degrees. The construction of Sedgwick Hall in 1914 allowed the opening of high school classes in 1914; college classes began in 1917. The first class to graduate from Rockhurst College was in 1921. Just as the Jesuit order grew from the calling of one man into a worldwide force, so Rockhurst University has grown from the dream of a small, hardy crew of Jesuits into an institution with national reach.