Faculty

FACULTY
EXCELLENCE

At Rockhurst University, faculty members are essential to ensure student success. Their tireless dedication to quality teaching standards enables students to reach their full potential in academics and the community.

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Ranked in the Top-15 of the Region for Teaching Excellence*

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

We are intentional about providing an academic experience that truly changes "the whole person." With smaller class sizes, our expert faculty members are able to connect with students individually.

89 % of full-time faculty hold the highest degree in their field

24 students in an average class

13:1 student-faculty ratio

A theology class at Rockhurst University examines “What is impermanence?” Here, students enrolled in a theology and religious studies course learn another characteristic of what Buddhists believe as part of broader coursework teaching religions of the world.

Latest Faculty News

Glenn North at a library event
Photos courtesy Kenny Ellison. Glenn North has a number of titles on his resume — he’s a 2006 graduate of Rockhurst University, an adjunct faculty member in the English department, director of inclusive learning at...
Baseball player works with fellow student and professor
Rockhurst University has received the NCAA Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence for achieving four-year Academic Success Rates of 90 percent or higher for the 13th consecutive year. Forty-four Division II member schools are recipients of...
Students discussing data analytics assignment
Rockhurst University’s business school will be renamed the College of Business and Technology, representing a renewed focus on the premiere AASCB-accredited Jesuit business programs the school has built its name on and growth opportunities in...
Students smiling and talking on campus
On a number of critical measures related to their college experience, students at Rockhurst University are more satisfied than their peers at other private four-year institutions. That is one of many takeaways from the latest...

Dr. Katie Ryan-Bloomer, a Rockhurst University alum and assistant professor of occupational therapy, helps conduct programs for children undergoing constraint-induced movement therapy. Ryan-Bloomer and others at Ability KC work with kids through play therapy and additional occupational activities to help improve the kids’ self-help skills.

*2021 U.S. News and World Reports Midwest Regional University rankings