January 10, 2023
David Brooks, a New York Times columnist and bestselling author of “The Road to Character,” will bring his unique perspective on the American life and keen insights into present-day politics and foreign affairs to Kansas City as the keynote guest of the 11 th Rockhurst University Leadership Series event at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Kauffman...
January 6, 2023
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. Students named to the list are: Dati Abuladze Courtney Adams Nate Adamson Mia Adkins Peyton Aerni Abbie Aguirre Abdi Akil Erica Akins Le'Bonet Alfaro Safiya Ali Celeste Allen Dakota Allen Drew Altic Litzy Alvarado...
January 6, 2023
Rockhurst University awarded close to 300 degrees at its winter commencement ceremony, held Dec. 11, 2022, at Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland in downtown Kansas City. The program featured two student speakers, with Nhukim Nguyen, a biochemistry major, representing undergraduate students, and Jessica Davis, a Doctor of Education degree recipient, representing graduate students. Students who earned degrees are: Erica...
December 16, 2022
Rockhurst University student-athletes are at the top of their conference and in the top 10 nationally among all NCAA Division II schools in a new report measuring academic success. The NCAA measures Academic Success Rate and Federal Graduation Rate for all its member institutions. Both statistics track graduation rates over a six-year window for freshman cohorts who enrolled in college...
December 12, 2022
Almost 300 graduates earned degrees from Rockhurst University during its 105 th commencement ceremony Sunday afternoon. The December commencement ceremony was the third since the University revived the tradition in 2020. In the historic Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland, graduates and the audience heard from two student speakers chosen from a list of nominations submitted by faculty and staff...
December 8, 2022
Diego Gutierrez, DBA, assistant professor of management and marketing, is no stranger to the excitement of soccer on the big stage. The Rockhurst University graduate was a member of the Hawks soccer team during his time here, then had a long career in Major League Soccer with both the Chicago Fire and the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting KC) and...
December 2, 2022
“Why me, oh Lord?” It’s a question Alvin Brooks said he has asked himself at different points throughout his life — in trying times and in moments of triumph. And it was one, he said, that he found himself asking again on Friday as Rockhurst University broke ground on a faith-justice center named in his honor. It was only recently...
November 14, 2022
“Go Hawks.” Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., closed her inaugural speech Friday with a cheer, marking her official appointment into the 15 th president of Rockhurst University. Cassady — who assumed duties of the presidency in June following the departure of the Rev. Thomas B. Curran, S.J. — was officially installed Friday, Nov. 11, in a series of afternoon events on campus...
November 13, 2022
Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) will launch a new award for students at Rockhurst University to execute multimedia creative projects centered around diversity, equity and inclusion in honor of John P. McMeel, co-founder of AMU. The Andrews McMeel Universal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award is open to undergraduate or graduate students to propose a communication, multimedia or arts project based around...
