Skip to main content
Rockhurst logo
Rockhurst logo
ApplyRequest InfoVisitAcademicsCampus LifeAthleticsGive
Rockhurst logo
Rockhurst logo
ApplyRequest InfoVisitAcademicsCampus LifeAthleticsGive

Rockhurst News

  • - Any -
  • Homepage
  • Athletics
  • Academics
    • Faculty
    • Saint Luke's College of Health Sciences
    • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Admissions
  • Alumni
  • About
    • Mission and Ministry
    • A Home for All
  • Campus Life
Rockhurst University Receives State Grant to Enhance Nursing ProgramRockhurst University Receives State Grant to Enhance Nursing Program
Rockhurst University Receives State Grant to Enhance Nursing Program
Dec 20, 2023
tags: Academics

This week, Rockhurst University was one of 20 Missouri colleges and universities selected to receive competitive grand funding to enhance their nursing education program, part of an effort to build the state’s nursing workforce.

The University’s Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences will receive $450,000 from the state’s Nursing Education Incentive Program, part of a $5 million grant award cycle announced Monday, to fund nursing faculty positions and nursing faculty scholarships, according to Kristina Henry, DNP, associate dean of nursing.

Athletics Receives Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence for 13th Consecutive YearAthletics Receives Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence for 13th Consecutive Year
Athletics Receives Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence for 13th Consecutive Year
Dec 19, 2023
tags: Academics

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 the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence. Rockhurst is one of eight schools to have earned the recognition every year since the award was started in 2011.

With College of Business and Technology, Rockhurst University Looks to the FutureWith College of Business and Technology, Rockhurst University Looks to the Future
With College of Business and Technology, Rockhurst University Looks to the Future
Dec 6, 2023
tags: About

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 its burgeoning tech and analytics programs to serve the growing need in tech, health and analytics-focused sectors.

“Sparkling” Christmas Music Highlights Ceremony of Lessons and Carols“Sparkling” Christmas Music Highlights Ceremony of Lessons and Carols
“Sparkling” Christmas Music Highlights Ceremony of Lessons and Carols
Dec 1, 2023
tags: About

For more than three decades, the Rockhurst University community has rung in the Christmas season with a combination of stirring choral music, familiar Christmas carols and Biblical readings.

Student Takes Part in Prestigious Research InternshipStudent Takes Part in Prestigious Research Internship
Student Takes Part in Prestigious Research Internship
Nov 10, 2023
tags: Academics

Over the summer, sophomore Sarah Joseph had the opportunity to learn as part of a select group from around the world as part of the Stowers Summer Scholars program at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research.

The institute, located blocks from the Rockhurst University campus, invites outstanding undergraduate students to be part of an intensive eight-week experience learning from and working alongside researchers in the center’s labs.

EMBA Student Honored With ATHENA Award from KC ChamberEMBA Student Honored With ATHENA Award from KC Chamber
EMBA Student Honored With ATHENA Award from KC Chamber
Oct 31, 2023
tags: About
Photos courtesy Kyle Rivas/Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce

 

Every year, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce recognizes two outstanding female leaders with the ATHENA Award, one of its highest honors.

The list of past honorees is a who’s who of Kansas City’s foremost female leaders, including philanthropist and civic leader Adele Hall and former Urban Neighborhood Initiative president and CEO Dianne Cleaver.

Rockhurst Enrollment, Student Retention Up Across the Board Rockhurst Enrollment, Student Retention Up Across the Board
Rockhurst Enrollment, Student Retention Up Across the Board
Oct 18, 2023
tags: Academics

Initial enrollment for the fall 2023 semester shows growth across nearly student group at Rockhurst University along with the highest student retention rate since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The University performs a census of its students after the eight day of the semester, and those initial counts for fall 2023 indicate growth in first-time college, transfer and graduate student enrollment at Rockhurst.

Students Give RU High Marks on Satisfaction InventoryStudents Give RU High Marks on Satisfaction Inventory
Students Give RU High Marks on Satisfaction Inventory
Oct 16, 2023
tags: About

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.

New Athletics Logo Reveal Highlights Family and Alumni Weekend New Athletics Logo Reveal Highlights Family and Alumni Weekend
New Athletics Logo Reveal Highlights Family and Alumni Weekend
Oct 2, 2023
tags: About

It was a great weekend to be a Hawk — the annual Family and Alumni Weekend festivities brought hundreds of Rockhurst University alumni and families back to “the nest” for the biggest party on campus.

More than 1,000 visitors registered to attend one of the events on campus happening over three days. Activities included class reunions, including the 1973 Golden Hawks, the Hopkins Skip and Run 5k, the Ellen Spake Lecture Series featuring University President Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., as the guest speaker, and campus tours and events for families.

To Better Understand Their Patients, OT Students Bust Out the Drawing PadTo Better Understand Their Patients, OT Students Bust Out the Drawing Pad
To Better Understand Their Patients, OT Students Bust Out the Drawing Pad
Sep 27, 2023
tags: Academics

It’s been a while since first-year occupational therapy student Lindsey Fuentes sat down to really draw something.

The mother of three said she does scribble shapes by request for her children. But it’s been a while since she really focused on observing a person or object and translating what she sees onto paper.

“It was kind of intimidating at first,” she said.

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Next page Next
  • Last page Last

Archive

Latest

  • 2025 (21)
  • 2024 (36)
  • 2023 (44)
  • 2022 (80)
  • 2021 (73)
  • 2020 (33)
  • 2019 (3)
Apply Visit Give
Rockhurst logo
church-background-image

QUICK LINKS

  • Web Portal Access
  • Calendar
  • Faculty/Staff Directory
  • Course Catalogs
  • Photos & Media
  • Jobs @ RU

ON CAMPUS

  • Campus Map
  • Library
  • Athletics
  • Bookstore
  • Reserve Event Space
  • Campus Security

TAKE ACTION

  • Request Info
  • Admission Process
  • Scholarships & Aid
  • Tutoring
  • Commencement
  • Hire a Hawk

CONNECT

  • 1100 Rockhurst Road 
    Kansas City, MO 64110
     

    (816) 501-4000
    info@rockhurst.edu
    Privacy Notice

Report An Incident
© 2025 Rockhurst University
Report An Incident
Accessibility Non-Discrimination Standards & Policies