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Rockhurst University Announces Spring 2024 Dean’s List

May 30, 2024

Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. The following students have been named to the list: Omar Mohsen AbdelMohsen Omar Tarek Abla Davit Abuladze Haylee Dawn Ace...Read More

Rockhurst University Launches Registered Nurse First Assistant Certificate

May 22, 2024

Rockhurst University’s Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences will once again expand its specialized nursing certificate offerings with the launch of the Registered Nurse First Assistance program starting in fall 2024. Designed for registered nurses who qualify for CNOR certification...Read More

Hundreds of Students Earn Degrees at Commencement

May 16, 2024

Graduation caps being thrown in the air at Hawk Walk

Close to 800 undergraduate and graduate students walked across the stage at Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium as part of Rockhurst University’s annual commencement ceremony on Saturday. For many, the day was the culmination of their educational experience and a chance to celebrate their...Read More

Meet the Class of 2024!

May 9, 2024

On Saturday, hundreds of Rockhurst University students will receive their degrees in front of family members and friends during the spring commencement ceremony at Municipal Auditorium. Below, a few members of the Class of 2024 tell their stories. IngridGomez.JPG Ingrid Gomez Ingrid Gomez’s mother...Read More

Rockhurst Faculty, Staff Invited to White House Summit to Expand Equity in STEM Fields

May 1, 2024

Representatives from Rockhurst University are part of a select delegation from higher education invited to the White House today to help unveil a national strategy to increase equity in the STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine). Joanna Cielocha, Ph.D., associate...Read More

Personal Experience Gives OT Faculty Unique Perspective

April 29, 2024

The first occupational therapists Amber Jenkins, OTD, MLS, OTR/L, assistant professor of occupational therapy , remembers having weren’t trained at all in the discipline – it was her mom and dad. Growing up in rural Wamego, Kansas, Jenkins was born with a condition known as Poland Syndrome,...Read More

University Celebrates 50 Years of Women’s Athletics as Female Sports Takes Center Stage

April 17, 2024

Women speaking during a panel discussion

Half a century after Rockhurst University started its first women’s athletic programs, female sports is stronger than ever. The buzz around Caitlin Clark led to record ratings for the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament, outpacing interest in the men’s tournament. In Kansas City, the...Read More

Business Specialties Ranked Among Top in U.S. in Best Grad School Rankings

April 9, 2024

Two specialty graduate business programs at Rockhurst University’s College Business and Technology are ranked among the top 30 in the nation, alongside rankings for occupational therapy, physical therapy and communication sciences and disorders, in the Best Grad Schools list released today by U.S...Read More

Discussing AI, Leadership Series Speaker Encourages Audience to Embrace Their Humanity

March 27, 2024

Even Kevin Roose, the New York Times technology columnist who headlined the annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series event Tuesday night, has been creeped out at times interacting with artificial intelligence. The guest of the event Tuesday at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, with...Read More

Real Estate Leader Receives Rashford-Lyon Award

March 27, 2024

Each year, Rockhurst University bestows the Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics to a member of the Rockhurst community who exemplifies the values of the award’s two namesakes, the late Tom Lyon and the Rev. Nick Rashford, S.J. Driving forces behind the founding of the University’s school...Read More