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Nearly 300 Graduate At Winter Commencement

December 12, 2022
Student speaking at commencement
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...Read More

Marketing Faculty Describes Getting Field-Level View of World Cup

December 8, 2022
Rockhurst faculty member and others at the World Cup
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...Read More

University Breaks Ground on Alvin Brooks Center for Faith-Justice

December 2, 2022
Alvin Brooks speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony
“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...Read More

Rockhurst Inaugurates 15th President

November 14, 2022
President Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., is introduced at inauguration
“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...Read More

Rockhurst University and Andrews McMeel Universal Announce New Student Award For DEI-Centered Projects

November 13, 2022
Students talking
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...Read More

This Week, Growing First-Gen Student Population Is Celebrated

November 8, 2022
Students on the lawn
If you are the first person in your family to go to college, congratulations! Also, today is your day, as First-Generation College Celebration Day is celebrated nationally and will be recognized throughout the week here on the Rockhurst University campus. The number of first-generation college...Read More

It’s Inauguration Week!

November 7, 2022
Sandra Cassady, PhD, the 15th president of Rockhurst University
This is it, folks. This Friday, Nov. 11, Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., will be inaugurated as president of Rockhurst University in what is shaping up to be a joyous, celebratory afternoon . Presidential transitions in higher education are usually historic moments — in Rockhurst’s 112-year...Read More

Math Faculty Member Honored With “STEMMy” Award from Central Exchange

November 1, 2022
A Faculty member receiving an award
A member of the Rockhurst University mathematics faculty has been honored alongside other local female leaders in STEM for work that seeks to inspire a love of math in young people, particularly girls and young women. Zdenka Guadarrama, Ph.D., professor of mathematics, received the WiSTEMM Educator...Read More

Rockhurst University to Boost Athletics With Addition of Seven New Teams

October 28, 2022
Cheerleader during a game
Over the next two years, Rockhurst University will expand its athletics program with the addition of seven teams. Men’s and women’s swimming and diving, and men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field will join the Hawks lineup as varsity sports for the 2023-24...Read More

Student-Produced Short Films Set the Mood for the Halloweekend

October 27, 2022
Students filming a short film
Nothing says Halloween like a double-feature of scary movies, right? The red carpet (obviously the spookiest carpet color) will be rolled out at Arrupe Hall Saturday for the premiere of two short films with a cast and crew made up of mostly students in the Rockhurst Department of Film Arts, part of...Read More

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