Past Headlines

New VP of Enrollment Management is a Familiar Face

June 8, 2023

There’s an ease with which incoming Vice President of Enrollment Management Mark Steinlage talks about Rockhurst University’s campus, mission, faculty, staff and student experience. That makes sense. “I lived it for nearly 11 years,” he said. Steinlage, who grew up in St. Louis, came to Rockhurst...Read More

Rockhurst University Becomes Part of Bloch Scholar Program, Paving Path to College Degree for Area Students

June 2, 2023

This fall, Rockhurst University will become part of the Bloch Scholars Program, helping pave the way to a bachelor’s degree for highly qualified area students. The program is sponsored by the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation and the H&R Block Foundation and covers tuition and fees for...Read More

Hundreds of Graduates Join Hawk Alumni Family at Commencement

May 15, 2023

Student walking across the stage at commencement

More than 450 Rockhurst University students joined the tens of thousands of Hawk alumni around the world as part of the spring commencement ceremony Saturday in Municipal Auditorium. As always, the proceedings were highlighted by the perspective of two students nominated to speak on behalf of...Read More

Meet Some of the Graduates in the Class of 2023

May 10, 2023

On Saturday, May 13, hundreds of Rockhurst University students will become graduates as part of the annual spring commencement ceremony. In preparation for the ceremony, here are stories from a few of those who will be crossing the stage as part of the Class of 2023. Matthew Bergman MBA graduate...Read More

“Meet the Makers” Invites To the Stage KC Entrepreneurial Luminaries

May 5, 2023

Kansas City has had a fair amount of time in the national spotlight lately. There are a lot of reasons for that — many of them, admittedly, sports-related. But Kansas City is also a vibrant, attractive place because of the people here committed to doing new, creative things. To celebrate that...Read More

Rockhurst Claims First-Ever KC Crown Trophy

May 3, 2023

Rockhurst University and William Jewell College already competed head-to-head in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference. But this year, there was something else on the line for these two local institutions — bragging rights. In September, the two cross-town rivals announced the start of...Read More

Forty Students — And One University President — Inducted Into Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society

May 3, 2023

Each spring, students who distinguish themselves in what are considered the three main pillars of a Jesuit education — scholarship, leadership and service — are invited to become part of Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit honor society. On Saturday, 40 students from Rockhurst University were formally...Read More

Management MBA Concentration Ranked Among Nation’s Best

April 25, 2023

Smiling graduate turning to walk off the stage after receiving his diploma

One of the Helzberg’s School of Management’s major graduate business degree programs has been recognized as one of the best in the nation, according to the 2024 Best Graduate Schools list from U.S. News and World Report. The full-time Management MBA came in at No. 27 on the list, tied with fellow...Read More

RU Hosts Symposium Focused on Local Sustainability Efforts

April 24, 2023

Attendees at the neighborhood sustainability symposium

While environmental sustainability is a global problem, many of its solutions are being developed locally. It’s a phenomenon that Alicia Douglas, director of community relations and outreach, and her partners in the community sought to highlight at the Rockhurst University Neighborhood...Read More

University Celebrates Retiring Faculty and Staff

April 18, 2023

Together, they have served Rockhurst University for 155 years, longer than Rockhurst has existed as an institution. In recognition of that service, the University celebrated eight faculty and staff members who will be retiring this academic year in a ceremony Friday. Sandra Cassady, Ph.D.,...Read More