Past Headlines

Rockhurst University President the Rev. Thomas B. Curran, S.J., on the Ongoing Violence in Nicaragua

June 7, 2018

Over the past several weeks, our thoughts and prayer intentions have included the growing political tensions in Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua. These concerns include the safety and well-being of our compañeros at our fellow Jesuit institution, the Universidad Centroamericana of Nicaragua (...Read More

University Hosts Groundbreaking for New Health and Wellness Center

June 1, 2018

On Thursday night, Rockhurst University officials invited a small crowd of members of the board of trustees and other stakeholders to a parking lot and asked them to imagine. The De Smet parking lot, at the southeastern corner of Tracy Avenue and 53 rd Streets, is about to be transformed. “Look...Read More

Helzberg School of Management to Offer First Online Degree Program, Master of Science in Business Intelligence and Analytics

May 21, 2018

Since launching in 2015, the Helzberg School of Management’s Master of Science in Business Intelligence and Analytics has earned a solid reputation among students interested in the growing fields of data analytics and insights. But for every student enrolled in the program, there’s potentially...Read More

Rockhurst University Announces New Partnership, Providing Educational Opportunities to Chillicothe Correctional Center

May 15, 2018

Rockhurst University is announcing a partnership with the Missouri Department of Corrections to provide new educational opportunities for both incarcerated offenders and staff at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, an all-female facility with approximately 1,660 inmates located about 90 miles...Read More

Meet the Class of 2018

May 5, 2018

A graduate following the commencement ceremony

Among the graduates who will walk across the stage in Saturday’s commencement ceremony, there are countless stories, dreams and motivations. Here are just a few: Ben Franco A conversation with Ben Franco can be dizzying. One minute, the medical physics major with minors in English and applied...Read More

STEAM Studio Announces New “Pop-up” in Greenlease Library

May 2, 2018

Jennifer Friend, Ph.D., at the STEAM Studio luncheon

With its quiet atmosphere and stacks of source materials, the bottom floor of the Greenlease Library is a great place to study or do research. But it doesn’t necessarily strike one as a state-of-the-art design thinking and learning lab — yet. Starting this summer, that section of the University’s...Read More

Eighth-Place Finisher One of Several Hawks in Boston Marathon

April 27, 2018

DPT student Brooklyn Swantek after finishing the Boston Marathon

It’s not easy to run a marathon, everybody knows that. And the Boston Marathon, which draws thousands of contestants from every corner of the globe, is one of the most high-profile annual running events in the world. Add to that cold, rainy conditions (don’t forget the hail). It’s not necessarily a...Read More

Faculty, Alumni Authors of New Book Practice What They Preach

April 26, 2018

A new book edited by a Rockhurst University faculty member might just be the first such text of its kind in the emerging field of interprofessional health care education. So naturally, it was a team effort. Pediatric Therapy: An Interprofessional Framework for Practice was edited by Catherine...Read More

5 Things to See at the 2018 Festival of Student Achievement

April 18, 2018

Student views a poster on display at FOSA

Each year, Rockhurst University celebrates the amazing work of undergraduate and graduate students during the one-day Festival of Student Achievement, scheduled for Friday, April 20. Through performances, awards, presentations and posters, student work from every corner of the University is...Read More

After 35 Years, Midwest Poets Series Turns to a New Director

April 9, 2018

It’s been 35 years since Robert Stewart launched what has become a nationally renowned showcase for poetry in Kansas City. In 1983, the idea that Stewart said he pitched was simple — provide a showcase at Rockhurst University for the best poets from around the Midwest region. “I quickly ran out of...Read More