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Rockhurst University to Honor NEA Chair Jane Chu with Leadership Award March 3

January 14, 2016

Rockhurst University will honor National Endowment for the Arts Chair Jane Chu with its 2016 Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics as part of the fourth annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, March 3. Chu, a 2005 graduate of the Helzberg School of...Read More

Helzberg School of Management Launches New Additions to “Stackable” Certificate Portfolio

January 12, 2016

Building on the demand from professionals for “stackable credentials” and the fact that employees are now more likely to change careers during their professional lives, the Helzberg School of Management at Rockhurst University is adding a number of options for the spring semester to its growing...Read More

Puzzle Passion Powers Research Paper

January 3, 2016

Fern, kiwi, map, sheep, NZ. And… go. Keith Brandt, Ph.D., professor of mathematics at Rockhurst University, knows those themes well – they’re the keys to the so-called “New Zealand puzzle.” In the newest issue of British-based mathematical education journal “Mathematical Spectrum,” Brandt details...Read More

Class Project Gives Students a Glimpse at Cutting-Edge Technology

December 18, 2015

A multitude of screens belonging to laptops, TVs and devices will likely switch on for the first time across the nation this Christmas, powered in many cases by small nanoparticles or organic compounds that are changing the way that visual devices are being constructed. At the end of the fall 2015...Read More

Rockhurst Announces Newest Addition to Campus Greek Community

December 10, 2015

After a process of reviewing and evaluating a number of different organizations, Beta Theta Pi has been chosen to become the newest member of the Rockhurst University Greek community. Founded in 1839, Beta Theta Pi has more than 130 chapters in the U.S. and Canada, with more than 7,000 collegiate...Read More

Hawks Advance to National Round of Eight After Earning First-ever Midwest Region Title

December 7, 2015

The Rockhurst Hawks defeated second-ranked Ferris State, 3-2, to capture their first NCAA volleyball regional championship Saturday in Big Rapids, Michigan. The seventh-ranked Hawks now advance to the national quarterfinals in Tampa, Florida. Rockhurst will face the Western Region champion on...Read More

Hawks Fall to Cal Poly Pomona in National Semifinal

December 6, 2015

The dream of reaching its first NCAA national championship game came to an end for Rockhurst Thursday night in Pensacola, Florida. The fifth-ranked Hawks fell to 17th-ranked Cal Poly Pomona, 1-0, in the NCAA Division II national semifinals at Ashton Brosnaham Sports Complex. Cal Poly Pomona scored...Read More

Volleyball Team Earns No. 2 Seed in NCAA Midwest Region

December 1, 2015

The Hawks are headed back to Michigan after being picked as a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Division II women’s volleyball tournament beginning this week. The team will take on the seventh-seed Saginaw Valley State Cardinals in the first round of the tournament, scheduled for 11 a.m...Read More

Hawks Soccer Earns Trip to Final Four Round of NCAA Tournament

November 24, 2015

With a victory following an exciting penalty kick shootout, the Rockhurst University Hawks men’s soccer team punched their ticket to Pensacola, Florida, for the national semifinals of the NCAA Division II men’s soccer tournament. After winning their fifth Great Lakes Valley Conference title in 11...Read More

Students Show Solidarity with University of Missouri Students

November 13, 2015

This week, student groups at Rockhurst University came together to support their peers at the University of Missouri and across the nation in the wake of recent events on the Columbia campus. This week, the president of the University of Missouri system and the chancellor of the University of...Read More