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Alta Vista Students Receive Hopkins Scholarships

June 18, 2015
Alta Vista Students Receive Hopkins Scholarships
Last month, two more students from Kansas City’s Alta Vista Charter School were named the latest recipients of a scholarship fund set up by Rockhurst University students to honor a high-school student killed near campus. Ondrea Lapadino and Elicia Reuscher were recognized during Alta Vista’s annual...Read More

Rockhurst University Students Lead Region in Latest CPA Exam Results

June 9, 2015
Rockhurst University Students Lead Region in Latest CPA Exam Results
Rockhurst University is listed near the top of the nation and at the top of the region in terms of summary performance on the latest published CPA examination results, according to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. NASBA’s recently released 2014 Uniform CPA Examination...Read More

Rockhurst University Names New Head Basketball Coach

May 22, 2015
Rockhurst University Names New Head Basketball Coach
Rockhurst University Director of Athletics Gary Burns announced Thursday that Drew Diener of Cardinal Stritch University has been named head coach of the Hawks men's basketball program. “I’d like to thank Fr. Curran, Gary Burns, and the committee for giving me this opportunity,” Diener said. “The...Read More

Approximately 660 Students Graduate at 95th Commencement

May 21, 2015
Approximately 660 Students Graduate at 95th Commencement
On Saturday, May 16, approximately 660 students became the newest group of alumni in the Rockhurst University family as they walked across the stage at the 95th annual commencement ceremony at Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium. Those receiving their degrees before friends, family and members of...Read More

Meet the Class of 2015

May 13, 2015
Meet the Class of 2015
The Class of 2015 The students who make up the class of 2015 represent a variety of backgrounds, experiences and talents. In honor of this week’s commencement activities, here are a few stories from the latest group of Hawks. Lynsey Riemann Born completely deaf in one ear, Lynsey Riemann of O’...Read More

Final Vows Marks Fr. Curran’s Acceptance to Society of Jesus

May 11, 2015
Father Curran Kneeling
“Welcome home.” Those were the words from the Very Rev. Ronald Mercier, S.J., provincial of the U.S. Central and Southern Province, to the Rev. Thomas B. Curran, S.J., at the end of the May 2 Mass at St. Francis Xavier during which the president of Rockhurst University solemnly professed his final...Read More

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