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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

New York Times Columnist to Leadership Crowd: “The Person is the Message”

March 29, 2023

David Brooks Speaks at the Leadership Series

David Brooks, New York Times columnist, bestselling author, and guest of the 11 th annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series event on Tuesday evening at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, knows how to work a Kansas City crowd. He started with a compliment for the new Kansas City...Read More

Education Faculty's Book Highlights Advantages of Globally Engaged Teachers

March 27, 2023

When Nilufer Guler, Ph.D., associate professor of education, started asking for proposals for her latest project, she wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of responses. But the theme of her new book, titled “At School in the World: Developing Globally Engaged Teachers,” must have been pretty...Read More

Q&A With Sandra Cassady, Ph.D. on Making History

March 17, 2023

President Sandra Cassady talking to students

In November 2022, Rockhurst University etched a new chapter in its history, inaugurated its first lay, first female president, Sandra Cassady, Ph.D. In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked Cassady about her experience as a female leader and history maker in her own right. Who have been some of...Read More

MAC Director Inducted Into Hogan Prep Hall of Fame

March 15, 2023

Dominique Washington being inducted in the Hogan Prep Hall of Fame

Every name. Every stat. Every game. Every date. Ask Dominique Washington, ’16, former Hawks basketball player and director of the MAC, a question about his experience playing basketball growing up, and recalling specifics is like second nature. There’s a reason the experience was so indelible —...Read More

Student Gets the High Five of a Lifetime at Chiefs Parade

March 2, 2023

The victory parade in Kansas City celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ win in Super Bowl LVII was a memorable one for so many. And especially so for Katie Mead. Hundreds of thousands of fans streamed into downtown along the parade route and the rally afterward to celebrate with the champs —...Read More

University Introduces DEI Certificates for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

February 23, 2023

Rockhurst University will begin enrolling students in certificate programs for diversity, equity and inclusion at both the graduate and undergraduate level in fall 2023, offering students a curriculum that will prepare them to lead confidently and compassionately in a multicultural world. Growing...Read More

Area Civic, Corporate Leader to Receive Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics from Rockhurst University

February 16, 2023

Rashford Lyon Award Winner Madeline Romious

As part of the annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series event on Tuesday, March 28, Rockhurst University will honor Madeline Romious, a 1995 graduate of the school’s MBA program, with the Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics. Romious currently serves as Regional Vice President of...Read More

Rockhurst University’s Helzberg School Introduces “Stackable” MBA

January 23, 2023

For the fall 2023 semester, the Helzberg School of Management at Rockhurst University is launching a new way to earn their signature MBA degree — one that lets students build it from the ground up. The new Stackable MBA, the first of its kind in the region, lets students build a degree by earning...Read More

Bestselling Author, National Opinion Columnist David Brooks To Headline Rockhurst University Leadership Series

January 10, 2023

David Brooks, a New York Times columnist and bestselling author of “The Road to Character,” will bring his unique perspective on the American life and keen insights into present-day politics and foreign affairs to Kansas City as the keynote guest of the 11 th Rockhurst University Leadership Series...Read More