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Rockhurst University Honors National Healthcare Leader Dr. David Wild

April 6, 2022

Rockhurst University will present the 2022 St. Ignatius Award to national health care leader and physician Dr. David Wild, ’19 EMBA. The award is presented annually to a Rockhurst graduate in recognition of outstanding accomplishments, leadership, and reflection of Jesuit values in the person’s professional career.Read More

OT-MBA Grad Thrives in Career by Turning Opportunities into Action

April 5, 2022

Kaitlin Doyle is an occupational therapist in Grain Valley, Missouri

Some students go to college undecided on a major, and that’s just fine. Others, like 2016 Rockhurst graduate Kaitlin Doyle, know exactly what they want to do. Doyle’s mother grew up as a child of a deaf adult (CODA) and Kaitlin had an uncle who had cerebral palsy and spent a lot of time in therapy. She saw how her grandparents took care of him and guided him through everyday tasks. That sparked her interest in the field of occupational therapy.Read More

Rockhurst Launches Cybersecurity Degree in Partnership With SLU

March 31, 2022

Rockhurst introduces cybersecurity degree

To help meet the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals, Rockhurst University is joining forces with Saint Louis University to offer a Bachelor of Science in cybersecurity . This interdisciplinary program, beginning in August, combines elements of computer science, analytics, criminal...Read More

Freshman Earns Spot in Prestigious Health Care Institute

March 30, 2022

Freshman nursing major Hope Daga has earned a spot in a leadership institute aimed at developing the next generation of leaders who can address disparities in the delivery of care. The Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute is a two-phase program — the first consisting primarily of education, the...Read More

Ten Years In, Mathapalooza Spreads the Joy of Math

March 29, 2022

Mathapalooza started a decade ago as exactly the sort of event that name would imply — an invitational, gleeful exploration of the sometimes-dreaded school subject. That was the goal — to make mathematics approachable and even fun for young students. For Zdenka Guadarrama, Ph.D., professor of...Read More

Former Transfer Student Goes From Full-Time Server to Future CPA

March 11, 2022

Mariah Schneider, Rockhurst accounting student and future MBA graduate

As an 18-year-old high school graduate, Mariah Schneider made the decision to stay in her hometown of Kansas City and find a full-time job. She ended up at one of Rockhurst students’ favorite places to eat in nearby Brookside, Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant, for more than 10 years. Schneider’s life is much different now than she was at 18: The former National Honor Society member is about to graduate from Rockhurst with an Accounting degree, is a new mom, just finished choosing among several prestigious internship options through RU, and will be pursuing her MBA in 2023 (also at Rockhurst).Read More

Students Use Teaching in Learning Center to Propel Careers in Education

March 7, 2022

Jack Alsbach works with Camryn Keaton in the Learning Center

The student support network at Rockhurst is strong and is made stronger by student leaders who serve as tutors or student instructors in the Learning Center. The service isn’t just for the student receiving the extra instruction, however. Many tutors and SI’s go on to pursue careers in education – several deciding on this direction or a new direction after working in the Learning Center.Read More

New Assistive Technology Lab Provides New Opportunity to Serve Community

March 7, 2022

Students and community members tour the new assistive technology lab

Rockhurst University’s campus is home to a new resource for those with disabilities, thanks to a partnership with the state of Missouri. Inside Ignatius Science Center is the Missouri Assistive Technology lab, a place where the community can come and learn about available assistive technologies and...Read More

No Small Matter: English Professor Finishes 11-year Journey to Write First Book

March 4, 2022

As a young girl, Laura Forsberg’s father read her Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” thoroughly explaining the minutia of the era’s manners and etiquette. Her world of wonder was magnified through literature and now the Rockhurst Associate Professor of English, author, and new mom is providing a similar opportunity to others through her first book, published through the prestigious Yale University Press.Read More

A Similar Heart: Why the Rockhurst Alumni Network Works

March 3, 2022

Rockhurst Alumni Bob Merrigan and Merritt Neil

In 1997 Merritt Neil was about to graduate from Rockhurst with a degree in Communication Studies. Like other seniors, she needed a job. Little did she know that the door that would open thanks to a Rockhurst alumnus would lead to what she called “one of the greatest gifts of my life.”Read More