May 30, 2024
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. The following students have been named to the list: Omar Mohsen AbdelMohsen Omar Tarek Abla Davit Abuladze Haylee Dawn Ace Gisselle Acosta Lauren A. Ada Benjamin Lee Adams Courtney Dean Adams Nathan Tyler Adamson...
May 22, 2024
Rockhurst University’s Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences will once again expand its specialized nursing certificate offerings with the launch of the Registered Nurse First Assistance program starting in fall 2024. Designed for registered nurses who qualify for CNOR certification and advanced practice registered nurses to achieve certification for RN first assistant roles, this 12-hour program includes online...
May 16, 2024
Close to 800 undergraduate and graduate students walked across the stage at Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium as part of Rockhurst University’s annual commencement ceremony on Saturday. For many, the day was the culmination of their educational experience and a chance to celebrate their accomplishments with friends and family. The ceremony was also the centerpiece of a weekend of activities honoring...
May 9, 2024
On Saturday, hundreds of Rockhurst University students will receive their degrees in front of family members and friends during the spring commencement ceremony at Municipal Auditorium. Below, a few members of the Class of 2024 tell their stories. IngridGomez.JPG Ingrid Gomez Ingrid Gomez’s mother calls her the “pioneer” of the family. From North Kansas City, Missouri, Gomez is the oldest...
May 1, 2024
Representatives from Rockhurst University are part of a select delegation from higher education invited to the White House today to help unveil a national strategy to increase equity in the STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine). Joanna Cielocha, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, and LaTisha Davis, chief inclusion officer, were invited to take part as the STEMM Opportunity Alliance...
April 29, 2024
The first occupational therapists Amber Jenkins, OTD, MLS, OTR/L, assistant professor of occupational therapy , remembers having weren’t trained at all in the discipline – it was her mom and dad. Growing up in rural Wamego, Kansas, Jenkins was born with a condition known as Poland Syndrome, resulting in a limb difference on her right hand. But she said she...
April 17, 2024
Half a century after Rockhurst University started its first women’s athletic programs, female sports is stronger than ever. The buzz around Caitlin Clark led to record ratings for the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament, outpacing interest in the men’s tournament. In Kansas City, the world’s first venue purpose-built for women’s sports — CPKC Stadium — opened in March. Here...
April 9, 2024
Two specialty graduate business programs at Rockhurst University’s College Business and Technology are ranked among the top 30 in the nation, alongside rankings for occupational therapy, physical therapy and communication sciences and disorders, in the Best Grad Schools list released today by U.S. News & World Report. The management MBA specialty, part of the Helzberg School of Management portfolio of...
March 27, 2024
Even Kevin Roose, the New York Times technology columnist who headlined the annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series event Tuesday night, has been creeped out at times interacting with artificial intelligence. The guest of the event Tuesday at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, with presenting sponsor Tria Health, shared a high-profile example, where his interaction with the search engine...