August 19, 2022
There is a lot of buzz around soccer in the United States with the recent news that North America will host the 2026 World Cup, and for Tom Heinemann, ’09, even moreso. He’s not just a lifelong soccer fan (who played for the Hawks during his time here), he’s also starting a new job at this moment in the sun...
August 12, 2022
Ashley Neybert was taught at a young age that she could accomplish anything she set her mind to. This critical lesson followed her as she faced unimaginable challenges during her college career. Neybert began her college career at the University of Northern Colorado. One day she received a phone call that her family had been in a car accident and...
August 11, 2022
Rockhurst business students are getting a head start as data scientists by doing everything from assisting sports and entertainment businesses with fan engagement to attempting to measure trust in order to reduce crime in Kansas City. The projects are all through partnerships between RU’s Master of Science in Data Analytics program and organizations in the local community. Students use the...
August 10, 2022
Two friends who met while theatre students at Rockhurst are now bakers in St. Louis, specializing in pretzels, pies, brownies, cheesecakes, cookies, bagels, coffee, etc. That “etcetera” will be key to their story later. Courtney LaChance-Denton (’09, English , Theatre Arts minor) and Jason Arnold (’08, English) were both in the show “Dead Man Walking” in 2004. A friendship was...
August 2, 2022
Rockhurst University and Hawks soccer has gone international as five former men’s soccer players created a school in their native Italy, providing educational and athletic training for international college athletes. Giorgio Antongirolami (’99, ’04), Men’s Soccer associate head coach, started what is now the Rome City Institute with fellow Hawks alumni Stefano Radio (’15 MBA Business Administration & Management, International...
August 1, 2022
Dominique Washington is a 2016 graduate of Rockhurst University, where he also played basketball for the Hawks. He is the new director of the MAC and intramural coordinator. What’s it been like to be back on campus? Talk to us about your experience as a student here. It's been a surreal feeling, like a dream come true. There’s nothing greater...
July 28, 2022
LaTisha Davis may have a business card that says Rockhurst University Director of Multicultural Belonging and Engagement, but her role can be simplified to one thing for students: She’s here to be your person if you need one. Everyone needs a support system and to feel like they’re included, and before she was the University’s first director of the office,...
July 22, 2022
If the walls of Conway Hall could talk, they’d probably be laughing. Richard “Dick” Shaw is one of the most beloved and entertaining professors to ever teach at Rockhurst. You don’t meet Dick Shaw and walk away without a story and a smile, and now the retired teacher of 43 years is sharing those with a wider audience. Shaw released...
July 20, 2022
The transition from high school to college can be difficult, but for first-generation , high financial need, and historically underrepresented students, it can be a steeper uphill climb that can lead to persisting in college at lower rates than their non-marginalized peers. New Rockhurst University Director of Multicultural Belonging and Engagement LaTisha Davis has been there herself, inspiring her to...
