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

March 17, 2023
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 the female leaders you looked up to in your career — either those you personally knew or who were examples from your own life? Starting as a young girl, my mother was in the workforce. It wasn't a constant thing in our family, but she periodically would have a job...
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Student-Produced Short Films Set the Mood for the Halloweekend
October 27, 2022
Nothing says Halloween like a double-feature of scary movies, right? The red carpet (obviously the spookiest carpet color) will be rolled out at Arrupe Hall Saturday for the premiere of two short films with a cast and crew made up of mostly students in the Rockhurst Department of Film Arts, part of the Center for Arts and Letters’ ArtOberfest calendar...
Chad Sogas, Rockhurst alumni filmmaker
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Alum Finds Life-Saving Help Through Revelations Learned Making Award-Winning Film
October 6, 2022
Filmmaker Chad Sogas, '03, had a rat tail for 10 years growing up. It was so much a part of his history that he decided to make a film about it, but the film uncovered something he kept hidden for years. Sogas is now an editor/director in the advertising industry in Brooklyn, New York. He created the film “Rat Tail”...
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Rockhurst Engineering Programs Celebrate Accreditation
October 6, 2022
Rockhurst University’s civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering programs are now fully accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. ABET accreditation assures that programs meet standards to produce graduates ready to enter critical technical fields that are leading the way in...
Junior Gavin Schaefer on the roof of the Barkely building
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Student Finds Academic Love Amidst the Wildflowers
October 3, 2022
In the middle of Kansas City’s bustling Crossroads Arts District is an unexpected patch of prairie. And in the middle of that, you’ll often find junior Gavin Schaefer. “It’s really serene, but it’s in the middle of the city,” he said. “A lot of people don’t know that this place exists — I grew up here and walked by it...
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Sisters Support, Inspire Each Other Through Saint Luke’s BSN Program
September 23, 2022
Nearly every nurse has a story of why they got started in the profession, and almost all involve a nurse providing care and comfort to them or a loved one. For Addie Griffith, it was after breaking her orbital bone, face, nose and suffering a severe concussion when getting in a nasty collision on the soccer field at Shawnee Mission...
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Leadership and Ethics Day Turns Classroom Over Alumni Leaders
September 21, 2022
Once a year, Rockhurst University alumni are invited back to the classroom, this time as teachers. The annual Leadership and Ethics Day has become a tradition in the College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis at Rockhurst — a one-day marathon of guest lectures from alumni, who bring their own experience into the classroom on everything from statistics to leadership,...
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Rockhurst University to Host KC Scholars College Fair
September 20, 2022
Remember the first time you set foot on a college campus? Hopefully, that experience was a positive one. Maybe it was at Rockhurst at tulip time in the spring, or perhaps the fall, when the leaves turn color. You might have had an interaction with a faculty, staff member or student that really made the difference in your college decision...
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Nguyen Sisters Help Make Rockhurst a Home for All
September 14, 2022
Nhukha (’21) and Nhukim (December '22) Nguyen are many things, but first and foremost they are sisters and best friends. Born two years apart, they are also the daughters of Vietnam immigrants, as well as student and community leaders, Buddhists, and Rockhurst Hawks. The University prides itself in living out the slogan “A Home for All,” which includes different faiths...
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From India to KC: Grad Student Finds Her Confidence in MBA Program
September 14, 2022
Just a few years ago, Hasina Lokhandwala Siraj was working as a senior human resources executive in her home country of India. Today, she’s a wife, mother and professional living in the U.S. as a Rockhurst MBA student. In a life filled with big changes and important decisions, Lokhandwala calls her choice to pursue an MBA a Rockhurst after starting...

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