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To Better Understand Their Patients, OT Students Bust Out the Drawing Pad

September 27, 2023
It’s been a while since first-year occupational therapy student Lindsey Fuentes sat down to really draw something. The mother of three said she does scribble shapes by request for her children. But it’s been a while since she really focused on observing a person or object and translating what she sees onto paper. “It was kind of intimidating at first,” she said. But this was about more than reconnecting with her artistic side. For a group of occupational therapy graduate students in the psychosocial lab course led by Tammy Bruegger, OTD, assistant professor of occupational therapy, a trip Friday to...
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Rockhurst University Earns No. 11 Ranking on Regional Best Colleges List in 2018 U.S. News Rankings
September 12, 2017
Rockhurst University moved up several spots, as did several undergraduate programs in the Helzberg School of Management, in the U.S. News and World Report ’s 2018 Best Colleges listings. The University was ranked No. 11 among Midwest regional universities, the highest ranked institution in the Kansas City area. In the previous year’s list of best regional universities, the University was...
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Statement from Rockhurst University President the Rev. Thomas B. Curran, S.J., on the Decision to End the DACA Program
September 5, 2017
Rockhurst University President the Rev. Thomas B. Curran, S.J., released the following statement today about the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program: “As a Catholic, Jesuit institution of higher learning we are invited to accompany the most vulnerable among us. Our core value of cura personalis encourages us to see one another as companions in movement...
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Jesuit, Professor of Education Relishes His Own Chances to Learn
September 4, 2017
One of the distinguishing features of the early Society of Jesus, and something that continues to distinguish its members, is its global perspective. Early Jesuits traveled across the globe, to places like China, as both spiritual and intellectual missionaries. For many Jesuits today, following their vocation brings with it a willingness to travel to far-flung parts of the globe and...
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Truman Library Institute Celebrates New Space, In North Parking Garage, with Students
August 31, 2017
The 33 rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, was no stranger to the Rockhurst University campus. He wasn’t an alumnus — though he was reportedly once in conversations to join the faculty following his presidency, in the days before presidential pensions — but during World War I, then-captain Truman led Battery D, comprised largely of Rockhurst students...
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St. Louis Alumni Honored During Magis Award Ceremony
August 27, 2017
On Saturday night, Rockhurst University honored two St. Louis-area alumni for their contributions to the good of their communities and beyond during the annual Magis Award ceremony in St. Louis, Missouri. Richard T. Sullivan Jr., ’73, the appointed CEO of St. Louis Public Schools since 2007, received the annual Magis Award in recognition for his tireless and effective work on...
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Finucane Service Project Celebrates 25 Years
August 21, 2017
For those coming to Rockhurst University as first-time students, there are plenty of new traditions to learn. And one tradition that has stood the test of time is the Finucane Service Project. Now in its 25 th year, the project sends hundreds of new students, as well as faculty, staff and community volunteers, to sites through the Kansas City area...
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OT, PT Students Celebrate 10th Service Trip to Ecuador’s Damien House
August 16, 2017
For those who suffer from what is now known at Hansen’s disease, stigma and isolation are common experiences. More commonly known as leprosy, the disease is all but eradicated throughout most of the world because of a naturally occurring immunity. But there are areas where the disease is prevalent, and despite the fact that Hansen’s can be treated and is...
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New Hummel Scholars Program Opens New Doors for Aspiring Hawks
August 1, 2017
Through a new partnership with the Hummel Family Foundation, Rockhurst University is announcing an annual scholarship program and philanthropic gift plan that will become the largest program of its kind in University history. Available to students in any undergraduate degree program, the Hummel Family Scholarship is designed to plug gaps in existing financial aid and give qualified full-time students the...
Rockhurst University students who took part in the National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference
Hawks Learn from Jesuit Peers at National Conference
July 27, 2017
Hundreds of students from the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the U.S. came to the nation’s capital earlier this month for a crash course in the meaning of Ignatian leadership. Since 1997, the five-day National Jesuit Student Leadership Conference has given students an opportunity to develop their leadership skills alongside peers and talk about ways to make their own...

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