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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
