July 25, 2017
This summer, Jake and Pete Randall have had their feet in two worlds. The St. Louis twins — both soon to be seniors and both studying finance and economics at Rockhurst University — are helping work in the fields on a farm south of Kansas City at Boys Grow during the day, part of a summer internship program at the...
July 13, 2017
For Ahmad Maaz, ’14, college education came at a turbulent time in his life. In November 2008, Maaz’s family home in Kansas City was raided by agents of the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, who took his father away in handcuffs. It was the beginning of years living in a state of uncertainty, knowing that any day a knock...
June 28, 2017
Data is changing the workplace, which means that higher educational institutions such as the Helzberg School of Management at Rockhurst University have to prepare leaders able to comprehend and communicate complex streams of information. A new partnership with accounting and consulting firm RubinBrown is designed to make sure that Helzberg School graduates have that knowledge on day one. On Wednesday,...
June 22, 2017
Learning about ecosystems somewhere across the world can be done with textbooks and other academic materials. But it’s probably a lot more illuminating — not to mention a lot more fun — to experience it firsthand. That’s the idea behind the annual Biology Field Trip, a semester-long course that culminates in a trip, either abroad or in the United States,...
May 31, 2017
Being new to any position can be daunting. There are new processes to learn, new coworkers to meet, and new challenges to face. Coming out of seminary, most diocesan priests are well-prepared to face the spiritual demands of their new jobs. But in many cases they are also often running organizations, making the kinds of day-to-day decisions that keep things...
May 24, 2017
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the spring 2017 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. The following students earned a place on the list: Morgan Abegg Caroline Adams Nicole Adams Justin Ahlheim Amber Akin Amalia Albor Cesar Aldana Jack Alsbach Christiana Alvey Joseph Alvey Iman Aly Erica Amensen Steven...
May 23, 2017
On Tuesday, Rockhurst athletics staff accepted the Great Lakes Valley Conference's Commissioner's Cup at the Enterprise Rent-A-Car GLVC Awards Reception in St. Louis, earning for the first time one of the conference’s top honors. The GLVC Commissioner’s Cup is a traveling trophy that recognizes the school whose student-athletes excel in seven core sports identified by the conference. Those core sports...
May 15, 2017
For four years at Rockhurst University, Aimee Dion has heard about the Jesuit call to be “men and women for and with others.” She learned about the importance of treating each other as companions. And she learned about how simple acts of service bring us closer to one another. But few face the kind of test of those principles that...
May 7, 2017
Among the graduates who will walk across the stage in Saturday’s commencement ceremony, there are countless stories, dreams and motivations. Here are just a few: Bridgette Sappington Nursing school, overnight clinical shifts, and pitching for a nationally ranked softball team is a lot for a college to-do list, but it’s something that Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate Bridgette Sappington...
