July 13, 2015
Rockhurst University has named Randy Hopkins director of campus security beginning July 27. Hopkins has been with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department since 1984 and currently serves as deputy chief. As director, Hopkins will oversee security services for the entire University, leading a department that comprises administrative, patrol, communications and investigative divisions. He also will be responsible for crime...
July 1, 2015
Starting July 1, Pedro Maligo, Ph.D., will bring a career of experience in the classroom and as an academic administrator to his new position at the dean of Rockhurst University’s College of Arts and Sciences. As dean, Maligo will be responsible for a range of academic departments that include the humanities, the sciences and mathematics. Born in Rio de Janeiro...
July 1, 2015
As of July 1, Rockhurst University’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies officially has a new name. In early June, the Rockhurst University Board of Trustees voted to adopt a new moniker for the academic unit that includes the occupational and physical therapy, education, exercise science and communication sciences and disorders departments and the leadership studies program— the College of...
June 24, 2015
Rockhurst University is saddened to announce the death of the Rev. Raul Navarro, S.J., on June 23, 2015, in Cusco, Peru. He was 55 years old. Born in Mexico City and moving to New Orleans with his family at the age of 12, Fr. Navarro attended Redemptorist High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in geology in 1983 from Loyola...
June 18, 2015
Last month, two more students from Kansas City’s Alta Vista Charter School were named the latest recipients of a scholarship fund set up by Rockhurst University students to honor a high-school student killed near campus. Ondrea Lapadino and Elicia Reuscher were recognized during Alta Vista’s annual senior and family dinner. Both will receive scholarships from the Nelson E. Hopkins Jr...
June 9, 2015
Rockhurst University is listed near the top of the nation and at the top of the region in terms of summary performance on the latest published CPA examination results, according to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. NASBA’s recently released 2014 Uniform CPA Examination Candidate Performance Book indicates a 71.6-percent success rate among Rockhurst graduates who took the...
May 22, 2015
Rockhurst University Director of Athletics Gary Burns announced Thursday that Drew Diener of Cardinal Stritch University has been named head coach of the Hawks men's basketball program. “I’d like to thank Fr. Curran, Gary Burns, and the committee for giving me this opportunity,” Diener said. “The mission of the University and its people make Rockhurst the perfect fit for my...
May 21, 2015
On Saturday, May 16, approximately 660 students became the newest group of alumni in the Rockhurst University family as they walked across the stage at the 95th annual commencement ceremony at Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium. Those receiving their degrees before friends, family and members of the University community during the annual ceremony included approximately 300 undergraduate students, among them 117...
May 13, 2015
The Class of 2015 The students who make up the class of 2015 represent a variety of backgrounds, experiences and talents. In honor of this week’s commencement activities, here are a few stories from the latest group of Hawks. Lynsey Riemann Born completely deaf in one ear, Lynsey Riemann of O’Fallon, Missouri, said she understands how physical limitations can easily...
