March 27, 2024
Each year, Rockhurst University bestows the Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics to a member of the Rockhurst community who exemplifies the values of the award’s two namesakes, the late Tom Lyon and the Rev. Nick Rashford, S.J. Driving forces behind the founding of the University’s school of management and executive fellows programs, Lyon and Fr. Rashford were known both...
March 15, 2024
A premier Kansas City educational institution with deep roots in whole-person learning, leadership and service and a local business are announcing an exciting new partnership to elevate their brand, tell their story and welcome more students. Rockhurst University has selected Crux KC as its marketing “un-agency” of record, a powerhouse partnership made official in December 2023. “Now is the perfect...
March 14, 2024
Caroline Knopke had to wait until her last year as an undergraduate to check off an important box. The senior from Overland Park, Kansas, said she grew up diving — “it's the only sport I've really ever known,” she said — and competed through high school. When it came time to choose a college, she found herself drawn to Rockhurst...
March 11, 2024
File Microsoft Excel under the same heading as public speaking — intimidating for many, life-giving for a few. But the software is a powerful tool for those who know how to use it — and junior business analytics major Emilio Escamilla knows how to use it. What started with his own quest to complete his Excel certification — a resume...
February 12, 2024
Seniors Chidera Okafor and Reggie Jeffrey didn’t necessarily have history in mind when they decided to run as a ticket in last year’s Student Senate elections. “’Can I do the job well?’” was the first consideration that Okafor said came to mind. But as perhaps the first Black Student Senate president and vice president duo in the University’s history, that’s...
February 5, 2024
Dave Harrison, founder and president of VanTrust Real Estate and a 1981 graduate of Rockhurst University, will receive the Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics from the University. The award will be presented as part of the 2024 Rockhurst University Leadership Series event, with presenting sponsor Tria Health, featuring renowned AI expert Kevin Roose on Tuesday, March 26, at the...
January 16, 2024
Few areas of contemporary human life have not already been affected by the sudden rise of artificial intelligence technology. That reality has considerable ramifications for our personal and professional lives. As the guest of the 2024 Rockhurst University Leadership Series event, bestselling author and New York Times technology columnist Kevin Roose, considered one of the most knowledgeable journalists on the...
January 9, 2024
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2023 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. The following students have been named to the list: Omar Abla Dati Abuladze Haylee Ace Ben Adams Courtney Adams Nate Adamson Oscar Ahumada Jessica Aldana Sara Alghsein Safiya Ali Gage Allen Michael Allen Denim...
January 5, 2024
Photos courtesy Kenny Ellison. Glenn North has a number of titles on his resume — he’s a 2006 graduate of Rockhurst University, an adjunct faculty member in the English department, director of inclusive learning at the Kansas City Museum and poet laureate for Kansas City’s Historic 18 th and Vine District. By his own admission, some of the credit for...