September 30, 2024
For many veterans, service to community doesn’t end with discharge or retirement. And in a recent study, two members of the Rockhurst University community — an alumna and a faculty member — sought to glean lessons from how one veterans service organization approached inspiring young vets to stay connected and continue to serve after their military careers were over. JennyRinella-headshot.png...
September 24, 2024
The Best Colleges 2025 list from U.S. News and World Report is out today, and in it, Rockhurst University has entered the top 10 on the list of best universities in the Midwest. The University comes in at No. 7 on the Best Regional Universities in the Midwest list, part of a three-way tie for that spot. It’s the highest-ever...
September 23, 2024
Music Sacra Chorus and Orchestra, the ensemble-in-residence Rockhurst University, is a unique musical entity. Performing three concerts each year of sacred masterworks, on any night Musica Sacra can be performing works by Bach or Mozart, lesser-known names such as Isabella Leonarda (one of the few female composers of the time) and even contemporary compositions. For approximately 15 years now, they...
September 9, 2024
There’s still a lot to do before construction of the Alvin Brooks Center for Faith-Justice and Mabee Chapel on the Rockhurst University campus is complete. However, the project hit a major milestone on Friday, with the final steel beam placed atop the steeple at the front of the new part of the structure at the corner of Troost Avenue and...
September 4, 2024
The highly anticipated kickoff to the NFL season comes Thursday, with Chiefs fans focused on that night’s game against the rival Baltimore Ravens. But two employees of the teams' front offices, both alumni, called a temporary truce of sorts on Wednesday at the Business of the NFL event to talk to students, faculty and staff on the Rockhurst University campus...
August 28, 2024
Niche, one of the largest online college search resources for students, has ranked Rockhurst University’s nursing program as the best in Missouri in their Best Colleges 2025 rankings. The Best Colleges lists rank institutions on everything from their location to their academics, taking into account performance on key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education as well as alumni and...
August 23, 2024
This weekend, the 2024-25 academic year will kick off with the arrival (and return) of residential students to the Rockhurst University campus and new student orientation. (Hold for applause and “Sko Hawks!” chants). New student move-in and orientation is always an exciting time — it’s not just the start of the year, it’s also an opportunity to welcome and get...
August 16, 2024
On Wednesday, 11 new Hawks joined Rockhurst University’s worldwide alumni network. And in receiving their associate of arts in liberal studies degrees, these students earned another distinction – they became the first graduates of the University’s Companions in Chillicothe program at Chillicothe Correctional Center, located about an hour and a half northeast of Kansas City. The program was established in...
August 12, 2024
What was on your summer to-do list? Beach time? Internship? Visiting friends? For an unprecedented number of Hawks in Rockhurst University’s graduate programs, the answer was “get started on my future.” A total of 1,023 students were enrolled in graduate programs at the University during the summer term. Compare that to a year ago, when there were 805 graduate students,...
