March 17, 2023
In November 2022, Rockhurst University etched a new chapter in its history, inaugurated its first lay, first female president, Sandra Cassady, Ph.D. In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked Cassady about her experience as a female leader and history maker in her own right. Who have been some of the female leaders you looked up to in your career...
March 15, 2023
Every name. Every stat. Every game. Every date. Ask Dominique Washington, ’16, former Hawks basketball player and director of the MAC, a question about his experience playing basketball growing up, and recalling specifics is like second nature. There’s a reason the experience was so indelible — Washington was part of the boys’ basketball team at Hogan Preparatory Academy during one...
March 2, 2023
The victory parade in Kansas City celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs’ win in Super Bowl LVII was a memorable one for so many. And especially so for Katie Mead. Hundreds of thousands of fans streamed into downtown along the parade route and the rally afterward to celebrate with the champs — including many Rockhurst students. Among them was Mead, a...
February 23, 2023
Rockhurst University will begin enrolling students in certificate programs for diversity, equity and inclusion at both the graduate and undergraduate level in fall 2023, offering students a curriculum that will prepare them to lead confidently and compassionately in a multicultural world. Growing from Rockhurst’s Jesuit mission and its call to stand with and aid the marginalized, both certificate programs are...
February 16, 2023
As part of the annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series event on Tuesday, March 28, Rockhurst University will honor Madeline Romious, a 1995 graduate of the school’s MBA program, with the Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics. Romious currently serves as Regional Vice President of External and Legislative Affairs with AT&T Missouri. She has been responsible for AT&T’s external, legislative and...
January 23, 2023
For the fall 2023 semester, the Helzberg School of Management at Rockhurst University is launching a new way to earn their signature MBA degree — one that lets students build it from the ground up. The new Stackable MBA, the first of its kind in the region, lets students build a degree by earning three certificates — one of which...
January 10, 2023
David Brooks, a New York Times columnist and bestselling author of “The Road to Character,” will bring his unique perspective on the American life and keen insights into present-day politics and foreign affairs to Kansas City as the keynote guest of the 11 th Rockhurst University Leadership Series event at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Kauffman...
January 6, 2023
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2022 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. Students named to the list are: Dati Abuladze Courtney Adams Nate Adamson Mia Adkins Peyton Aerni Abbie Aguirre Abdi Akil Erica Akins Le'Bonet Alfaro Safiya Ali Celeste Allen Dakota Allen Drew Altic Litzy Alvarado...
January 6, 2023
Rockhurst University awarded close to 300 degrees at its winter commencement ceremony, held Dec. 11, 2022, at Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland in downtown Kansas City. The program featured two student speakers, with Nhukim Nguyen, a biochemistry major, representing undergraduate students, and Jessica Davis, a Doctor of Education degree recipient, representing graduate students. Students who earned degrees are: Erica...
