Rockhurst News

The following students were named to the spring 2025 Dean's List at Rockhurst University.

Rockhurst University President Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., has been named one of Kansas City’s 2025 Women of Influence by the Kansas City Business Journal.

Recognizing a need to provide opportunities for those affected by ongoing reductions in force at federal agencies, Rockhurst University officials have announced a new tuition discount program designed to provide retraining and educational opportunities for recently displaced members of the U.S. federal workforce.

As the fall semester ended, so too did senior Molly Morris’ competitive cross country career.

More than 600 students earned their degrees from Rockhurst University at its annual commencement ceremony May 10. The culmination of those students’ academic lives to date in Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium is a chance for graduates to celebrate with each other and loved ones as their degrees are officially conferred.

Jingjing Pan, assistant professor of nursing, had already had a full nursing education by the time she began as a student at Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences (before it became part of Rockhurst University in 2020).

More than 800 students will earn their degrees from Rockhurst University in front of loved ones during the annual commencement ceremony scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.

U.S. News and World Report released its Best Grad Schools 2025 rankings Tuesday, with several programs in the College of Business and Technology ranked among the nation’s best, along with several of Rockhurst University’s health sciences programs.

Rockhurst University and Spring Hill College, located in Mobile, Alabama, are launching a strategic alliance that will create academic opportunities for students on both campuses.

Yu Liu, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry, knows that organic chemistry has a bit of a reputation. It’s an innately difficult subject; a crucible for generations of science majors at Rockhurst. Despite being the face of what many consider Rockhurst’s most difficult class, Liu was named Faculty of the Year by students at the Festival of Student Achievement in April. How does he do it?