Rockhurst News

File Microsoft Excel under the same heading as public speaking — intimidating for many, life-giving for a few.

Rockhurst University’s Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences will once again expand its specialized nursing certificate offerings with the launch of the Registered Nurse First Assistance program starting in fall 2024.

Close to 800 undergraduate and graduate students walked across the stage at Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium as part of Rockhurst University’s annual commencement ceremony on Saturday.

On Saturday, hundreds of Rockhurst University students will receive their degrees in front of family members and friends during the spring commencement ceremony at Municipal Auditorium. Below, a few members of the Class of 2024 tell their stories.

Representatives from Rockhurst University are part of a select delegation from higher education invited to the White House today to help unveil a national strategy to increase equity in the STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine).

Two specialty graduate business programs at Rockhurst University’s College Business and Technology are ranked among the top 30 in the nation, alongside rankings for occupational therapy, physical therapy and communication sciences and disorders, in the Best Grad Schools list released today by U.S. News & World Report.

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.

This week, Rockhurst University was one of 20 Missouri colleges and universities selected to receive competitive grand funding to enhance their nursing education program, part of an effort to build the state’s nursing workforce.

The University’s Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences will receive $450,000 from the state’s Nursing Education Incentive Program, part of a $5 million grant award cycle announced Monday, to fund nursing faculty positions and nursing faculty scholarships, according to Kristina Henry, DNP, associate dean of nursing.

Rockhurst University has received the NCAA Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence for achieving four-year Academic Success Rates of 90 percent or higher for the 13th consecutive year.

Forty-four Division II member schools are recipients of the Presidents' Award for Academic Excellence. Rockhurst is one of eight schools to have earned the recognition every year since the award was started in 2011.