October 19, 2017
The Rockhurst University Leaders Council and CommunityAmerica Credit Union will present Caroline Kennedy, former United States Ambassador to Japan and New York Times best-selling author, as the featured guest of the 2018 Rockhurst University Leadership Series luncheon. The sixth luncheon in the annual series is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 5, 2018, at the Kansas City...
October 10, 2017
Rockhurst University’s leaders are committed to “Building a Home for All.” But they can’t do it alone. Starting Tuesday, Oct. 10, students, faculty, staff and contract employees at Rockhurst and students at Research College of Nursing are being asked to take a 15-30-minute survey online at www.rockhurst.edu/campusclimate as part of a comprehensive study being conducted of the “campus climate” by...
September 26, 2017
Four Rockhurst University alumni will be honored for their achievements in their professional lives and their contributions to their communities during the annual alumni awards luncheon, part of the University’s Family and Alumni Weekend activities, scheduled for noon on Saturday, Sept. 30, in the Greenlease Library. Chandra Clark , ’11 M.Ed., will receive the Faber Young Alumni Award. Clark is...
September 25, 2017
After her summer internship, Rockhurst University senior Maggie Cain has a lot to add to her resume. An elementary education and Spanish major, the St. Louis native was already learning all about pedagogy and curriculum and a host of other important concepts with multisyllabic names. But being able to put those ideas into practice in the classroom is also important,...
September 13, 2017
When Hurricane Harvey hit, Rockhurst University sophomore Stephanie Lopez knew she wanted to help out however she could. While the rains and flooding did not directly affect Lopez’s immediate family in Dallas, she said has relatives in both Houston and Corpus Christi, where Harvey made landfall. “I don’t think people even realize how the hurricane is affecting the rest of...
September 12, 2017
Rockhurst University moved up several spots, as did several undergraduate programs in the Helzberg School of Management, in the U.S. News and World Report ’s 2018 Best Colleges listings. The University was ranked No. 11 among Midwest regional universities, the highest ranked institution in the Kansas City area. In the previous year’s list of best regional universities, the University was...
September 5, 2017
Rockhurst University President the Rev. Thomas B. Curran, S.J., released the following statement today about the decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program: “As a Catholic, Jesuit institution of higher learning we are invited to accompany the most vulnerable among us. Our core value of cura personalis encourages us to see one another as companions in movement...
September 4, 2017
One of the distinguishing features of the early Society of Jesus, and something that continues to distinguish its members, is its global perspective. Early Jesuits traveled across the globe, to places like China, as both spiritual and intellectual missionaries. For many Jesuits today, following their vocation brings with it a willingness to travel to far-flung parts of the globe and...
August 31, 2017
The 33 rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, was no stranger to the Rockhurst University campus. He wasn’t an alumnus — though he was reportedly once in conversations to join the faculty following his presidency, in the days before presidential pensions — but during World War I, then-captain Truman led Battery D, comprised largely of Rockhurst students...
