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,...
August 5, 2024
With summer heat and sun still in full effect on campus, it’s never been a better time to thank a tree — or the team on campus that maintains their health behind the scenes. The Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri Community Forestry Council recently announced Rockhurst University has been awarded a 2024 Missouri Arbor Award of Excellence in...
July 25, 2024
When Phil Hageman, ’13, came to Rockhurst University, he brought with him a love for staying active. Phil could often be seen riding his bike or running around campus. There’s a picture somewhere, family members said, of Phil on the front lawn of a house he lived in while at Rockhurst, sitting with people from the neighborhood and teaching them...
July 15, 2024
The votes are in. On Monday, Kansas City Favorites , a magazine published by the Kansas City Star that ranks the best in everything from restaurants to law firms in the area, named Rockhurst University the top higher educational institution in the Kansas City metro. The 2024 publication includes more than 637 local businesses, organizations and individuals ranked in 270...
May 31, 2024
The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation has given Rockhurst University a $900,000 challenge grant to fund the construction of a new campus chapel. The Foundation committed to donating $900,000 if, by January 2025, the University meets its challenge of raising the remaining cash and pledges of $1,740,135 needed to meet the total construction goal of $4.46 million. With the grant,...
May 30, 2024
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. The following students have been named to the list: Omar Mohsen AbdelMohsen Omar Tarek Abla Davit Abuladze Haylee Dawn Ace Gisselle Acosta Lauren A. Ada Benjamin Lee Adams Courtney Dean Adams Nathan Tyler Adamson...