January 21, 2016
The work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was more than one quote, one moment or one movement. A fierce champion of civil rights and human rights, King was a preacher and a political leader who addressed racial, economic and social injustices alongside a broad coalition of people from different backgrounds. On Monday, Rockhurst University celebrated the King’s legacy...
January 14, 2016
Rockhurst University will honor National Endowment for the Arts Chair Jane Chu with its 2016 Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics as part of the fourth annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, March 3. Chu, a 2005 graduate of the Helzberg School of Management’s executive MBA program, was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the...
January 12, 2016
Building on the demand from professionals for “stackable credentials” and the fact that employees are now more likely to change careers during their professional lives, the Helzberg School of Management at Rockhurst University is adding a number of options for the spring semester to its growing portfolio of graduate certificates for post-baccalaureate students. “Whether they’re looking to reset their careers...
January 3, 2016
Fern, kiwi, map, sheep, NZ. And… go. Keith Brandt, Ph.D., professor of mathematics at Rockhurst University, knows those themes well – they’re the keys to the so-called “New Zealand puzzle.” In the newest issue of British-based mathematical education journal “Mathematical Spectrum,” Brandt details how he and an undergraduate student spent months developing and refining computer programs that would be able...
December 18, 2015
A multitude of screens belonging to laptops, TVs and devices will likely switch on for the first time across the nation this Christmas, powered in many cases by small nanoparticles or organic compounds that are changing the way that visual devices are being constructed. At the end of the fall 2015 semester, students in the modern physics course taught by...
December 10, 2015
After a process of reviewing and evaluating a number of different organizations, Beta Theta Pi has been chosen to become the newest member of the Rockhurst University Greek community. Founded in 1839, Beta Theta Pi has more than 130 chapters in the U.S. and Canada, with more than 7,000 collegiate members and 300,000 alumni and lifetime members. According to Rockhurst...
December 7, 2015
The Rockhurst Hawks defeated second-ranked Ferris State, 3-2, to capture their first NCAA volleyball regional championship Saturday in Big Rapids, Michigan. The seventh-ranked Hawks now advance to the national quarterfinals in Tampa, Florida. Rockhurst will face the Western Region champion on Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Bob Martinez Athletics Complex on the University of Tampa campus. "We definitely played to...
December 6, 2015
The dream of reaching its first NCAA national championship game came to an end for Rockhurst Thursday night in Pensacola, Florida. The fifth-ranked Hawks fell to 17th-ranked Cal Poly Pomona, 1-0, in the NCAA Division II national semifinals at Ashton Brosnaham Sports Complex. Cal Poly Pomona scored the winning goal in the 84th minute on a shot in front of...
December 1, 2015
The Hawks are headed back to Michigan after being picked as a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Division II women’s volleyball tournament beginning this week. The team will take on the seventh-seed Saginaw Valley State Cardinals in the first round of the tournament, scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, at Ferris State University...