January 4, 2019
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2018 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. The following students were named to the list: Caroline Adams Salvador Aguirre Rebecca Ahlheim Mara Akers Amber Akin Shereen Al-Saoudi Alexandra Allen Jack Alsbach Anthony Altobella Joseph Alvey Iman Aly Kathleen Anderson Marianna Anderson...
December 31, 2018
The end of a calendar year is always a good time to stop and reflect on accomplishments and look forward to the future. In the midst of its fifth year — and as 2018 ticks to 2019 — it’s clear Rockhurst University’s Prosperity Center for Financial Opportunity has plenty of those two things to raise a glass to. Its mission,...
December 21, 2018
For so many students at all levels, mental illness is a daily struggle affecting all aspects of their lives. A Rockhurst University faculty member and an alumnus have recently teamed up to do something about it. Risa Stein, Ph.D., University professor of psychology, knows the struggle not only as a faculty member, but as the advisor to Rockhurst’s Active Minds...
December 20, 2018
Hang around Rockhurst long enough and you'll hear the phrase “making God’s good world better” as a goal for any endeavor. And starting next fall, a new housing option will be built around just that. The University announced this week the establishment of two new housing options in the east wing of the former Jesuit residence on the north side...
December 4, 2018
It’s time to expand the roster — new athletics programs are coming to Rockhurst University next fall. Rockhurst University Athletics announced this week that men’s cross country, along with competitive cheer and dance, will be offered starting in fall 2019. They are the first new athletics programs for the University since 2012. “We’re really excited to announce these additions to...
November 27, 2018
Rockhurst University will honor two of Kansas City’s outstanding business and civic leaders with the annual Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics, part of the seventh annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series luncheon, featuring Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Joe Montana, on March 26, 2019. Rockhurst alumni Tom McDonnell, ’66, and Tom McCullough, ’64, together helped build Kansas City-based DST Systems...
November 13, 2018
For years, before Rockhurst University and Avila University both went co-ed in 1969 and Avila moved its campus from 55 th and Main streets to south Kansas City, the two schools shared a unique bond. The all-female College of St. Teresa (now Avila) and the all-male Rockhurst were known as “brother-sister” schools, and it was not uncommon to see students...
November 2, 2018
Timothy McDonald, Ph.D., Rockhurst professor of music, is no stranger to the airwaves. For approximately eight years, McDonald hosted a classical music show on now-defunct Kansas City radio station KXTR, interviewing guests ranging from superstar cellist Yo-Yo Ma to Michael Stern, music director of the Kansas City Symphony, and previewing the classical music events across the region. When he was...
October 30, 2018
Dear Companions of Rockhurst University, The recent demonstrations of hatred, rejection, violence, racism and murder in our nation have me recalling Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter from a Birmingham jail. He wrote, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.... (W)hat affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” Last night, I attended a memorial service at Kehilath Israel Synagogue. Over 1,500...
