February 13, 2018
This week marks the launch of a new effort at Rockhurst University hoping to put the spotlight on a group of students who rarely see it. First-generation students are a growing part of the University’s student population, but one would not likely notice by just looking around — first-generation students come from all walks of life. That’s partly why Ashley...
February 13, 2018
Ethan Kuster, ’14, ’17 DPT, and Natalie Berigan, ’15, ’17 MBA, are sure that they met as students at Rockhurst. Other details are a little fuzzier. “I say we met in humanities class,” Kuster said. “She was shooting some googly eyes at a guy next to me. I thought she was sending them my way and made the first move.”...
February 10, 2018
The study of the role our unique microbiomes play in human health has become an emerging field in biology over the last several years. But humans aren’t the only ones with microbial “fingerprints” that play a part in their everyday functioning — plants and trees are also rich with a diverse array of unseen bacteria that play different roles in...
February 6, 2018
As part of its 2018 Leadership Series luncheon on Thursday, April 5, Rockhurst University will award its Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics to Patricia Cleary Miller, Ph.D., a professor emerita of English and a longtime figure in Kansas City’s arts and philanthropic communities. Miller, a fourth-generation Kansas Citian, attended Notre Dame de Sion School. She graduated from Radcliffe College/Harvard...
January 19, 2018
Each year, 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer, and Love Your Melon strives to connect with all of them through specially made beanies, hospital visits, and with college campus crews in communities all across America. Rockhurst University joined the program in fall 2017 with a crew led by junior Julia Mattivi. Mattivi discovered Love Your Melon on accident. A friend...
January 16, 2018
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2017 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.
January 15, 2018
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is more than a historical figure worthy of a statue. His actions have become the foundation of modern American life. His words, invoking the inherent dignity owed all human beings, still speak true. So while 2018 marks 50 years since King’s life and mission was cut short by an assassin’s bullet, the civil rights leader...
January 2, 2018
As a Rockhurst University sophomore in 2012, Luke Beckett, ’15, didn’t think much about giving his cheek a quick swab as part of an on-campus bone marrow registry drive sponsored by international organization DKMS and organized by an alumnus, John Murry , ’55, in the Massman Gallery. It took less than 5 minutes — including the paperwork — and Beckett,...
December 18, 2017
This Wednesday, STEAM Studio was buzzing a little more than normal. It’s not unusual to find young students whizzing from station to station around the Westport office of architectural firm Gould Evans, the headquarters for STEAM Studio, working on projects ranging from fashion design to engineering. But this week, the students from the studio were joined by community members, nonprofit...
