March 18, 2021
Rockhurst University Companions, With the rise of the pandemic over the past year, our nation has also seen an inexcusable rise in violence directed toward Asian-Americans. These despicable acts of hate include verbal assaults, physical violence and even death, including the recent murder of a 75-year-old man taking a routine walk through his San Francisco neighborhood. Such hate is also...
March 15, 2021
On March 12, 2020, students, faculty and staff alike were notified that campus would be shut down for two weeks, a precautionary measure meant to prevent further spread of coronavirus/COVID-19. They would not be back for the remainder of the spring semester. That announcement came shortly after the World Health Organization called the crisis a global pandemic and the same...
March 14, 2021
For 2020 senior men’s lacrosse players Jason Zabel and Jake Bastien, life in early March 2020 was good. The seniors had helped the team to a No. 8 national ranking and they were two short months away from graduating. Then the downward spiral began.
March 5, 2021
Rockhurst University Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) students were named Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) scholars recently, making them among the first in Missouri to participate in the nationally recognized program.
March 1, 2021
Rockhurst University leaders announced Monday the Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences and the College of Health and Human Services will be merging and renamed to The Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The newly named college will have two schools: The School of Nursing, which will house the Bachelor of Science in nursing, RN to Bachelor of...
February 25, 2021
With the midway point of the spring semester in view, Rockhurst University is announcing plans for its summer and fall 2021. COVID-19 has meant many changes to daily life on campus — since returning to campus in summer 2020, students, faculty and staff have adjusted to following guidelines such as mask-wearing, meetings conducted over Zoom, remote learning, and social distancing...
February 25, 2021
The process of giving the first building on the Rockhurst University campus another life has already begun, but on Thursday University leaders gave those performing that work a blessing as they proceed in thier labor. At the feet of Sedgwick Hall , first opened in 1914, workers gathered alongside University administrators and representatives of the architect, Helix+, and the construction...
February 24, 2021
Rockhurst University awarded 217 degrees at its December commencement ceremony, held virtually Dec. 12, 2020. The program featured student speaker Marc Kerby, who received a Master of Education, elementary education certification track. Alad Aguirre Mara Akers, honors program, magna cum laude Akeem Akinola Celeste Allen Ana Amaya Kristen Anderson Anatali Aquino-Rodriguez Sam Archer Baylee Arcuri Charity Arnold Alexus Atchison Corey...
January 29, 2021
When Rockhurst University last updated its vision statement, one very specific word was included — “transformative.” It’s a term University leaders use often, and one that alumni evoke when describing what their education meant to them. It’s also a fairly apt description of “For the Greater,” the fundraising campaign underway now that will pave the way to the University’s future...
