October 13, 2020
Members of the Rockhurst University community tuning into Kansas City’s morning news might see a familiar face — Carolina Cruz, ’16, recently came back to join the KCTV-5 newsroom. “I think it was always part of my plan to get back at some point,” said Cruz, who grew up in St. Louis. “I fell in love with Kansas City when...
September 30, 2020
Before coming to Rockhurst University, Carrie Spanton was at a crossroads — having grown up in the hospitality business, she went straight from high school to the workforce, eventually working her way to restaurant management in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Bentonville, Arkansas. “I felt like there was something that I was really supposed to be doing,” she said. Spanton said...
September 17, 2020
It’s been a long time coming for the graduates of the Class of 2020, but on Saturday, they finally get their time to shine during the annual commencement ceremony. And it will be a unique one — not just because of the COVID-19 pandemic that required it to be a virtual gathering, but also because this year marks the 100...
September 14, 2020
Rockhurst University earned a spot as one of the Best Universities in the Midwest Region and one of the Best Values, among other categories, in the 2021 Best Colleges rankings released Monday by U.S. News & World Report. The University was ranked No. 13 among Midwest regional universities for the second straight year, once again making it the highest-ranked institution...
August 28, 2020
In 2011, Rachel Stotler Clasemann, ’97, MOT ’99, was driving home from work in Omaha, Nebraska, when a car accident changed her life. The immediate result of the accident was a ruptured spleen and traumatic brain injury. In the years since, she has endured multiple surgeries, successes, setbacks, infections and therapy. But, according to those who know her, Rachel has...
August 19, 2020
This week, we welcome approximately 440 new students to Rockhurst University. For these students, arriving for their first semester of college is a milestone, and for both new and returning students, there’s plenty to be excited about. But, for obvious reasons, college move-in and the start of the fall semester will be very different this time around. So what should...
July 22, 2020
It’s a section of the sky that Mark Pecaut, Ph.D., associate professor of physics , is well familiar with. Since his days as a doctoral student at the University of Rochester, Pecaut has been studying a particular group of stars in the night sky. And even after several publications, conference presentations, and undergraduate research projects led using the same group...
June 30, 2020
With her new internship, senior Kate Ludwig has an opportunity to help make the lives of Kansas Citians better. In June, she began working with the Mid America Regional Council as an air quality intern for the regional planning body, a position that will last through December, working to collect related research and help with public outreach on MARC’s environmental...
June 24, 2020
Like most spring campus traditions, the COVID-19 pandemic meant that the awards ceremony at this year’s Festival of Student Achievement, typically a one-day showcase of the work done by students in the realms of leadership and academic research, could not take place in a full auditorium of supportive peers. But the honorees deserve recognition nonetheless for their work, and so...
