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Graduate Business Programs Earn High Marks on U.S. News List

April 26, 2022
Exterior of Conway Hall
Two MBA concentrations from the Helzberg School of Business in the College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis have earned top 20 national rankings in U.S. News & World Reports’ 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings. The school’s MBA concentrations in management and business analytics...Read More

Rockhurst Earns Area's First Tree Campus Designation

April 25, 2022
exterior of campus
The greenery around campus makes every spring a wonderful time on the Rockhurst University campus. But there’s more to the tree canopy at Rockhurst than aesthetics — all that foliage helps make the campus a more livable, sustainable place for faculty, staff, students, biodiversity and our...Read More

Ed.D. Student Earns Research Award for Project on LGBTQ+ Affirming Curriculum in K-12 Schools

April 13, 2022
Sean Klippel, RORA award-winner for his research on LGBTQ+ affirming curriculum
Sean Klippel is an educator and a member of the LGBTQ+ community who was recently honored for his research as part of Rockhurst's Doctorate in Education program. Klippel's project, "How K-12 Teachers Perceive a State Bill and LGBTQ+ Affirming Curriculum," earned him a Rockhurst Outstanding Research Award (RORA) as part of the University's Festival of Student Achievement. In the following Q & A, Klippel explains why he's passionate about the project, as well as why it's so important now:Read More

Religious Studies Professor Awarded Fulbright, Will Teach in Romania in Spring 2023

April 11, 2022
Craig Prentiss, professor of Religious Studies, is a Fulbright Scholar Award winner
Craig Prentiss, Ph.D., professor of Religious Studies and Theology at Rockhurst, was recently granted a Fulbright Scholar Award to teach at the University of Bucharest in Romania in the Spring term of 2023. A product of the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Program, Fulbright Scholar Awards are prestigious and competitive fellowships that provide unique opportunities for scholars to teach and conduct research abroad.Read More

Rockhurst University Honors National Healthcare Leader Dr. David Wild

April 6, 2022
Rockhurst University will present the 2022 St. Ignatius Award to national health care leader and phy
Rockhurst University will present the 2022 St. Ignatius Award to national health care leader and physician Dr. David Wild, ’19 EMBA. The award is presented annually to a Rockhurst graduate in recognition of outstanding accomplishments, leadership, and reflection of Jesuit values in the person’s professional career.Read More

OT-MBA Grad Thrives in Career by Turning Opportunities into Action

April 5, 2022
Kaitlin Doyle is an occupational therapist in Grain Valley, Missouri
Some students go to college undecided on a major, and that’s just fine. Others, like 2016 Rockhurst graduate Kaitlin Doyle, know exactly what they want to do. Doyle’s mother grew up as a child of a deaf adult (CODA) and Kaitlin had an uncle who had cerebral palsy and spent a lot of time in therapy. She saw how her grandparents took care of him and guided him through everyday tasks. That sparked her interest in the field of occupational therapy.Read More

Rockhurst Launches Cybersecurity Degree in Partnership With SLU

March 31, 2022
Rockhurst introduces cybersecurity degree
To help meet the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals, Rockhurst University is joining forces with Saint Louis University to offer a Bachelor of Science in cybersecurity . This interdisciplinary program, beginning in August, combines elements of computer science, analytics, criminal...Read More

Freshman Earns Spot in Prestigious Health Care Institute

March 30, 2022
Hope Dala, health care student
Freshman nursing major Hope Daga has earned a spot in a leadership institute aimed at developing the next generation of leaders who can address disparities in the delivery of care. The Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute is a two-phase program — the first consisting primarily of education, the...Read More

Ten Years In, Mathapalooza Spreads the Joy of Math

March 29, 2022
Mathapalooza activity by students
Mathapalooza started a decade ago as exactly the sort of event that name would imply — an invitational, gleeful exploration of the sometimes-dreaded school subject. That was the goal — to make mathematics approachable and even fun for young students. For Zdenka Guadarrama, Ph.D., professor of...Read More

Former Transfer Student Goes From Full-Time Server to Future CPA

March 11, 2022
Mariah Schneider, Rockhurst accounting student and future MBA graduate
As an 18-year-old high school graduate, Mariah Schneider made the decision to stay in her hometown of Kansas City and find a full-time job. She ended up at one of Rockhurst students’ favorite places to eat in nearby Brookside, Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant, for more than 10 years. Schneider’s life is much different now than she was at 18: The former National Honor Society member is about to graduate from Rockhurst with an Accounting degree, is a new mom, just finished choosing among several prestigious internship options through RU, and will be pursuing her MBA in 2023 (also at Rockhurst).Read More

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