Past Headlines

"Where Do We Go From Here?" A Statement from The Rev. Thomas B. Curran, S.J.

April 21, 2021

Rockhurst University Companions, From the time we saw the images of George Floyd’s death, we wondered what would happen. Would he receive justice? We now know the jury’s verdict, but our questions do not end. “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” It’s the title of Martin Luther King Jr.’s...Read More

Recent Grad’s Service Reflection Gets National Attention

April 19, 2021

Kat Dolan, ’20, came to Rockhurst University having already had what some might consider a lifetime of experiences. And they’ve all played a part in a new piece in the latest issue of America , the national Jesuit magazine. Dolan is the author of an article in the April 2021 issue of America that...Read More

Alumni Get First Glimpse Inside Sedgwick Hall

April 16, 2021

Staff and alumni on a tour of campus construction

Sedgwick Hall has been a lot of things over the years. But it’s been a while since it’s been under construction. Anyone who has been on campus since December (or looked at the University’s social media pages) will probably have seen what Sedgwick Hall now looks like from the outside, with...Read More

Celebration Marks Anniversary of MLK’s Famed Letter

April 13, 2021

This week, Rockhurst University will celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in a whole new way. Normally, the University schedules its MLK Day celebration in January to honor King’s birthday. However, COVID-19 means things look a little different this year as a...Read More

Gift of Jewish Artifacts Highlights Rockhurst University Holocaust Remembrance Day

April 8, 2021

Since 2004, Rockhurst University has marked the solemn occasion of Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, with an interfaith ceremony in partnership with the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education. This year, in addition to a ceremonial reading on Kinerk Commons of names of those killed by the...Read More

After COVID Cancellation, Student Gets Second Chance at Med School Fellowship

April 5, 2021

Last year, senior biomedical physics of medicine major Bella Salerno was looking forward to her summer vacation for reasons other than getting out of town. Salerno had been accepted to the Purdy Summer Research Fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine’s department of radiation...Read More

Graduate Business Programs Among Those Recognized by U.S. News

March 30, 2021

The U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School list for 2022 is out, and several programs within Rockhurst University’s College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis earned recognition among the best in the nation. The management programs in the Helzberg School of Management, which...Read More

Rockhurst University Names New Director of Greenlease Library

March 26, 2021

Rockhurst University has named Laura Horne-Popp as the next director of the Greenlease Library, effective June 1. Horne-Popp comes to Rockhurst from the University of Central Missouri, where she serves as assistant university librarian of the James C. Kirkpatrick Library. She brings to her new role...Read More

More Sports, More Fun: Intramurals Expand Despite Pandemic

March 19, 2021

Beach volleyball intramurals on Rockhurst's sand court

Joshua Roberts had all the posters printed for Spring 2020 – his first in charge of an intramural sports program that hadn’t been given a lot of attention in the recent past. Then the pandemic hit and the posters never got off his desk.Read More

Rockhurst University Condemns Violence Against Asian-Americans

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-...Read More