Past Headlines

PT Project Puts Pain Management in Perspective for Younger Audience

November 19, 2020

Pain is a fact of life. It’s a lesson many of us learn early on, with tears the stimulus response accompanying a scrape or a bump on the head. But for many, pain is not simply temporary but a chronic or constant reality. And whatever form it takes, managing pain with medications often carries its...Read More

Prosperity Center, State Partner to Help Students Succeed

November 13, 2020

It can be hard for college students to leave their non-academic struggles at the classroom door, especially in a time of greater uncertainty or stress with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It is with that in mind that this month Rockhurst University became one of seven college campuses in the state...Read More

EMBA Students Survive Their Own 'Shark Tank'

November 13, 2020

Mark Cuban of ABC’s hit reality show “Shark Tank” tells potential entrepreneurs to “Find something you are good at and do what it takes to be great at it. We all have something special about us. The hard and exciting part is figuring out what it is."Read More

With Saint Luke’s Now Part of RU, Student Shares Surprising Bond with Grandmother

November 6, 2020

Emma Barben and her grandmother on campus

Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences becoming part of Rockhurst University means lots of new connections are being forged — between faculty and staff colleagues and students. For sophomore Emma Barben, it’s meant sharing a surprising new connection with her grandmother. “It was special to see...Read More

Tony Tocco, Tracy Rietzke Named to 2020 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Class

October 23, 2020

With more than 80 years of service between them, Rockhurst men’s soccer coach Tony Tocco and former Rockhurst women’s volleyball coach Tracy Rietzke have already cementing their place as legends in the University’s athletics program. But in November, they will be enshrined into the Missouri Sports...Read More

Faculty, Administrator Named Dean of College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis

October 14, 2020

A longtime member of the Helzberg School of Management ’s faculty and administrative leadership has been named the new dean of the College of Business, Influence, and Information Analysis at Rockhurst University. The appointment of Myles Gartland, Ph.D., to oversee the college is effective...Read More

Young Alumna Brings Experience As Reporter, And Role Model, Back to KC

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...Read More

Senior Puts Classroom Experience to Work with African NGO

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...Read More

Virtual Commencement Watch Party Saturday Celebrates the Class of 2020

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...Read More

Rockhurst Ranked Among Best Regional Universities by U.S. News & World Report

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...Read More