Past Headlines

With Upcoming Charity Run, OT Alums Honor One of Their Own

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,...Read More

Return to the Rock – 5 Things to Know

August 19, 2020

New students wearing masks and moving in

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...Read More

Physics Faculty Member Assists with Exciting Discovery of New Planetary System

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...Read More

Internship Allows Student to Make her Mark on Kansas City’s Environment

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...Read More

Festival of Student Achievement Celebrates Student Accomplishments

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...Read More

University Issues Statement on Supreme Court's Decision Regarding DACA

June 18, 2020

Today, the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities issued a statement on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. As a Catholic, Jesuit institution of higher learning, Rockhurst University is invited to accompany the most vulnerable...Read More

Rockhurst University Announces Spring 2020 Dean's List

June 8, 2020

Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the spring 2020 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. The following students were included on the list: Matthew Abeyta Fanuel Achinda Caroline Adams Macee Adams Mara Akers Amber Akin...Read More

Rockhurst University Staff, Faculty, Student Statements on Recent Deaths of George Floyd and Others

June 3, 2020

The news of recent deaths of unarmed civilians at the hands of law enforcement officers, including that of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, has again brought issues of justice, equity and prejudice to the forefront of American life. Rockhurst University President the Rev. Thomas B...Read More

Retiring Faculty Honored for Decades of Service

May 20, 2020

Bell tower inscription. Learning, leadership, and service in the Jesuit tradition

With more than 200 years of service between them, the eight retiring members of the Rockhurst University faculty have earned a round of applause. Normally recognized at the April faculty awards dinner, because of the campus shutdown as a result of COVID-19 these longtime members of the University...Read More

As Society Closes — and Reopens — After COVID-19, Data Literacy is Key

May 19, 2020

The world’s experience fighting the COVID-19 pandemic offers a host of lessons. But for Myles Gartland, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis at Rockhurst University, the pandemic also illustrates the importance of data literacy, and why it’s so important to...Read More