Past Headlines

Why Celebrate RU? Everything to Know About Wednesday’s Day of Giving

April 23, 2019

The Rockhurst University community includes more than 20,000 alumni, approximately 3,000 current students, and hundreds of faculty and staff members. In other words, hosting a big celebration means a lot of invites. But this Wednesday’s occasion, the first-ever Celebrate RU , is one that warrants...Read More

A Month After "Queer Eye" Debut, IT Specialist Taking it All in Stride

April 18, 2019

Mayor Sly James and RU employee Thomas Diggs

Before March 15, Rockhurst University IT Support Specialist Thomas Diggs said, he stuck to a routine, grabbing the bus to work in Rockhurst’s Computer Services office, crossing the street to take computer science courses at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, then heading home for an evening of...Read More

Rockhurst University Welcomes First Chief Inclusion Officer

April 17, 2019

New University Chief Inclusion Officer Leslie Doyle

Leslie Doyle, Ed.D., grew up across the street from the Rockhurst University campus. This month, she’s been welcomed back as the University’s inaugural chief inclusion officer. In this position, Doyle will lead the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a newly created office charged with...Read More

With Nearly 1,000 Graduates, RU Executive MBA Celebrates 40 Years

April 11, 2019

Innovation and learning from the best were at the forefront when the Rev. Nicholas S. Rashford, S.J., set about creating the Executive Fellows MBA program at Rockhurst University (then College) in 1978 — one of the earliest such programs in the country. This year the program — now known as simply...Read More

First-ever Service Immersion Trip to El Paso an Emotional One

April 4, 2019

Students during a service immersion trip to El Paso

Each spring, Rockhurst University sends students and faculty and staff companions on domestic and international locations to live out the Jesuit value of “serving for and with others.” This spring break in mid-March was no different — students helped with everything from construction projects to...Read More

Sporting KC Coach Peter Vermes To Headline Rockhurst Young Alumni Speaker Series

April 3, 2019

Legendary Sporting Kansas City soccer coach Peter Vermes will share his expertise on building a winning culture as the latest guest of the Rockhurst University Young Alumni Speaker Series at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 30, in the auditorium of Arrupe Hall on the University’s campus. In his...Read More

NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana Returns to KC as Leadership Series Guest

March 28, 2019

It’s not without reason that Joe Montana is a legendary NFL quarterback and still one of football’s most legendary names. Over the course of his college career at Notre Dame and his professional tenure — first with the San Francisco 49ers and then the Kansas City Chiefs — Montana demonstrated poise...Read More

Helzberg School Graduate Programs Continue Tradition of National Excellence in Latest U.S. News Rankings

March 12, 2019

Two top MBA specialty areas in the Helzberg School of Management continue to be ranked alongside the best business schools in the nation in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2020. The Helzberg School’s management MBA is ranked No. 18, tied with the New York...Read More

What Has Chemistry So Excited? A Grant for a New Atomic Absorption Instrument, Of Course

March 11, 2019

If you’re a chemist looking to analyze the amount of sodium in drinking water, magnesium in windshield glass, or iron in breakfast cereal, you’ll likely reach for an atomic absorption instrument. In fact, these are all examples of experiments performed by Rockhurst University chemistry students...Read More

Alumnus Part of Team Rebuilding Georgetown’s Student-Run Clinic

February 27, 2019

Part of the reason that Nick Bader, ’18, was interested in medical school in the first place was his desire to help people most in need. Bader might not have known it when he applied to Georgetown University School of Medicine, but he would get that chance nearly from day one, taking part in...Read More