Past Headlines

“Meet the Makers” Invites To the Stage KC Entrepreneurial Luminaries

May 5, 2023

Kansas City has had a fair amount of time in the national spotlight lately. There are a lot of reasons for that — many of them, admittedly, sports-related. But Kansas City is also a vibrant, attractive place because of the people here committed to doing new, creative things. To celebrate that...Read More

Rockhurst Claims First-Ever KC Crown Trophy

May 3, 2023

Rockhurst University and William Jewell College already competed head-to-head in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference. But this year, there was something else on the line for these two local institutions — bragging rights. In September, the two cross-town rivals announced the start of...Read More

Forty Students — And One University President — Inducted Into Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society

May 3, 2023

Each spring, students who distinguish themselves in what are considered the three main pillars of a Jesuit education — scholarship, leadership and service — are invited to become part of Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit honor society. On Saturday, 40 students from Rockhurst University were formally...Read More

Management MBA Concentration Ranked Among Nation’s Best

April 25, 2023

Smiling graduate turning to walk off the stage after receiving his diploma

One of the Helzberg’s School of Management’s major graduate business degree programs has been recognized as one of the best in the nation, according to the 2024 Best Graduate Schools list from U.S. News and World Report. The full-time Management MBA came in at No. 27 on the list, tied with fellow...Read More

RU Hosts Symposium Focused on Local Sustainability Efforts

April 24, 2023

Attendees at the neighborhood sustainability symposium

While environmental sustainability is a global problem, many of its solutions are being developed locally. It’s a phenomenon that Alicia Douglas, director of community relations and outreach, and her partners in the community sought to highlight at the Rockhurst University Neighborhood...Read More

University Celebrates Retiring Faculty and Staff

April 18, 2023

Together, they have served Rockhurst University for 155 years, longer than Rockhurst has existed as an institution. In recognition of that service, the University celebrated eight faculty and staff members who will be retiring this academic year in a ceremony Friday. Sandra Cassady, Ph.D.,...Read More

New York Times Columnist to Leadership Crowd: “The Person is the Message”

March 29, 2023

David Brooks Speaks at the Leadership Series

David Brooks, New York Times columnist, bestselling author, and guest of the 11 th annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series event on Tuesday evening at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, knows how to work a Kansas City crowd. He started with a compliment for the new Kansas City...Read More

Education Faculty's Book Highlights Advantages of Globally Engaged Teachers

March 27, 2023

When Nilufer Guler, Ph.D., associate professor of education, started asking for proposals for her latest project, she wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of responses. But the theme of her new book, titled “At School in the World: Developing Globally Engaged Teachers,” must have been pretty...Read More

Q&A With Sandra Cassady, Ph.D. on Making History

March 17, 2023

President Sandra Cassady talking to students

In November 2022, Rockhurst University etched a new chapter in its history, inaugurated its first lay, first female president, Sandra Cassady, Ph.D. In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked Cassady about her experience as a female leader and history maker in her own right. Who have been some of...Read More

MAC Director Inducted Into Hogan Prep Hall of Fame

March 15, 2023

Dominique Washington being inducted in the Hogan Prep Hall of Fame

Every name. Every stat. Every game. Every date. Ask Dominique Washington, ’16, former Hawks basketball player and director of the MAC, a question about his experience playing basketball growing up, and recalling specifics is like second nature. There’s a reason the experience was so indelible —...Read More