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Student Finds Academic Love Amidst the Wildflowers

October 3, 2022
Junior Gavin Schaefer on top of the Barkley building
In the middle of Kansas City’s bustling Crossroads Arts District is an unexpected patch of prairie. And in the middle of that, you’ll often find junior Gavin Schaefer. “It’s really serene, but it’s in the middle of the city,” he said. “A lot of people don’t know that this place exists — I grew up...Read More

Sisters Support, Inspire Each Other Through Saint Luke’s BSN Program

September 23, 2022
Eden and Addie Griffith, BSN Program Kansas City
Nearly every nurse has a story of why they got started in the profession, and almost all involve a nurse providing care and comfort to them or a loved one. For Addie Griffith, it was after breaking her orbital bone, face, nose and suffering a severe concussion when getting in a nasty collision on...Read More

Leadership and Ethics Day Turns Classroom Over Alumni Leaders

September 21, 2022
A guest speaks to a class
Once a year, Rockhurst University alumni are invited back to the classroom, this time as teachers. The annual Leadership and Ethics Day has become a tradition in the College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis at Rockhurst — a one-day marathon of guest lectures from alumni, who bring...Read More

Rockhurst University to Host KC Scholars College Fair

September 20, 2022
Students on campus
Remember the first time you set foot on a college campus? Hopefully, that experience was a positive one. Maybe it was at Rockhurst at tulip time in the spring, or perhaps the fall, when the leaves turn color. You might have had an interaction with a faculty, staff member or student that really made...Read More

Nguyen Sisters Help Make Rockhurst a Home for All

September 14, 2022
Nhukha and Nhukim Nguyen
Nhukha (’21) and Nhukim (December '22) Nguyen are many things, but first and foremost they are sisters and best friends. Born two years apart, they are also the daughters of Vietnam immigrants, as well as student and community leaders, Buddhists, and Rockhurst Hawks. The University prides itself in...Read More

From India to KC: Grad Student Finds Her Confidence in MBA Program

September 14, 2022
Hasina Lokhandwala Siraj is an MBA student at Rockhurst
Just a few years ago, Hasina Lokhandwala Siraj was working as a senior human resources executive in her home country of India. Today, she’s a wife, mother and professional living in the U.S. as a Rockhurst MBA student. In a life filled with big changes and important decisions, Lokhandwala calls her...Read More

Rockhurst, William Jewell Athletics Square Off For First Kansas City Crown

September 9, 2022
The KC Crown trophy
Rockhurst University and William Jewell College, located just 21 miles from each other, have enjoyed a healthy rivalry since the 1900s, and since 2011 have been Great Lakes Valley Conference opponents, as well. This year, the two insitutions have a new prize to play for, as the two schools have...Read More

Pre-Med Athletes' Drive to Succeed Is Part of Their DNA

September 7, 2022
Tera Reberry and Parker Esparza are two pre-med student-athletes driven to succeed.
The NCAA reminds us that most collegiate student-athletes will turn professional in something other than sports. Two Hawks, Tera Reberry (volleyball) and Parker Esparza (men’s soccer), are well on their way to living that dream as medical professionals, while still being key contributors to their...Read More

"We Are Called" Announced As Presidential Inauguration Theme

September 6, 2022
Inscription from the bell tower
The inauguration of Rockhurst University’s 15 th president, Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 . The afternoon of events will mark Cassady’s ceremonial installation as president and a milestone for Rockhurst as the first woman and first lay president of the institution...Read More

This Week: On Campus Art Gallery Reopens With "This Land is My Land/Your Land"

August 29, 2022
Van Ackeren Collection of Religious Art
The Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst’s on-campus art gallery since 2000, was temporarily closed during the two-year renovation of the adjacent Sedgwick Hall. This fall, it comes back with a new mission, a slightly new look and a new temporary exhibition that in part showcases the city Rockhurst calls...Read More

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