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Rockhurst Recognized on Money Magazine’s “Best Colleges” List for Value

August 23, 2022

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

Rockhurst University earned the highest ranking among institutions in the Kansas City region and the second highest ranking in the state of Missouri on Money magazine’s 2022 Best Colleges in America list. The list, which focuses on college value, looks at 2,400 four-year colleges “with sufficient...Read More

Lessons from RU Come in Handy as Soccer Alumnus Takes the Helm of U15 National Team

August 19, 2022

Tom Heinemann on the field with one of his players

There is a lot of buzz around soccer in the United States with the recent news that North America will host the 2026 World Cup, and for Tom Heinemann, ’09, even moreso. He’s not just a lifelong soccer fan (who played for the Hawks during his time here), he’s also starting a new job at this moment...Read More

Rockhurst Alumna Making History for the Blind

August 12, 2022

Ashley Neybert was taught at a young age that she could accomplish anything she set her mind to. This critical lesson followed her as she faced unimaginable challenges during her college career. Neybert began her college career at the University of Northern Colorado. One day she received a phone...Read More

Partnerships Provide Data Analytics Students with Challenges They’ll Face in the Workplace

August 11, 2022

Rockhurst business students are getting a head start as data scientists by doing everything from assisting sports and entertainment businesses with fan engagement to attempting to measure trust in order to reduce crime in Kansas City. The projects are all through partnerships between RU’s Master of...Read More

When Dreams Become Pretzels: Rockhurst Theatre Friends Start St. Louis Bakery

August 10, 2022

Pretzetera, a bakery in St. Louis started by Rockhurst alumni

Two friends who met while theatre students at Rockhurst are now bakers in St. Louis, specializing in pretzels, pies, brownies, cheesecakes, cookies, bagels, coffee, etc. That “etcetera” will be key to their story later. Courtney LaChance-Denton (’09, English , Theatre Arts minor) and Jason Arnold...Read More

Soccer Alumni Start Institute to Help Student-Athletes in Rome

August 2, 2022

Rome City Institute was started by a group of Rockhurst Men's Soccer alumni

Rockhurst University and Hawks soccer has gone international as five former men’s soccer players created a school in their native Italy, providing educational and athletic training for international college athletes. Giorgio Antongirolami (’99, ’04), Men’s Soccer associate head coach, started what...Read More

Alumnus Plans New Offerings for the MAC as Director

August 1, 2022

Dominique Washington is a 2016 graduate of Rockhurst University, where he also played basketball for the Hawks. He is the new director of the MAC and intramural coordinator. What’s it been like to be back on campus? Talk to us about your experience as a student here. It's been a surreal feeling,...Read More

Students Have Ally, Cheerleader in LaTisha Davis

July 28, 2022

LaTisha Davis, Rockhurst Director of Multicultural Belonging and Engagement

LaTisha Davis may have a business card that says Rockhurst University Director of Multicultural Belonging and Engagement, but her role can be simplified to one thing for students: She’s here to be your person if you need one. Everyone needs a support system and to feel like they’re included, and...Read More

Laugh and Learn: Beloved Professor Publishes Book of Personal Stories

July 22, 2022

If the walls of Conway Hall could talk, they’d probably be laughing. Richard “Dick” Shaw is one of the most beloved and entertaining professors to ever teach at Rockhurst. You don’t meet Dick Shaw and walk away without a story and a smile, and now the retired teacher of 43 years is sharing those...Read More

New Hawk Scholars Program Assists with Transition to College

July 20, 2022

Hawk Scholar students to come can campus three days before general move-in.

The transition from high school to college can be difficult, but for first-generation , high financial need, and historically underrepresented students, it can be a steeper uphill climb that can lead to persisting in college at lower rates than their non-marginalized peers. New Rockhurst University...Read More