June 15, 2021
This fall, students will notice some changes to the Thomas More Dining Room in Massman Hall. Emphasis on the “More.” The campus dining hall is getting a complete remodel this summer, aimed not only at expanding the space to accommodate more diners during peak times, but to expand the available options for students, faculty and staff. “This is a complete...
June 2, 2021
"In our time, when day by day humanity is being drawn closer together, and the ties between different peoples are becoming stronger the Church examines more closely her relationship to non-Christian religions. In her task of promoting unity and love among all, indeed among nations, she considers above all in this declaration what men and women have in common and...
May 27, 2021
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. The following students earned a spot on the list: Ashley Abbott Macee Adams Peyton Aerni Erica Akins Shereen Al-Saoudi Balem Alamerew Le'Bonet Alfaro Alexandra Allen Michael Allen Litzy Alvarado Islas Joseph Alvey David Anderson...
May 25, 2021
Capping an academic year unlike any other, Rockhurst University graduates were able to walk across the stage in person to receive their degrees in a commencement ceremony Friday afternoon at Children’s Mercy Park. Last year’s ceremony was held virtually because of the pandemic, and as the masks and spaces between families at the ceremony could attest, concerns about COVID-19 haven’t...
May 25, 2021
The small gesture, moving the tassel from left to right, officially marks the passage from student to graduate. It’s a moment that Niki Sanchez waited a long time for. Not just because she, like so many others, had worked very hard to complete her college coursework. But because she had to wait, withstand a pandemic, and travel nearly 2,500 miles...
May 24, 2021
While Commencement marks the finish line for many students, others have miles and miles to go. For pre-med students at Rockhurst, they have exhausted the University’s opportunities and resources, earned a bachelor’s degree, and are off to medical school as official RU alumni. The following Class of 2017 Hawks just completed the next phase of their education journey by graduating from a sister Jesuit school, Saint Louis University School of Medicine. All four recently received their “matches” for their residencies.
May 17, 2021
These graduates have made their mark on RU. Now they make their mark on the world. Hyoyoung Wells At age 40, Hyoyoung Wells said she feels like she’s starting over. It wasn’t easy. Coming to America from South Korea at age 20, Wells raised her two children, but otherwise felt she had little purpose or drive. She didn’t speak English,...
May 11, 2021
It’s been quite a year for all health care professionals, and certainly in the nursing profession. That makes this past week’s Nursing Appreciation Week, which concludes today with International Nurses Day, especially important as a way to look back and thank those who have sacrificed so much to take care of others over the past 12 months. To mark the...
May 5, 2021
The class of 2020 at Rockhurst University is noteworthy for so many reasons. For one, their commencement was the 100 th in the school’s history. But to most, this group will most likely be remembered for how profoundly the COVID-19 pandemic affected their college experience, eventually causing their in-person commencement to first be postponed, then moved completely online. On Sept...