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...
May 2, 2021
As the sun sets on the Rockhurst University campus’ tulips for the spring, some new plants are getting a chance to shine. On Friday, members of the biology faculty and students planted an assortment of pollinator plants in a small plot north of the Ignatius Science Center. Around a central redbud tree are now rows of coneflower, butterfly flower and...
April 29, 2021
Kristy Bayer has been named the new director of athletics at Rockhurst University, effective July 6, 2021. Bayer comes to Rockhurst from Emporia State University where she has served as the deputy director of athletics and senior woman administrator since December 2017. “We welcome Kristy’s experience in every aspect of Division II athletics, including student-athlete development and support, strategic planning...
April 28, 2021
1989 was a turning point for Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences . In April of that year, the Missouri Board of Nursing approved a plan for a four-year degree program for the college, establishing a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree that generations of nurses have since pursued as a rigorous foundation for their own career in...
April 23, 2021
For centuries, Montserrat in Spain has been a pilgrimage destination. Located high in the mountains not far from Barcelona and known as a destination for its breathtaking sunrise views, the Benedictine monastery also holds a special place in the hearts of members of the Society of Jesus. It’s where the society’s founder, St. Ignatius Loyola, came after suffering a battlefield...
April 21, 2021
Rockhurst University Companions, From the time we saw the images of George Floyd’s death, we wondered what would happen. Would he receive justice? We now know the jury’s verdict, but our questions do not end. “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” It’s the title of Martin Luther King Jr.’s book from 1967. Dr. King wrote the book...
April 19, 2021
Kat Dolan, ’20, came to Rockhurst University having already had what some might consider a lifetime of experiences. And they’ve all played a part in a new piece in the latest issue of America , the national Jesuit magazine. Dolan is the author of an article in the April 2021 issue of America that connects her own personal history to...
April 16, 2021
Sedgwick Hall has been a lot of things over the years. But it’s been a while since it’s been under construction. Anyone who has been on campus since December (or looked at the University’s social media pages) will probably have seen what Sedgwick Hall now looks like from the outside, with construction having kicked off on a $23 million renovation...