February 26, 2017
The holy season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on Wednesday, March 1, and Rockhurst University’s Campus Ministry office is recognizing the season by highlighting the traditions of social teaching at the heart of the Catholic faith. Between the week of Feb. 26 and coming to a close the week of April 23, Campus Ministry is encouraging the campus community...
February 22, 2017
Rockhurst University will award Kansas City Mayor Sly James with its Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics as part of the annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series Luncheon, featuring astronaut Scott Kelly, at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4, in the Marriott Kansas City, Muehlebach Tower, 1213 Wyandotte St. in Kansas City, Missouri. James, a 1980 graduate of Rockhurst University, has...
February 16, 2017
For college students, the classroom experience is a big part of preparing for success after graduation. But there’s a lot more to a fulfilling life after college than excelling in classroom work. This week, Rockhurst University announced the official launch of RU Academies, a new initiative that packages some of the University’s foundational experiences and activities to create new networks...
February 8, 2017
There are a lot of reasons a college student might decide not to return to their school. Finances, campus life and culture, or even personal health or family emergencies could cause a student to start struggling or miss classes. At Rockhurst University, a number of programs and processes continue to make strides in improving retention and making sure that the...
January 23, 2017
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2016 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a GPA of 3.5 or above. The following students earned a place on the list: Morgan Abegg Caroline Adams Nicole Adams Zerina Adrovic Justin Ahlheim Rebecca Ahlheim Amber Akin Cesar Aldana Emily Allen Jordyn Altenburg Christiana Alvey Joseph Alvey Erica Amensen...
January 17, 2017
Rockhurst University has appointed Mary Mooney Burns vice president for university advancement. In this position, she will serve as a member of the University’s senior leadership team and oversee all aspects of fundraising, alumni and constituent relations, public relations and marketing. Burns joined the University in 2013 as senior director of University engagement and has served as interim vice president...
January 16, 2017
On an already rainy day, an auditorium of more than 100 student, faculty, staff and community volunteers at Rockhurst University were told to wade deeper. That was the challenge to those who spent the afternoon of their day off working with organizations and people throughout the city as part of the University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day observation —...
January 8, 2017
At the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s annual Alliance Management Institute in Denver, Colorado, last week, Rockhurst received the Campus Program Excellence Award, a national recognition of the growing reputation of the program from peers in the nonprofit sector. Jenny Rinella, Ed.D., assistant professor and director of the nonprofit leadership studies program in the University’s Helzberg School of Management, was there to...
January 6, 2017
The Rockhurst University community is mourning the death of the Rev. Wilfred LaCroix, S.J., a longtime University professor of philosophy, on Dec. 22, 2016, in St. Louis, Missouri. At the time of his death, Fr. LaCroix was 83 years old. He had been a Jesuit for 57 years and a priest for 47. A native of Kansas City, Missouri, Fr...
