Nearly 750 Graduates Earn Degrees at Commencement
Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium was buzzing Saturday with loved ones cheering on the almost 750 graduates at Rockhurst University’s commencement ceremony.
Academics
Meet (Some of) the Class of 2022!
On Saturday, close to 750 students will participate in Rockhurst University’s commencement ceremony — returning to Municipal Auditorium for the first time since the pandemic forced the 100th commencement ce
Therapy Dog Offers Comfort to Campus and Its Visitors
Choosing where to go to college can be stressful. Tucker is here to help.
Rockhurst’s Prison Education Now Pell Grant Eligible, Able to Offer Associate Degree
In 2018, Rockhurst University began offering college courses, taught by its own faculty, to a small cohort of 20 incarcerated individuals and 10 staff at the Chillicothe Correctional Center.
Graduate Business Programs Earn High Marks on U.S. News List
Two MBA concentrations from the Helzberg School of Business in the College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis have earned top 20 national rankings in U.S.
Religious Studies Professor Awarded Fulbright, Will Teach in Romania in Spring 2023
Craig Prentiss, Ph.D., professor of Religious Studies and Theology at Rockhurst, was recently granted a Fulbright Scholar Award to teach at the University of Bucharest in Romania in the Spring term of 2023. A product of the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Program, Fulbright Scholar Awards are prestigious and competitive fellowships that provide unique opportunities for scholars to teach and conduct research abroad.
Ed.D. Student Earns Research Award for Project on LGBTQ+ Affirming Curriculum in K-12 Schools
Sean Klippel is an educator and a member of the LGBTQ+ community who was recently honored for his research as part of Rockhurst's Doctorate in Education program. Klippel's project, "How K-12 Teachers Perceive a State Bill and LGBTQ+ Affirming Curriculum," earned him a Rockhurst Outstanding Research Award (RORA) as part of the University's Festival of Student Achievement.
In the following Q & A, Klippel explains why he's passionate about the project, as well as why it's so important now:
Freshman Earns Spot in Prestigious Health Care Institute
Freshman nursing major Hope Daga has earned a spot in a leadership institute aimed at developing the next generation of leaders who can address disparities in the delivery of car
Ten Years In, Mathapalooza Spreads the Joy of Math
Mathapalooza started a decade ago as exactly the sort of event that name would imply — an invitational, gleeful exploration of the sometimes-dreaded school subject.
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