May 1, 2024
Representatives from Rockhurst University are part of a select delegation from higher education invited to the White House today to help unveil a national strategy to increase equity in the STEMM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine). Joanna Cielocha, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, and LaTisha Davis, chief inclusion officer, were invited to take part as the STEMM Opportunity Alliance...
April 29, 2024
The first occupational therapists Amber Jenkins, OTD, MLS, OTR/L, assistant professor of occupational therapy , remembers having weren’t trained at all in the discipline – it was her mom and dad. Growing up in rural Wamego, Kansas, Jenkins was born with a condition known as Poland Syndrome, resulting in a limb difference on her right hand. But she said she...
April 17, 2024
Half a century after Rockhurst University started its first women’s athletic programs, female sports is stronger than ever. The buzz around Caitlin Clark led to record ratings for the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament, outpacing interest in the men’s tournament. In Kansas City, the world’s first venue purpose-built for women’s sports — CPKC Stadium — opened in March. Here...
April 9, 2024
Two specialty graduate business programs at Rockhurst University’s College Business and Technology are ranked among the top 30 in the nation, alongside rankings for occupational therapy, physical therapy and communication sciences and disorders, in the Best Grad Schools list released today by U.S. News & World Report. The management MBA specialty, part of the Helzberg School of Management portfolio of...
March 27, 2024
Even Kevin Roose, the New York Times technology columnist who headlined the annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series event Tuesday night, has been creeped out at times interacting with artificial intelligence. The guest of the event Tuesday at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, with presenting sponsor Tria Health, shared a high-profile example, where his interaction with the search engine...
March 27, 2024
Each year, Rockhurst University bestows the Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics to a member of the Rockhurst community who exemplifies the values of the award’s two namesakes, the late Tom Lyon and the Rev. Nick Rashford, S.J. Driving forces behind the founding of the University’s school of management and executive fellows programs, Lyon and Fr. Rashford were known both...
March 15, 2024
A premier Kansas City educational institution with deep roots in whole-person learning, leadership and service and a local business are announcing an exciting new partnership to elevate their brand, tell their story and welcome more students. Rockhurst University has selected Crux KC as its marketing “un-agency” of record, a powerhouse partnership made official in December 2023. “Now is the perfect...
March 14, 2024
Caroline Knopke had to wait until her last year as an undergraduate to check off an important box. The senior from Overland Park, Kansas, said she grew up diving — “it's the only sport I've really ever known,” she said — and competed through high school. When it came time to choose a college, she found herself drawn to Rockhurst...
March 11, 2024
File Microsoft Excel under the same heading as public speaking — intimidating for many, life-giving for a few. But the software is a powerful tool for those who know how to use it — and junior business analytics major Emilio Escamilla knows how to use it. What started with his own quest to complete his Excel certification — a resume...
