December 18, 2015
A multitude of screens belonging to laptops, TVs and devices will likely switch on for the first time across the nation this Christmas, powered in many cases by small nanoparticles or organic compounds that are changing the way that visual devices are being constructed. At the end of the fall 2015 semester, students in the modern physics course taught by...
December 10, 2015
After a process of reviewing and evaluating a number of different organizations, Beta Theta Pi has been chosen to become the newest member of the Rockhurst University Greek community. Founded in 1839, Beta Theta Pi has more than 130 chapters in the U.S. and Canada, with more than 7,000 collegiate members and 300,000 alumni and lifetime members. According to Rockhurst...
December 7, 2015
The Rockhurst Hawks defeated second-ranked Ferris State, 3-2, to capture their first NCAA volleyball regional championship Saturday in Big Rapids, Michigan. The seventh-ranked Hawks now advance to the national quarterfinals in Tampa, Florida. Rockhurst will face the Western Region champion on Thursday, Dec. 10, at the Bob Martinez Athletics Complex on the University of Tampa campus. "We definitely played to...
December 6, 2015
The dream of reaching its first NCAA national championship game came to an end for Rockhurst Thursday night in Pensacola, Florida. The fifth-ranked Hawks fell to 17th-ranked Cal Poly Pomona, 1-0, in the NCAA Division II national semifinals at Ashton Brosnaham Sports Complex. Cal Poly Pomona scored the winning goal in the 84th minute on a shot in front of...
December 1, 2015
The Hawks are headed back to Michigan after being picked as a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Division II women’s volleyball tournament beginning this week. The team will take on the seventh-seed Saginaw Valley State Cardinals in the first round of the tournament, scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3, at Ferris State University...
November 24, 2015
With a victory following an exciting penalty kick shootout, the Rockhurst University Hawks men’s soccer team punched their ticket to Pensacola, Florida, for the national semifinals of the NCAA Division II men’s soccer tournament. After winning their fifth Great Lakes Valley Conference title in 11 years in the first week of November, the Hawks earned a No. 1 seed in...
November 13, 2015
This week, student groups at Rockhurst University came together to support their peers at the University of Missouri and across the nation in the wake of recent events on the Columbia campus. This week, the president of the University of Missouri system and the chancellor of the University of Missouri-Columbia stepped down under pressure from students who claimed administrators had...
November 11, 2015
Looking around the Rockhurst University campus, evidence of longstanding support for veterans is never far away. Campus maps drawn following World War II show buildings constructed to accommodate the host of soldiers welcomed to campus after returning from war. Plaques in the Massman Hall gallery and in Sedgwick Hall honor those from the Rockhurst community who served and lost their...
November 10, 2015
On Tuesday, Rockhurst University’s Black Student Union was recognized by local public policy advocacy organization Consensus for its work to build bridges and create conversations among students, faculty and staff. BSU’s members received honorable mention recognition during the annual Civility Awards, an annual ceremony that recognizes the efforts of individuals, events and organizations in the Kansas City community whose efforts...
