February 15, 2016
The process of applying for colleges and scholarships can be a stressful one, especially for high school students simultaneously juggling school responsibilities and activities. So over the last two Fridays, as more than 400 of the top high school students from across the country came to the Rockhurst University campus for the annual Competitive Scholars Day events, they received some...
February 3, 2016
The Rev. Chris Schroeder, S.J., joined Rockhurst University in January 2016 as campus ministry's new chaplain. You’re a St. Louis native who admits a love of baseball and beards. What else should people meeting you for the first time know about you? Other interests of mine include hiking, philosophy, and frivolous pop culture (think Star Wars and superheroes). One way...
January 27, 2016
Andy Rondomanski of Rockhurst University’s Physical Plant wears a lot of different hats. As a member of the maintenance team, he literally helps keep the lights on and the water running, among a host of other duties that keep the University humming. But even when he’s not fixing things around campus, Rondomanski has a lot of different hobbies to keep...
January 25, 2016
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. The following students earned a place on the list: Morgan Abegg, Columbia, IL Nicole Adams, Manchester, MO Jeremy Adkins, Lenexa, KS Ruth Aguilera, Kansas City, MO Justin Ahlheim, St. Charles, MO Rebecca Ahlheim, St...
January 22, 2016
When the leaders of the Rockhurst Respect Life student group thought about participating again in this year’s March for Life in Washington, D.C., they knew they wanted to open up the trip to more Rockhurst students. While in the past they had always traveled in the bus chartered by Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, Respect Life's staff adviser Mary Cary...
January 21, 2016
The work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was more than one quote, one moment or one movement. A fierce champion of civil rights and human rights, King was a preacher and a political leader who addressed racial, economic and social injustices alongside a broad coalition of people from different backgrounds. On Monday, Rockhurst University celebrated the King’s legacy...
January 14, 2016
Rockhurst University will honor National Endowment for the Arts Chair Jane Chu with its 2016 Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics as part of the fourth annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series luncheon, scheduled for Thursday, March 3. Chu, a 2005 graduate of the Helzberg School of Management’s executive MBA program, was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as the...
January 12, 2016
Building on the demand from professionals for “stackable credentials” and the fact that employees are now more likely to change careers during their professional lives, the Helzberg School of Management at Rockhurst University is adding a number of options for the spring semester to its growing portfolio of graduate certificates for post-baccalaureate students. “Whether they’re looking to reset their careers...
January 3, 2016
Fern, kiwi, map, sheep, NZ. And… go. Keith Brandt, Ph.D., professor of mathematics at Rockhurst University, knows those themes well – they’re the keys to the so-called “New Zealand puzzle.” In the newest issue of British-based mathematical education journal “Mathematical Spectrum,” Brandt details how he and an undergraduate student spent months developing and refining computer programs that would be able...
