Rockhurst University’s business school will be renamed the College of Business and Technology, representing a renewed focus on the premiere AASCB-accredited Jesuit business programs the school has built its name on and growth opportunities in its burgeoning tech and analytics programs to serve the growing need in tech, health and analytics-focused sectors.
For more than three decades, the Rockhurst University community has rung in the Christmas season with a combination of stirring choral music, familiar Christmas carols and Biblical readings.
Every year, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce recognizes two outstanding female leaders with the ATHENA Award, one of its highest honors.
The list of past honorees is a who’s who of Kansas City’s foremost female leaders, including philanthropist and civic leader Adele Hall and former Urban Neighborhood Initiative president and CEO Dianne Cleaver.
On a number of critical measures related to their college experience, students at Rockhurst University are more satisfied than their peers at other private four-year institutions.
It was a great weekend to be a Hawk — the annual Family and Alumni Weekend festivities brought hundreds of Rockhurst University alumni and families back to “the nest” for the biggest party on campus.
More than 1,000 visitors registered to attend one of the events on campus happening over three days. Activities included class reunions, including the 1973 Golden Hawks, the Hopkins Skip and Run 5k, the Ellen Spake Lecture Series featuring University President Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., as the guest speaker, and campus tours and events for families.
Rockhurst University earned a number of accolades for individual programs and for the University as a whole — including a best-in-area ranking — in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report Colleges list, released today.
Do you feel that?
Yeah, us too. Move-in and orientation weekend means Rockhurst welcomes about 350 new freshmen to campus. It’s always a team effort, with staff, faculty and current students pitching in to help get those students moved in and the amazing orientation team taking it from there with a weekend of activities to integrate the newest Hawks into college life and this place so many have called home.
So who are they? Let’s meet the class of 2027:
The next time you pass through Van Ackeren Hall, look up.
On the ceiling of what was formerly a mostly white entry way is a burst of blues and greens in the form of a new mural celebrating different faith traditions and the connections between them.
The new campus art is the result of a Faithfully Forward grant from the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, awarded to institutions in the hopes of celebrating religious diversity on the campuses of Catholic colleges.
Sue Willcox, Ph.D., Rockhurst University’s new provost, brings a unique perspective to the job of higher education administration.
While many higher ed administrators start as faculty before joining the administration, Willcox began her career with younger students as a public school special education teacher.
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the spring 2023 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above.
The following students have been named to the list:
Dati Abuladze
Lauren Ada
Courtney Adams
Nate Adamson
Mia Adkins
Peyton Aerni
Oscar Ahumada
Le'Bonet Alfaro
Sara Alghsein
Safiya Ali
Michael Allen
Drew Altic
Litzy Alvarado Islas
Omar Alvarez
Ahmad Aly
Zoe Amstutz
Morgan Andersen
