November 8, 2019
“Love ought to manifest itself in deeds rather than in words” goes the St. Ignatius of Loyola quote familiar to so many in Jesuit circles. Rockhurst University is heeding that call in a new way with the launch of the Love in Action Fund, designed to help meet the often unique, sometimes urgent circumstances in which members of the Rockhurst...
October 31, 2019
To many members of Rockhurst University’s Voices for Justice student group, the annual Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice is a highly anticipated opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., to learn from peers and put their faith into action to advocate for a wide range of social justice causes. But getting there means raising funds, and raising funds sometimes means getting...
October 28, 2019
Each summer, students get a chance to serve for the summer as part of the Bishop Sullivan Center’s internship program, many learning lessons that last well after summer turns to fall. Rockhurst seniors Abby Seipel and Aideen McEnaney were two of a number of Rockhurst students who received summer internship positions through the Bishop Sullivan Center, spending part of their...
October 11, 2019
It’s been more than a year in the making, but with a dedication and blessing on Thursday, the center officially became part of the Rockhurst University campus landscape. Approximately 200 students, faculty, staff, and representatives of the building design and construction team were on hand Thursday to officially dedicate the new center. The 16,200-square-foot donor-funded building, located directly south of...
October 3, 2019
Carly Fiorina, the onetime CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co., former U.S. presidential candidate, philanthropist and bestselling author, will be the guest of the 2020 Rockhurst University Leadership Series , speaking on “Leading for Good, Empowering People and Driving Innovation in the World Today” at a luncheon scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 5, 2020, at the Marriott Muehlebach Tower in Kansas...
September 30, 2019
Carolyn Kindle Betz, president of Enterprise Holdings Foundation and a majority owner in St. Louis’ Major League Soccer expansion team, will bring her insights into how to lead a community toward its goals as the guest of the second annual Rockhurst University Leadership Series in St. Louis at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at the Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, 100...
September 16, 2019
It started with a period of uncertainty. After 15 years in the classroom at Rockhurst, Risa Stein, Ph.D., professor of psychology, just wasn’t feeling as inspired as she once was. It was part of a larger feeling that she was living according to what was expected of her, not what she found personally fulfilling. She wasn’t alone — in her...
September 9, 2019
In its 2020 Best Colleges rankings out today, U.S. News & World Report lists Rockhurst among the Best Universities in the Midwest Region, as well as one of the Best Values. The University was ranked No. 13 among Midwest regional universities, the highest-ranked institution in the Kansas City area. The ranking among the best regional universities wasn’t the only accolade...
August 29, 2019
According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, American colleges are facing a growing challenge of food insecurity on their campuses. Though survey results vary from institution to institution and from two-year to four-year colleges, some surveys have found as many as 50 percent of students experiencing some level of food insecurity. Rockhurst University is not immune to this — close...