Photos courtesy Kyle Rivas/Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce 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,...Read More
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October 18, 2023
Initial enrollment for the fall 2023 semester shows growth across nearly student group at Rockhurst University along with the highest student retention rate since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The University performs a census of its students after the eight day of the semester, and those initial...Read More
October 16, 2023
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. That is one of many takeaways from the latest Ruffalo Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory, taken by students at...Read More
October 2, 2023
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...Read More
September 27, 2023
It’s been a while since first-year occupational therapy student Lindsey Fuentes sat down to really draw something. The mother of three said she does scribble shapes by request for her children. But it’s been a while since she really focused on observing a person or object and translating what she...Read More
September 19, 2023
Over the next six years, Rockhurst University will receive $1 million in Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics grant funding from the National Science Foundation as part of a holistic program to help cohorts of students with financial need complete their undergraduate...Read More
September 18, 2023
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. The headline — Rockhurst is No. 13 in the Best Regional Universities, Midwest,...Read More
September 12, 2023
Since 1548, Jesuit colleges and universities have marked the beginning of their academic year with a unique tradition. At the Mass of the Holy Spirit, faculty, staff and students at Jesuit institutions pause in gratitude for the gifts of the Holy Spirit and recommit themselves to their work and to...Read More
September 11, 2023
Mark your calendars for Friday, Sept. 29. Family and Alumni Weekend will bring hundreds of Hawks — past and present – and family members to campus for the annual Family and Alumni Weekend festivities. The centerpiece that night will be the tailgate, with food and activities for attendees while...Read More
August 31, 2023
Wednesday, Sept. 6, will be the first official Rockhurst Night at Kauffman Stadium, complete with a tailgate, a custom RU/Royals jersey for those purchased special tickets, and a night at the historic Kauffman Stadium watching the Royals alongside fellow Hawks. For Rockhurst University President...Read More
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