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Medical assisting students are in high demand for healthcare jobs
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Saint Luke's Prepares Medical Assistants with More than the Required Skills

May 24, 2022
Healthcare jobs have soared in the last few years, and projects to outpace other occupations by as much as 31% by 2026*. Among those at the forefront of the jump is the medical assistant position at 23% projected growth. "Demand for MAs is incredibly high right now," said Eric Bluml, DO, a family practice physician in Platte City, Missouri. "Anyone interested in healthcare or just wanting to help others should consider a career as an MA." A medical assistant is a contributing member of any healthcare team with the responsibility for preparing patients and assisting fellow healthcare professionals with medical...
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Rockhurst University Announces Spring 2022 Dean’s List
May 23, 2022
Rockhurst University has announced the dean’s list for the spring 2022 semester. This honor recognizes students who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.5 or above. The following students were named to the list: Yasmeen Abutineh Courtney Adams Lauryn Adams Nate Adamson Peyton Aerni Oscar Ahumada Erica Akins Mehdi Al-Amood Shereen Al-Saoudi Lucas Alaback Balem Alamerew Karen Alba Le'Bonet Alfaro...
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Nearly 750 Graduates Earn Degrees at Commencement
May 18, 2022
Kansas City’s Municipal Auditorium was buzzing Saturday with loved ones cheering on the almost 750 graduates at Rockhurst University’s commencement ceremony. The ceremony was the first in Municipal Auditorium since 2019, as the 2020 commencement was held virtually and the 2021 event outside, at Children’s Mercy Park. As if that weren’t enough of a distinction, it was also the final...
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Meet (Some of) the Class of 2022!
May 11, 2022
On Saturday, close to 750 students will participate in Rockhurst University’s commencement ceremony — returning to Municipal Auditorium for the first time since the pandemic forced the 100 th commencement ceremony to the virtual realm in 2020. As one might expect, commencement comes with a mix of emotions for many of the graduates – pride in accomplishments, sadness at the...
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Therapy Dog Offers Comfort to Campus and Its Visitors
May 4, 2022
Choosing where to go to college can be stressful. Tucker is here to help. A members of the Office of Admissions staff is lending his very unique set of skills to incoming students experiencing the maze of decisions, forms, tests and essays. Tucker, it should be said, is a dog. A therapy dog, to be exact, and a darn good...
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KC’s Makers Talk the Successes and Sacrifices Made for Entrepreneurship
May 3, 2022
Four members of Kansas City’s unique entrepreneurial landscape took the stage Thursday in the third annual “Meet the Makers” event. And though they represented different focuses — socks, whiskey, coffee and ice cream — they shared an appreciation for the hard work it takes to be a business owner and for those who supported them along the way. “Kansas City...
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Rockhurst’s Prison Education Now Pell Grant Eligible, Able to Offer Associate Degree
April 29, 2022
In 2018, Rockhurst University began offering college courses, taught by its own faculty, to a small cohort of 20 incarcerated individuals and 10 staff at the Chillicothe Correctional Center. Progressing through disciplines and a pandemic, they’ve continued to learn. This week, that program grew even stronger with a pair of announcements — that the Higher Learning Commission has approved an...
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Graduate Business Programs Earn High Marks on U.S. News List
April 26, 2022
Two MBA concentrations from the Helzberg School of Business in the College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis have earned top 20 national rankings in U.S. News & World Reports’ 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings. The school’s MBA concentrations in management and business analytics both saw their rankings improve over the previous year to No. 18 on their respective lists,...
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Rockhurst Earns Area's First Tree Campus Designation
April 25, 2022
The greenery around campus makes every spring a wonderful time on the Rockhurst University campus. But there’s more to the tree canopy at Rockhurst than aesthetics — all that foliage helps make the campus a more livable, sustainable place for faculty, staff, students, biodiversity and our communities. And in recognition of continuing efforts to keep the campus’s trees healthy and...
Sean Klippel, RORA award-winner for his research on LGBTQ+ affirming curriculum
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Ed.D. Student Earns Research Award for Project on LGBTQ+ Affirming Curriculum in K-12 Schools
April 13, 2022
Sean Klippel is an educator and a member of the LGBTQ+ community who was recently honored for his research as part of Rockhurst's Doctorate in Education program. Klippel's project, "How K-12 Teachers Perceive a State Bill and LGBTQ+ Affirming Curriculum," earned him a Rockhurst Outstanding Research Award (RORA) as part of the University's Festival of Student Achievement. In the following Q & A, Klippel explains why he's passionate about the project, as well as why it's so important now:

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