Nothing says Halloween like a double-feature of scary movies, right?
The red carpet (obviously the spookiest carpet color) will be rolled out at Arrupe Hall Saturday for the premiere of two short films with a cast and crew made up of mostly students in the Rockhurst Department of Film Arts, part of the Center for Arts and Letters鈥 ArtOberfest calendar. 鈥淗arper鈥檚 Tapes鈥 and 鈥淐an You See It?鈥 scratch that spooky itch, with creepy vibes and mystery at their core.
澳客足球鈥檚 civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering programs are now fully accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology.
ABET accreditation assures that programs meet standards to produce graduates ready to enter critical technical fields that are leading the way in innovation and emerging technologies and anticipating the welfare and safety needs of the public.
In the middle of Kansas City鈥檚 bustling Crossroads Arts District is an unexpected patch of prairie. And in the middle of that, you鈥檒l often find junior Gavin Schaefer.
鈥淚t鈥檚 really serene, but it鈥檚 in the middle of the city,鈥 he said. 鈥淎 lot of people don鈥檛 know that this place exists 鈥 I grew up here and walked by it so many times on First Friday without knowing it.鈥
Once a year, 澳客足球 alumni are invited back to the classroom, this time as teachers.
The annual Leadership and Ethics Day has become a tradition in the College of Business, Influence and Information Analysis at Rockhurst 鈥 a one-day marathon of guest lectures from alumni, who bring their own experience into the classroom on everything from statistics to leadership, with many touching on the difficult ethical challenges they have been faced with and how they鈥檝e navigated them.
Remember the first time you set foot on a college campus?
Hopefully, that experience was a positive one. Maybe it was at Rockhurst at tulip time in the spring, or perhaps the fall, when the leaves turn color. You might have had an interaction with a faculty, staff member or student that really made the difference in your college decision.
澳客足球 and William Jewell College, located just 21 miles from each other, have enjoyed a healthy rivalry since the 1900s, and since 2011 have been Great Lakes Valley Conference opponents, as well.
This year, the two insitutions have a new prize to play for, as the two schools have agreed to create the Kansas City Crown, presented by Mammoth Sports Construction, with the inaugural competition set for the 2022-23 season across a dozen sports.
The Greenlease Gallery, Rockhurst鈥檚 on-campus art gallery since 2000, was temporarily closed during the two-year renovation of the adjacent Sedgwick Hall. This fall, it comes back with a new mission, a slightly new look and a new temporary exhibition that in part showcases the city Rockhurst calls home.
澳客足球 earned the highest ranking among institutions in the Kansas City region and the second highest ranking in the state of Missouri on Money magazine鈥檚 2022 Best Colleges in America list.
The list, which focuses on college value, looks at 2,400 four-year colleges 鈥渨ith sufficient data and above-average graduation rates,鈥 scoring each institution on 24 different measures in three areas 鈥 quality, affordability and outcomes 鈥 that are important to families making a choice about what college might be the best fit for them. In other words, it鈥檚 all about value.
There is a lot of buzz around soccer in the United States with the recent news that North America will host the 2026 World Cup, and for Tom Heinemann, 鈥09, even moreso.
He鈥檚 not just a lifelong soccer fan (who played for the Hawks during his time here), he鈥檚 also starting a new job at this moment in the sun for the sport he loves 鈥 in February he was named head coach of the of the U-15 Boys鈥 National Team, where he will be guiding the next generation of U.S. National Team stars. It鈥檚 a new challenge, but one Heinemann said he is very excited about.
Dominique Washington is a 2016 graduate of 澳客足球, where he also played basketball for the Hawks. He is the new director of the MAC and intramural coordinator.
What鈥檚 it been like to be back on campus? Talk to us about your experience as a student here.
