LaTisha Davis may have a business card that says 澳客足球 Director of Multicultural Belonging and Engagement, but her role can be simplified to one thing for students: She鈥檚 here to be your person if you need one.
Everyone needs a support system and to feel like they鈥檙e included, and before she was the University鈥檚 first director of the office, Davis was a first-generation student from a marginalized background trying to fit in at Wichita State University.
If the walls of Conway Hall could talk, they鈥檇 probably be laughing.
Richard 鈥淒ick鈥 Shaw is one of the most beloved and entertaining professors to ever teach at Rockhurst. You don鈥檛 meet Dick Shaw and walk away without a story and a smile, and now the retired teacher of 43 years is sharing those with a wider audience.
Shaw released his first book, "Tales from the Professor: Life is a Hoot!," in March through .
Sometimes there are obvious clues left behind at a crime scene.
Broken glass can indicate a point of entry. Missing items point to a robbery, etc.
But there are less obvious clues, too 鈥 things left behind at the molecular level.
The transition from high school to college can be difficult, but for first-generation, high financial need, and historically underrepresented students, it can be a steeper uphill climb that can lead to persisting in college at lower rates than their non-marginalized peers.
For student-athletes, finding a balance between their sport and everything else on their college plate is a skill that鈥檚 in constant development. But what about doing two college sports?
That鈥檚 a mountain that incoming star and freshman Kharis Perona is willing to climb. She鈥檚 used to putting in work to meet challenges.
In keeping with Rockhurst鈥檚 Catholic, Jesuit tradition, the University is debuting its Wisdom Core Curriculum this year. The updated curriculum helps create and reflect Rockhurst鈥檚 culture, mission and identity while keeping up with a changing world.
澳客足球 students will be challenged to discover the best version of themselves while learning to inspire others. Through its instructors, the curriculum connects with the students to promote the development of their intellectual, spiritual, moral, and imaginative capacities.
It鈥檚 completely normal for a college student to see something they want and decide it鈥檚 too expensive 鈥 especially shoes. And especially Nike Air Jordans, which can run into six figures depending on what you鈥檙e looking for鈥 unless you can make them yourself and sell them to musicians and athletes.
Luke Spencer repeatedly refused to accept defeat when pursuing his dream of being a naval officer 鈥 until a severe car accident left him no other choice. Now the 澳客足球 junior has a new dream, and he鈥檚 once again overcoming obstacles and using hard lessons learned to make that happen.
When Spencer graduated high school his sole goal was to get into a service academy to become a naval officer. This was his career goal since he was a kid, aiming to follow in his father鈥檚 footsteps.
Emma Miller, 鈥22, came to Rockhurst prepared to pursue an undergraduate degree on her way to medical school.
But, like many, the COVID-19 pandemic led to soul-searching about whether that was the path for her. A biology major and career in medicine, she said, might not be her calling. But, still loving science, she wondered 鈥 what is?
It鈥檚 not every day you can find a child who loves school so much they want to spend the rest of their lives in a classroom. Many count the minutes down until it鈥檚 time to leave.
Not so for Miranda Pollard and J.T. Cornelius. They knew a classroom is where they wanted to be.
