While Commencement marks the finish line for many students, others have miles and miles to go.
For pre-med students at Rockhurst, they have exhausted the University’s opportunities and resources, earned a bachelor’s degree, and are off to medical school as official °Ä¿Í×ãÇò alumni.
These graduates have made their mark on °Ä¿Í×ãÇò. Now they make their mark on the world.
It’s been quite a year for all health care professionals, and certainly in the nursing profession.
That makes this past week’s Nursing Appreciation Week, which concludes today with International Nurses Day, especially important as a way to look back and thank those who have sacrificed so much to take care of others over the past 12 months.
The class of 2020 at °Ä¿Í×ãÇò is noteworthy for so many reasons.
As the sun sets on the °Ä¿Í×ãÇò campus’ tulips for the spring, some new plants are getting a chance to shine.
On Friday, members of the biology faculty and students planted an assortment of pollinator plants in a small plot north of the Ignatius Science Center.
Around a central redbud tree are now rows of coneflower, butterfly flower and coreopsis, among others.
Kristy Bayer has been named the new director of at °Ä¿Í×ãÇò, effective July 6, 2021. Bayer comes to Rockhurst from Emporia State University where she has served as the deputy director of athletics and senior woman administrator since December 2017.
1989 was a turning point for Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
In April of that year, the Missouri Board of Nursing approved a plan for a four-year degree program for the college, establishing a Bachelor of Science in nursing degree that generations of nurses have since pursued as a rigorous foundation for their own career in health care.
For centuries, Montserrat in Spain has been a pilgrimage destination.
Located high in the mountains not far from Barcelona and known as a destination for its breathtaking sunrise views, the Benedictine monastery also holds a special place in the hearts of members of the Society of Jesus. It’s where the society’s founder, St. Ignatius Loyola, came after suffering a battlefield injury, courtesy a cannonball, and laid down his sword in front of the statue of Our Lady of Montserrat.
°Ä¿Í×ãÇò Companions,
From the time we saw the images of George Floyd’s death, we wondered what would happen. Would he receive justice? We now know the jury’s verdict, but our questions do not end.
Kat Dolan, ’20, came to °Ä¿Í×ãÇò having already had what some might consider a lifetime of experiences. And they’ve all played a part in a new piece in the latest issue of America, the national Jesuit magazine.
