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It can be hard for college students to leave their non-academic struggles at the classroom door, especially in a time of greater uncertainty or stress with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

It is with that in mind that this month 澳客足球 became one of seven college campuses in the state piloting a program from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development and the Missouri Department of Social Services aimed at helping connect students (as well as faculty and staff) to the resources they need to be successful.

Mark Cuban of ABC鈥檚 hit reality show 鈥淪hark Tank鈥� tells potential entrepreneurs to 鈥淔ind something you are good at and do what it takes to be great at it. We all have something special about us. The hard and exciting part is figuring out what it is."

All of 澳客足球鈥檚 Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) students are good at what they do. It鈥檚 how they earned positions at some of the most successful businesses in the Kansas City area like Honeywell, Bayer, H&R Block and Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Saint Luke鈥檚 College of Health Sciences becoming part of 澳客足球 means lots of new connections are being forged 鈥� between faculty and staff colleagues and students. For sophomore Emma Barben, it鈥檚 meant sharing a surprising new connection with her grandmother.

With more than 80 years of service between them, Rockhurst men鈥檚 soccer coach Tony Tocco and former Rockhurst women鈥檚 volleyball coach Tracy Rietzke have already cementing their place as legends in the University鈥檚 athletics program.

But in November, they will be enshrined into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020 on Sunday, Nov. 15 at Kansas City鈥檚 Hy-Vee Arena, the renovated facility formerly known as Kemper Arena.

A longtime member of the Helzberg School of Management's faculty and administrative leadership has been named the new dean of the College of Business, Influence, and Information Analysis at 澳客足球.

Members of the 澳客足球 community tuning into Kansas City鈥檚 morning news might see a familiar face 鈥� Carolina Cruz, 鈥�16, recently came back to join the KCTV-5 newsroom.

鈥淚 think it was always part of my plan to get back at some point,鈥� said Cruz, who grew up in St. Louis. 鈥淚 fell in love with Kansas City when I was in college. I think the goal for me that I found within the last few years is staying in a community and growing roots there.鈥�

Before coming to 澳客足球, Carrie Spanton was at a crossroads 鈥� having grown up in the hospitality business, she went straight from high school to the workforce, eventually working her way to restaurant management in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Bentonville, Arkansas.

澳客足球 earned a spot as one of the Best Universities in the Midwest Region and one of the Best Values, among other categories, in the 2021 Best Colleges rankings released Monday by U.S. News & World Report.

The University was ranked No. 13 among Midwest regional universities for the second straight year, once again making it the highest-ranked institution in the Kansas City area.

In 2011, Rachel Stotler Clasemann, 鈥�97, MOT 鈥�99, was driving home from work in Omaha, Nebraska, when a car accident changed her life.

The immediate result of the accident was a ruptured spleen and traumatic brain injury. In the years since, she has endured multiple surgeries, successes, setbacks, infections and therapy. But, according to those who know her, Rachel has never shied from a challenge, and remains steadfast in her path to recovery alongside her family, including her two sons.

This week, we welcome approximately 440 new students to 澳客足球. For these students, arriving for their first semester of college is a milestone, and for both new and returning students, there鈥檚 plenty to be excited about.