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Leveling up! 📈 @usnews revealed their 2026 Best Colleges Ranking, and RU jumped the list in many key areas: #6 in the Midwest, #1 in Missouri, plus top national rankings in business, teaching, veteran support, social mobility & innovation. The future looks bright! 🌟

What does it really mean to lead with courage? Rockhurst Univ. President Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., reflects on ethical leadership, building trust, & why wisdom still matters. Read the blog → bit.ly/45HLdRE #EthicalLeadership #HigherEducationLeadership #JesuitUniversity

Happy National Mascot Day to everyone's favorite hawk 🫶 We love you, Rock E.! 💙 @RUhawks

The @KCBizJournal has selected President Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., to represent the 2025 class of Women of Influence. 25 candidates were chosen for their leadership in the workplace and their efforts in elevating other women. Cassady will be featured in the journal on Aug. 22nd.

Let's go, Hawks! 🎾 The women's tennis team is competing in the NCAA Championship tournament. This is the program's fifth overall appearance in the tournament, but the first time competing among the final 16 teams. Best of luck to you, ladies! We're so proud of you!

Happy Mother's Day to all the women who love and support us – all the way to the finish line! We couldn't do any of this without you. 💐

Feeling extra blessed today to be constantly surrounded by such beauty 😌🌎 Happy Earth Day!

Happy Easter! ☀️💐

Today, @usnews released its Best Grad Schools 2025 rankings! The business analytics and management MBA programs have officially been ranked #14 and #24 in the entire country, respectively, and our MBA was included among the nation's best part-time programs. 🏆

Happy Student-Athlete Day, Hawks! We love you and we're rooting for you – always! 💙🤍

Happy #D2Day! We are so proud of our student-athletes for the grit and determination they demonstrate every single day – in their sports and in the classroom. We love our Hawks and NCAA Division II! 💪

Mark your calendars and get excited! 📆 James Brown, five-time Emmy Award-winning network broadcaster and host of NFL Today, will be this year's keynote speaker at Rockhurst University's Leadership Series! 🏈 April 2nd @ 4:30 PM, Kauffman Center. rockhurst.edu/ruls

Women's Lacrosse is nationally ranked for the first time in school history. USA Lacrosse Magazine ranks the Hawks #19 in the week's Top 20 poll.

Wishing you a blessed and fruitful 2025! ✨

Thank you, President Cassady, Ph.D, for hosting a festive end-of-year party for faculty and staff! We're thankful to belong to this community. 💙

🧠 Did you know?? As an RN, you can get your BSN in as few as just three semesters here at Rockhurst! Multiple sessions are beginning in the next year, so apply today and get started!

When you have to teach your nursing class at 10 but you have an ugly Christmas sweater party at 3 🎄 Merry Christmas from your nursing faculty and advisors!

Giving Tuesday is tomorrow, December 3! It is a day for everyone to think about their many blessings and extend a helping hand to those in need. We have exciting news about Rockhurst University's Giving Tuesday: An RU grad will match to DOUBLE donations! bit.ly/4i9n1wG

Happy Thanksgiving, Hawks! Wishing you all a safe, cozy, and happy holiday with loved ones. We're so thankful for all of you! 🦃

We celebrated First-Generation College Celebration Day this month with RU First, commemorating the Higher Education Act of 1965 and honoring our students, staff, and faculty who are the first in their families to graduate college.