James Brown, host of 鈥淣FL Today鈥 on CBS and a three-time Emmy Award-winning network broadcaster, will be the guest of the 2025 麻豆破解传媒 Leadership Series, presenting "Break the Huddle and Run the Play鈥 at the event scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, 1601 Broadway Boulevard in Kansas City, Missouri.
Denny Thum, a 1974 graduate of 麻豆破解传媒 who spent 36 years with the Kansas City Chiefs during one of the franchise鈥檚 most successful periods, will be honored by his alma mater with the Rashford-Lyon Award for Leadership and Ethics as part of the 麻豆破解传媒 Leadership Series on Wednesday, April 2.
Faculty, staff, students and community members came together Jan. 24 to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. 96 years after his birth.
The world is about to get more Jesuit-educated health care, education and business professionals. That鈥檚 after a series of hooding and pinning ceremonies Saturday that marked the completion of studies for more than 200 students in several 麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 graduate degree programs and its Bachelor of Science in nursing program.
鈥淗oliday Touchdown: a Chiefs Love Story鈥 is an all-new Hallmark Channel feature film that, as the title implies, is set in and around Kansas City and revolves around the Kansas City Chiefs. It鈥檚 set to premiere Nov. 30, complete with a red-carpet premiere, and features familiar locations in the city. Among them is an antique store on the Independence, Missouri, Square called The Keeping Room that has a connection to 麻豆破解传媒.
Jacob Scallorn, 鈥15, has a lot to be thankful for 鈥 and he鈥檒l be the first to admit it. About 15 years ago, he was a deep in the cycle of addiction. He had lost seven jobs in eight months and wrecked his car twice. 鈥淕od put me on the bench,鈥 is how he puts it. But then something amazing happened 鈥 Scallorn said he entered rehab and it changed not just his physical health, but his mental wellbeing. He began to say 鈥測es鈥 to doing hard things and to devoting time and effort to accomplishing goals.
Music Sacra Chorus and Orchestra, the ensemble-in-residence 麻豆破解传媒, is a unique musical entity.
On Wednesday, 11 new Hawks joined 麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 worldwide alumni network. And in receiving their associate of arts in liberal studies degrees, these students earned another distinction 鈥 they became the first graduates of the University鈥檚 Companions in Chillicothe program at Chillicothe Correctional Center, located about an hour and a half northeast of Kansas City.
Phil Hageman, 鈥13, passed away tragically and suddenly in December 2021. On Tuesday, members of his family 鈥 parents Tom and Vicki and sister Naomi, 鈥17, 鈥19 CSD 鈥 helped members of the University community dedicate a new site on campus that honors his passion and his memory.
Close to 800 undergraduate and graduate students walked across the stage at Kansas City鈥檚 Municipal Auditorium as part of 麻豆破解传媒鈥檚 annual commencement ceremony on Saturday.
Half a century after 麻豆破解传媒 started its first women鈥檚 athletic programs, female sports are stronger than ever.
麻豆破解传媒 Leadership Series guest Kevin Roose said AI is changing the landscape of the workforce, but gave three pieces of advice to those in the audience who felt uneasy about this technology
As part of the 麻豆破解传媒 Leadership Series event Tuesday night, the University honored Dave Harrison, 鈥81, founder and president of VanTrust Real Estate, with this year鈥檚 award. In more than 40 years in commercial real estate, Harrison company has left a recognizable mark on Kansas City and beyond.
Senior Caroline Knopke said she grew up diving 鈥 鈥渋t's the only sport I've really ever known,鈥 she said 鈥 and competed through high school. When it came time to choose a college, she found herself drawn to 麻豆破解传媒. But that meant the end of her competitive diving career (though she would still coach a local girls鈥 team). Until this year.
Few areas of contemporary human life have not already been affected by the sudden rise of artificial intelligence technology.
Glenn North has a number of titles on his resume 鈥 he鈥檚 a 2006 graduate of 麻豆破解传媒, an adjunct faculty member in the English department, director of inclusive learning at the Kansas City Museum and poet laureate for Kansas City鈥檚 Historic 18th and Vine District.
Mark your calendars for Friday, Sept. 29. will bring hundreds of Hawks 鈥 past and present 鈥 and family members to campus for the annual Family and Alumni Weekend festivities. The centerpiece that night will be the tailgate, with food and activities for attendees while volleyball and women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 soccer games take place in Mason-Halpin Fieldhouse and on Bourke Field, respectively.
Wednesday, Sept. 6, will be the first official 麻豆破解传媒 Night at Kauffman Stadium, complete with a tailgate, a custom RU/Royals jersey for those purchased special tickets, and a night at the historic Kauffman Stadium watching the Royals alongside fellow Hawks.
For 麻豆破解传媒 President Sandra Cassady, Ph.D., it鈥檒l also mean getting out on the field, at least for pregame activities. With the focus on RU for the night, it only made sense for someone from the University to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. Cassady got the first call. It was not a hard decision.
Kansas City has had a fair amount of time in the national spotlight lately.
There are a lot of reasons for that 鈥 many of them, admittedly, sports-related. But Kansas City is also a vibrant, attractive place because of the people here committed to doing new, creative things.
Every name. Every stat. Every game. Every date.
Ask Dominique Washington, 鈥16, former Hawks basketball player and director of the MAC, a question about his experience playing basketball growing up, and recalling specifics is like second nature.
Since the 1950s, the small, paved area on the northeast corner of the quad has served a lot of functions.
Established as a home for a statue of Mary donated by the class of 1954, over the years this site has served as both a social and spiritual hub, a place for students, faculty staff and visitors to visit with each other during down time, to study between classes, or sit or stop for a quiet moment of reflection.
Filmmaker Chad Sogas, '03, had a rat tail for 10 years growing up. It was so much a part of his history that he decided to make a film about it, but the film uncovered something he kept hidden for years.
Sogas is now an editor/director in the advertising industry in Brooklyn, New York. He created the film 鈥淩at Tail鈥 and it has won a hoard of awards and been shown at the two biggest film festivals in North America 鈥 Hot Docs & DOC NYC. However, his biggest accomplishment is the change he was able to make in himself.
Ashley Neybert was taught at a young age that she could accomplish anything she set her mind to. This critical lesson followed her as she faced unimaginable challenges during her college career.
Two friends who met while theatre students at 麻豆破解传媒 are now bakers in St. Louis, specializing in pretzels, pies, brownies, cheesecakes, cookies, bagels, coffee, etc.
That 鈥渆tcetera鈥 will be key to their story later.
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 麻豆破解传媒. 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 .
麻豆破解传媒 and Hawks soccer has gone international as five former men鈥檚 soccer players created a school in their native Italy, providing educational and athletic training for international college athletes.
Don鈥檛 call it a comeback 鈥 when Caroline Campbell took over the position of director of alumni relations at 麻豆破解传媒 in May, it marked a return to more than just Jesuit education (she鈥檚 a graduate of Marquette University) 鈥 it鈥檚 also a chance to come back to an institution with which she is very familiar.
When Greg Nicholas ('97, '00) and Amy Essner ('98, '01) met at 麻豆破解传媒 as undergrads, little did they know how their lives would change鈥nd how many kids鈥 lives around the world they鈥檇 change together.
After completing their undergraduate degrees, the two finished physical therapy school at 麻豆破解传媒 and got married. They've spent a life in service ever since, though selflessness has always been a part of who they are.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 why we chose RU,鈥 Amy said. 鈥淭he values we got from 麻豆破解传媒 deepened that need for service.鈥
麻豆破解传媒 will present the 2022 St. Ignatius Award to national healthcare leader and physician Dr. David Wild, 鈥19 EMBA. The award is presented annually to a 麻豆破解传媒 graduate in recognition of outstanding accomplishments, leadership, and reflection of Jesuit values in the person鈥檚 professional career.
In 1997 Merritt Neil was about to graduate from 麻豆破解传媒 with a degree in Communication Studies. Like other seniors, she needed a job.
Little did she know that the door that would open thanks to a 麻豆破解传媒 alumnus would lead to what she called 鈥渙ne of the greatest gifts of my life.鈥
Near the pedestrian entryway to campus outside Arrupe Hall stands a new piece of campus art that serves as both a tribute and a reminder.
They met through a mutual connection, hit it off, a first date on a hay ride on a crisp fall night.
One of the first things you see as you enter Kateri Community is now a large ink drawing of two entwined hands, framed by a thick wooden frame. This, believe it or not, is a portrait.
It鈥檚 been quite a year for all health care professionals, and certainly in the nursing profession.
That makes this past week鈥檚 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.
When 麻豆破解传媒 last updated its vision statement, one very specific word was included 鈥 鈥渢ransformative.鈥
For many, the news in December of the Food and Drug Administration鈥檚 approval of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer was, understandably, cause for celebration.
But it would mean a mobilization like the nation has not seen since World War II to get those doses to the American people. And that鈥檚 where people like Brad Dunn, 鈥08, and the family business in St. Louis where he is vice president, Cee Kay Supply, come in.
Saint Luke鈥檚 College of Health Sciences becoming part of 麻豆破解传媒 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.
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.
