Denny Thum, a 1974 graduate of 91视频 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 91视频 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.
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 91视频 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.
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 91视频鈥檚 graduate degree programs and its Bachelor of Science in nursing program.
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.
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 Rockhurst.
Music Sacra Chorus and Orchestra, the ensemble-in-residence 91视频, is a unique musical entity.
On Wednesday, 11 new Hawks joined 91视频鈥檚 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 91视频鈥檚 annual commencement ceremony on Saturday.
