Rockhurst University College of Arts and Sciences

Last week the College of Arts & Sciences volunteered ! We sorted produce to sell, donate, turn into animal feed or compost. Thank you
for this opportunity!

Kanbe’s Markets is a nonprofit organization providing access to fresh, affordable and healthy foods to people experiencing food insecurity.

Kanbe’s Markets began looking at the local food system in Kansas City, Missouri in 2016. The lack of grocery stores and limited transportation resources on the east side of the city’s racially-dividing line, Troost Avenue, has created a stark division of residents experiencing food insecurity.

After identifying the hundreds of locally owned convenience stores, gas stations and corner bodegas with deep ties in the community, the first Healthy Corner Store location began to sell fresh and affordable fruits and vegetables in 2018.

Today, Kanbe’s provides fresh food access for over 250,000 residents— and counting.

Last week, our Science Advisory Councel hosted a networking event here at RU! Students connected with local professionals and discussed opportunities for their future.

Happy STEAM/STEM Day from RU Arts & Sciences!

Richard Abram II has been selected to be a panelist for the W.E.B. Dubois learning center 50 year celebration. Richard is in Cohort 2 of the Rockhurst University Ed.D. program. He expects to graduate this May 2023 with a concentration in K-12 Leadership. See QR code to register for this free event.

Lots of our Modern Languages student's participated in our World Cultures Day last week. The theme of this year's event was Cultural Exchanges and featured music and food from various cultures, an interfaith prayer and, of course, presentations from our students and community members!

Dr. Cielocha led her Parasitology lab through a dissection of grasshoppers looking for gregarines, a common parasite.

Our 2023 - 2024 School of Education scholarship recipients are hard at work becoming our future K-12 Educators.

Happy Summer! Our pollinator gardens are blossoming this season! They were created and are maintained by our Biology department here in Arts & Sciences.