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Rock RepoRt 4 4 4 4 4 4Letters tothe editorA Friend IndeedThank you for publishingthe encouraging story, “AFriend Indeed,” in the fallissue of Rockhurst magazine.These are Rockhurst mento be proud of, as also yourmagazine for recognizingtheir worth and sharingtheir story.William G. Wren, ’46Fr. James Wheeler, S.J.,with vanston Ryan, Ph.D.Dear Fr. Wheeler,The Fall 2005 Rockhurstmagazine and your ChemNewsletter #36 both arrivedin the past few days. Asusual, both were fascinating,especially the featurearticle on your 50 yearsof teaching chemistry atRockhurst. You have agedvery well.Keep up the good work.Mike O’Connor, ’58Rockhurst Gets the GoldThe peer reviewteam’s reportsaid it all —solid reputation,culture ofcontinuous improvement,supportive Kansas Citybusiness community andstudents who appreciatetheir education and faculty.The team was sent inJanuary by AACSB International— The Association toAdvance Collegiate Schoolsof Business to evaluateRockhurst’s HelzbergSchool of Management.The result was a unanimousrecommendation that theschool’s undergraduate andgraduate business programsreceive AACSB accreditation.AACSB acted on thatrecommendation, notifyingthe University April 10 thatit had received the coveteddistinction.Less than 10 percent ofbusiness schools worldwidehave earned AACSBaccreditation, makingit the gold standard ofbusiness education.“This says that theHelzberg School hasdemonstrated to thepremier internationalaccrediting body for businessschools that its programsand faculty are of thehighest caliber,” said JamesDaley, Ph.D., dean of theHelzberg School.To earn accreditation,business programs mustsatisfy the expectations of awide range of quality standardsrelating to strategicmanagement of resources,interactions of faculty andstudents in the educationalprocess and achievementof learning goals in degreeprograms. These standardsare mission driven.Conway hall, home of the helzberg School of Management.Rockhurst Universityhas been accredited by theNorth Central Associationof Colleges and Schoolssince 1939. Taking theadded step of seekingaccreditation of thebusiness programs bythe AACSB is voluntaryand was the result of along-range strategic planthat required a focusedcommitment from theentire university.“AACSB accreditationnot only raises the prestigeof our business programs,but it also reflects well onthe whole institution,” saidWilliam Haefele, Ph.D.,vice president for academicaffairs. “The accreditationteam validated the highdegree of congruencebetween the HSOMmission and the missionof Rockhurst.”The bottom line, saidDaley, is that AACSBaccreditation will benefitRockhurst graduatesand the employers whohire them.2 RockhuRst4spRinG 2006
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4For theCommonGoodIn today’s era of Washingtonscandals andcorporate thievery,Rockhurst’s newCenter for Leadership andEthics couldn’t have come ata better time. The HelzbergSchool of Managementestablished the center tofocus on improving thequality of life for membersof our community throughthe development of principledleaders.The center embracesideas such as strategicphilanthropy, in whichorganizations respond toreal community needs in away that aligns with theirorganizational missionand is good for business.The center will engageindividuals and area businesses,governmental agenciesand non-governmentalorganizations on severallevels, ranging from speakerseries, workshops andcolloquia, to consultationon sustainable economicdevelopment for thecommon good.For more information,contact Director TimothyP. Keane, Ph.D., at (816)501-4088 or timothy.keane@rockhurst.edu.Students Launch Multicultural SororityHave you ever feltas though you justdidn’t fit in? Theuneasy feeling of being anoutsider is one of the factorsthat prompted severalRockhurst students to bandtogether to find friendshipand sisterhood. The group,eight members strong andgrowing, has begun theprocess of becoming theUniversity’s first multiculturalsorority.“We’re not trying tocompete with the othersororities on campus,” saysCourtney LaChance, ’08,one of the group’s foundingmembers. “We likewhat they’ve established,but we want the chance tocreate our own sisterhood.”These young women,who come from a varietyof racial and ethnic backgrounds,have formed aninterest group called theWomen’s Society of Sisterhoodand Diversity. Thegroup hopes to affiliate withDelta Xi Phi, a nationalmulticultural sorority, latethis spring.“When I first transferredto Rockhurst, I felt likea fish out of water,” saysBrandie Morris, ’07, presidentof the group. “Theuniversity is not as diverseas it could be, and our eyesare not as open as theyshould be.” Through thisorganization, she hopes tohelp break down stereotypesand open people’sminds to diversity andmulticulturalism.Courtney LaChance, ’08, left, and Brandie Morris ’07, are founding members of amulticultural sorority.Rockhurst4spring 2006
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