On Thursday, I was walking down the
corridor in Conway Hall toward my office when two young men caught my eye. It was a class change time so the hallway was
crowded, but they were celebrating something that looked just short of the best
thing that had ever happened in their lives.
As I looked at them quizzically, one of them gleefully explained that
they had just killed an exam (that must be a good thing…) and they were able to
keep playing with their athletic team.
After giving them my sincere congratulations and watching a bit more of
the happy celebration, I thought what a great place to work where the ‘student’
part of ‘student athlete’ is taken seriously.
In May, Rockhurst University was
recognized for the NCAA Division II Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence
which honors athletic programs with four-year Academic Success Rates of 90
percent or more. Rockhurst had the
highest rate in our conference, and we ranked 10th nationally.
Oh, and by the way, our athletic
teams perform well too. J On Friday and Sunday, it was fantastic to watch the
men’s soccer team win the conference tournament against some very good competition. The volleyball team was also in action this
weekend and continued their winning ways.
Students. And athletes.
Nice.
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