Cura Personalis (Care for the Whole Person)

We are committed to caring for others in and outside the classroom. Therefore, we strive to: 

• Help people. 
• Understand their inherent human dignity. 
• Reach their greatest human potential. 
• Share their experience and knowledge with others. 
• Act in a way that reflects this growth.

Magis (More)

We are committed to excellence. Therefore, we strive to: 

• Better understand ourselves and others as people loved by God. 
• Seek greater knowledge of the academic, spiritual, and social disciplines. 
• Give greater love, care, and compassion for our neighbors. 
• Find more purposeful and effective ways to carry out our work.

Reflection and Discernment

We are committed to the examined life. Therefore, we strive to: 

• Seek greater knowledge of all creation. 
• Reflect on our own lived experience of the world. 
• Discern the movements of our heart and reason. 
• Listen to the experience of other people. 

Contemplation in Action

We are committed to just action through leadership and service. Therefore, we strive to: 

• Take responsibility for our gifts and talents and help build up the gifts and talents of others. 
• Be agents of transformation, especially in the areas of social justice and equality. 
• Bring our best resources to bear on creative responses to problems and challenges. 
• Foster openness and curiosity about all things new and different. 
• Foster a spirit of trust, hopefulness, collegiality, and dialogue. 
• Value different points of view and experiences.

Wisdom

We are committed to learning. Therefore, we strive to: 

• Learn about all aspects of this God-charged world. 
• Create an environment that values and champions the search for and communication of knowledge. 
• Examine the moral and ethical implications present in each discipline and program. 
• View religious experience and religious questions as integral to the understanding of human existence and human culture. 
• Foster love of the world that leads to the desire to create a better and more just existence.

Finding God in All Things

We believe that God is actively working in our lives and the world. Therefore, we strive to: 

• Search for and find God in every circumstance in life, not just in explicitly religious situations. 
• Grow in love—love of God, of our neighbor, and of the world. 
• Deepen our relationships with God and our own religious traditions. 
• Model that all aspects of learning and teaching are relevant ways of encountering and responding to God.

Rockhurst University and Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences* are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. 

Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences is approved by the State of Missouri to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). As a participating institution, Saint Luke’s College may offer online programs to students in other SARA member states without seeking authorization in that state.

* The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Rockhurst University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Mission Statement

Rockhurst is a comprehensive university and a supportive community that forms lifelong learners in the Catholic, Jesuit, liberal arts tradition who engage with the complexities of our world and serve others as compassionate, thoughtful leaders.

Vision Statement

To create a more just world through inclusive, innovative, and transformative education.