Greetings From FranceSix <strong>Rockhurst</strong> students traveled to France in January to studythe language and take in the culture. They spent some of theirtime in Paris, where they visited the Louvre, and some of theirtime in Montpellier, a university town in the south of France.The group included (from left) junior Brian Meyer, sophomoreCharly Ann Ryan, sophomore Krista Wardell, junior CaseyHeupel, sophomore Jacquelene Lenie and sophomore Jill Cohen.M. Kathleen Madigan, Ph.D., professor of modern languages,accompanied the students. See more photos of the trip atwww.rockhurst.phanfare.com.1 Ro c k h u r s t4s p r i n g 2008
<strong>Rockhurst</strong>Spring 2008InsideTr a n s f o r m i n g <strong>Lives</strong> 8A student, an alumnus and a faculty memberreflect on the power of the <strong>Rockhurst</strong> mission.12In v e s t i n g in t h e Fu t u r e 12Sudhakar Raju, Ph.D., professor of finance,has high expectations for his students.Departmentsro c k report 2h aw k talk 16a dva n c e m e n t d i g e s t 18f o r a l u m n i 20class n o t e s 224<strong>Rockhurst</strong>On the c ov e r: Service learning has changed the wayAnnie Lee, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry, thinksabout her students and her role in their education.Editor Katherine FrohoffAssistant Editor Jamie Sievering, ’06 MBADesign Dig DesignContributing WritersJennifer Austin, Amy Castillo, John Dodderidge,Chandler Domian, ’09, Katie Fischer, ’98, Linda SalvayPhotographyJohn Dodderidge, M. Kathleen Madigan, Ph.D.,Mark McDonald, Stacey Potter,Jamie Sievering, ’06 MBA, Dave von Fintel, Geoffrey Vontz<strong>Rockhurst</strong>, the magazine of <strong>Rockhurst</strong> <strong>University</strong>, ispublished by the Office of Public Relations and Marketing.Opinions expressed in <strong>Rockhurst</strong> magazine are those ofindividual authors and not necessarily those of the<strong>University</strong>. <strong>Rockhurst</strong> welcomes letters and comments.Send letters to:Katherine Frohoff<strong>Rockhurst</strong> <strong>University</strong>1100 <strong>Rockhurst</strong> RoadKansas City, MO 64110-2561Or e-mail to katherine.frohoff@rockhurst.eduLearning, Leadership and Service in the Jesuit Tradition