RockhuRst univeRsity 2012–2014 catalog

Campus FacilitiesThe 60-acre Rockhurst campus is in the heart of the cultural district of Kansas City.A mix of rustic stone and contemporary classroom buildings surrounded by beautiful,shaded walkways provide the perfect atmosphere for study and relaxation.The campus is a short stroll from Kansas City’s brightest cultural attractions, includingthe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Country Club Plaza, the Linda Hall Library ofScience, Engineering and Technology, the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, the StowersInstitute of Medical Research and the Brush Creek Riverwalk.Around the Kinerk Commonsu Sedgwick Hall (1914). Rockhurst’s oldest building on campus houses the MabeeTheater; classrooms; and faculty offices.u Conway Hall (1938). Conway Hall houses the Helzberg School of Management,offering undergraduate business and economics as well as graduate programs, includingthe Helzberg Executive Fellows MBA. It also houses the business and human resourceoffices; computer services and physical plant operations, including computer laboratories;a large lecture hall; classrooms; and faculty offices.u Van Ackeren Hall (1954). Administrative offices for the College of Arts and Sciencesand the School of Graduate and Professional Studies are located in this building, aswell as psychology and education laboratories and additional space for the physicaltherapy, occupational therapy and communication sciences and disorders programs.The Gervais Learning Center, faculty offices and faculty mailboxes are housed in VanAckeren Hall.u Massman Hall (1957). Massman Hall provides facilities to serve both the campus andthe community. Space is provided for students, faculty, administration, alumni andguests of the University to mingle and relax. These facilities consist of the ThomasMore Dining Room, a combination dining, banquet and meeting room; private diningrooms; the Mabee Chapel; the Rock Room, which provides Planet Sub and Starbucksalong with lounge areas; an on-campus student pub; and general meeting rooms. TheOffice of the President, the Richardson Advancement Center, the Alumni Office, RockStop (the financial aid, registrar and and student accounts offices), the Barnes & NobleBookstore, the IKON Mail and Copy Center, the Office of Admission, and StudentDevelopment offices. The Student Body workout center in Massman Hall features freeweights and cardio equipment.u Greenlease Library (1967). Greenlease Library contains approximately 400,000 items,with study and reading areas for 500 students. Group study areas, a computer laboratoryand University archives are located in the library. More information about thisbuilding is detailed in the section “Library Facilities.”u St. Ignatius Science Center (1996). This addition to the Rockhurst campus houseslecture halls, laboratories, student resource centers for physical therapy and occupationaltherapy, and faculty offices. The biology, chemistry, math and physics departmentsare housed here. More information about this building is detailed in the section“Science Laboratories.”373