Doors open wider when a community decides they should—and that belief is on full display at Rockhurst. We sit down with Director of Engagement Moira Healy and Director of Community Engagement (and alumnus) Martin Radosevic Jr. to explore how parents, students, alumni, and staff turn Jesuit ideals into everyday action. From team Masses and days of reflection to mother–son brunches and the father–son bags tournament, we trace the moments that make a big school feel small, personal, and grounded in purpose.
Martin shares how his new role supports coaches and moderators with mission-based programming so every team and club experiences more than competition. He spotlights a student-led win: the golf team, driven by senior Connor Vickers, raised over $17,000 for Pete’s Garden by turning their skills into local impact. Moira opens the curtain on the Parents Club and the Spectacular Auction, showing why parent involvement is more than logistics—it’s the model students copy during Mission Week, service days, and holiday food drives. We also talk access: Rockhurst meets 100% of demonstrated financial need, and the Hurtado Scholars program pairs scholarships with years of academic prep and community, lifting boys into rigorous high school work and beyond. One powerful example: a graduate now thriving at Georgetown through the Jack Kent Cooke scholarship.
Along the way, we share practical ways to plug in—from Hispanic Heritage Month activities that fund matched scholarships, to alumni events and Rock Giving Day on November 11. If you’ve wondered whether a faith-centered, college prep education can also feel like a home you return to for decades, listen to the stories of parents who still volunteer years after graduation and alumni who reconnect like no time has passed. That’s the Rockhurst difference: formation through relationships, service, and a community that keeps showing up.
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