Campaign Goes Live

“For the Greater” Campaign Goes Live

When Rockhurst University last updated its vision statement, one very specific word was included — “transformative.”

It’s a term University leaders use often, and one that alumni evoke when describing what their education meant to them.

It’s also a fairly apt description of “For the Greater,” the fundraising campaign underway now that will pave the way to the University’s future. The $55 million campaign’s name echoes the Jesuit motto represented by the initials AMDG, “ad majorem Dei gloriam,” or “for the greater glory of God.”

At the center of “For the Greater” is the reimagining of Sedgwick Hall, which will become the home of Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences at Rockhurst University after an extensive renovation. The project will add a state-of-the-art simulation lab, new learning spaces for the University’s health care The Troost Avenue side of Sedgwick Hall will programs, and a new glass façade on the side facing retain its historic façade following renovation. the Kinerk Commons, all while preserving 90% of the historic building’s construction. A new AR mobile app helps users visualize Sedgwick’s “before and after” and is available in both Apple and Android app stores under Sedgwick Hall AR.

But “For the Greater” is much more than the renovation of a single building. It has already resulted in the construction of the MAC and the renovation of Town House Village, and the campaign also seeks to support the annual fund and endowment, bolstering efforts to serve the University’s students for years to come.

Alumni and friends are invited to be part of this historic opportunity to push the campaign over the finish line.

Visit rockhurst.edu/forthegreater to learn more.

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