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Bellarmine University is a private Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after Saint Robert Bellarmine. In 2000, it became Bellarmine University. The university is organized into seven colleges and schools and confers bachelor's and master's degrees in more than 50 academic majors, along with seven doctoral degrees; it is classified among "D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities".

History
Early history Bellarmine University has been led by four presidents: Alfred Horrigan (1950–1972), Eugene V. Petrik (1973–1990), Joseph J. McGowan (1990–2016), and Susan M. Donovan (2017–present). Horrigan, elevated to Domestic Prelate by the pope in 1955, led the school during its formative years. Petrik strengthened Bellarmine's financial footing. McGowan led the school in a massive building program, culminating in his Vision 2020 plan. Raymond J. Treece served as interim president in 1972–73, between presidents Horrigan and Petrik. John Oppelt served as acting president during McGowan's sabbatical in 1999. He selected Horrigan and Treece, associate editors of the Louisville Archdiocesan newspaper, The Record, to begin the school. In 1950, The Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville founded Bellarmine College with a pioneer class of 115 freshmen. And in 1968, Bellarmine College merged with Ursuline College, becoming coeducational and independent of the Archdiocese. and two East-West Fellowships, achievements he attributed to Bellarmine's commitment to excellence. The Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education was added in 1998 and the college added women's soccer and women's golf. The decade also saw the beginning of Bellarmine's transition from a commuter school to a residential college. In 1995, a record 396 students lived in residence halls. In 2000, the school's 50th anniversary, the board of trustees changed the name from Bellarmine College to Bellarmine University to reflect its status as a Masters-I university. In addition, the possibility of moving the remaining athletic programs to NCAA Division I (joining lacrosse) was considered. McGowan died on March 1, 2016. Bellarmine's executive vice president, Doris Tegart, was appointed the university's interim president, with a national search planned for a new president. In February 2017, the board of trustees unanimously selected Susan M. Donovan as the university's fourth president. She assumed the presidency on June 1, 2017, following a long career at Loyola University Maryland. Under Donovan's tenure, the school cut nearly a dozen majors. In May 2023, the faculty held a vote of no confidence in President Donovan, citing the school's "dire fiscal realities" and the president's "poor financial decisions". ==Academics==
Academics
Bellarmine is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The Bellarmine W. Fielding Rubel School of Business is accredited by AACSB. Bellarmine offers more than 50 majors in the arts and sciences, business, communication, education, nursing and health sciences. The university comprises seven colleges and schools. Bellarmine also offers a study abroad program. Bellarmine College of Arts & Sciences Bellarmine College is the home to departments that support undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fine and performing arts, the humanities, and natural and social sciences. Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education In 1998, Bellarmine's department of education was dedicated as the "School of Education". Three years later in 2001 it was named the Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education (AFTSE). The school offers 20 different programs, including a doctorate in education and social change. College of Health Professions The College of Health Professions supports an undergraduate program in Health and Aging Services, a Master's in Health Science with emphases in health care leadership and biomedical sciences, and an online doctoral program in Health Professions Education. On November 9, 2023, Bellarmine University, and Norton Healthcare announced the nation's first fellowship in neurologic physical therapy. Donna and Allan Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences The Lansing School is home to undergraduate programs in nursing, medical laboratory science, respiratory therapy and radiation therapy, as well as online graduate programs in nursing and health sciences. School of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences The School of Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences houses the academic departments of exercise science, athletic training and physical therapy. School of Continuing and Professional Studies Bellarmine's School of Continuing and Professional Studies offers a variety of stimulating professional development and non-credit courses, designed to provide intellectual, cultural, personal enrichment and professional development for learners of all ages. Study abroad Bellarmine offers study abroad options on six continents in over 50 countries around the globe, ranging from departmental programs to summer enclave programs and semester or academic year exchanges at over 150 partner universities. Study abroad is available not only for foreign language students but for all other academic areas as well, and it is accessible to all students regardless of social and economic background. More than 35% of Bellarmine's full-time students engage in an international experience during their tenure at Bellarmine. ==Campus facilities==
Campus facilities
, Our lady of The Woods Chapel & Siena Complex at Bellarmine University Over 40 buildings stand on the hills of Bellarmine's campus in Louisville's Belknap neighborhood, at the western edge of the larger Highlands area. The Owsley B. Frazier Stadium The multi-purpose stadium serves as home to Bellarmine's soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, and track and field teams. The stadium opened on August 24, 2007, in a Bellarmine Knights women's soccer game, and was officially dedicated on August 28. Our Lady of The Woods Chapel The chapel was dedicated on May 11, 2001, as a place of worship for Bellarmine students. The surrounding community celebrates Mass in the chapel on Sundays and holy days of obligation, and uses the chapel for retreats and interfaith services. Because it does not have parish status, its use is restricted. No weddings, baptisms, or funerals are held there. Siena Complex The Siena Complex is composed of four residence halls: Siena Primo, Siena Secondo, Siena Terzo and Siena Quarto. The complex is modeled after the Piazza del Campo, the main town center of Siena, Italy. Bellarmine's namesake, St. Robert Bellarmine, was a native of Tuscany, where Siena is. The Siena Housing Project is a project to have half of the school's undergraduate population live on campus. Cumulatively, the Siena Complex will house 519 students and cost $33.6 million. Knights Hall Knights Hall is home to Bellarmine's volleyball team and men's wrestling team; the men's and women's basketball teams practice in Knights Hall but play in Louisville's Freedom Hall as of 2020. The arena was built in 1960 and can seat up to 2,196 fans. Eddie Weber Tennis Complex & SuRF Center The Eddie Weber Tennis Complex was dedicated on September 12, 2009, and is adjacent to the Student Recreation and Fitness Center (SuRF). The courts are named for Eddie Weber, the only man to have been a head coach for both the University of Louisville and Bellarmine. The complex houses 6 outdoor tennis courts with 3 additional indoor courts in the SuRF Center. Inside the SuRF Center are two multi-purpose basketball courts, the exercise and fitness area, locker rooms, and offices. The fitness area is supplied with treadmills, bikes, elliptical weight machines, and free weights. The floor space is divided into laboratories, faculty offices and classrooms. The facility also includes a courtyard for the science quadrangle. Architects Thomas J. Nolan & sons designed the facility in "modern" 1950s style and Al J. Schneider Company was the general contractor. The project is dubbed "Bellarmine Centro" and calls for the addition of more than of new space and approximately of remodeled space in the existing building. There will be space for a new Graduate School of Management, bookstore, admissions, registrar, bursar and financial aid offices. Classrooms will be added and expanded and a new space dedicated to triple the size of the Thomas Merton Center, the official repository of Merton's manuscripts, which hosts approximately 3,000 research international scholars and visitors annually. A garden and green space will be added, including a green roof accessible to students and faculty. Bellarmine Centro is estimated to cost $38 million and will be funded entirely by private sources. ==Athletics==
Athletics
The Bellarmine athletic teams are called the Knights. The university is a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the ASUN Conference for most sports since the 2020–21 academic year. The Knights previously competed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) of the NCAA Division II ranks from 1978–79 to 2019–20. Bellarmine competes in 25 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, sprint football, swimming, tennis, track & field and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and dance. Bellarmine sponsors five sports that are not sponsored by the ASUN, one of which will become an ASUN sport in July 2021. The men's lacrosse team, the only NCAA Division I lacrosse team in Kentucky, is a member of the ASUN's relaunched men's lacrosse league. Bellarmine added men's wrestling to its SoCon membership when it joined the ASUN. Men's and women's swimming and diving joined the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) upon the Knights' arrival in the ASUN. The women's field hockey team was independent for its first Division I season in 2020–21, In 2011 the Knights won the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship. In 2012 Bellarmine announced the start of its swimming program. The university's newest sport is wrestling, added for the 2016–17 school year; Bellarmine effectively absorbed the wrestling program of St. Catharine College, an NAIA member that closed at the end of the 2015–16 school year. This returned NCAA wrestling to the state of Kentucky for the first time since the University of Kentucky dropped the sport in 1982. Bellarmine wrestling continues to compete in the SoCon after most other sports moved to the ASUN. The Bellarmine Co-Ed Cheer Team also landed a national title in 2019, taking the "Intermediate Small Coed Division II" competition of the National Cheerleaders Association. ==Honorary societies==
Honorary societies
Phi Alpha Theta (History) • Lambda Pi Eta (Communications) • Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science) ==Notable people==
Notable people
AlumniJohn Young Brown III, Secretary of State of Kentucky from 1996 to 2004 • Joseph C. Burke, former president of State University of New York at Plattsburgh; former Acting Chancellor of the State University of New YorkSusan Cameron, Reynolds American CEO; former CEO at Brown & Williamson Tobacco CorporationJoseph P. Clayton, former president & CEO, DISH Network; former CEO and chairman of Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. • William J. Donahue, retired lieutenant general for the United States Air ForceChris Dowe (born 1991), professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier LeagueKelly Downard, Louisville Metro Council member (16th District) (2006) • Shawn Evans, National Lacrosse League (NLL) player and 2013 NLL MVP • Dapo Fagbenle, London-based music video director and entertainer • Braydon Hobbs, professional basketball player • Jeremy Kendle, professional basketball player • John Lansing, President and CEO of NPRQuentin Letts, journalist • John MacLeod, veteran NBA coach • Chuck Marohnic, jazz pianist and former director of jazz studies at Arizona State UniversityBishop William Medley, Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky • Brandon Pfaadt, Major League Baseball player • Frank L. Schmidt, psychologist • Kyle Sorensen, National Lacrosse League player • Bruce Tinsley, syndicated cartoonist and creator of the Mallard Fillmore comic • Dillon James Ward, professional lacrosse player • Todd Wellemeyer, Major League Baseball player FacultyJerry Abramson, Former Executive-in-residence, former Mayor of Louisville Metro, former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, and former White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs ==Radio station==
Radio station
Bellarmine University has a radio station named Bellarmine Radio, catering mainly to the campus community. Initially, the radio station broadcast via a radio frequency, but, in 2005, it began to broadcast as an online radio station. Bellarmine Radio provides daily announcements about events on campus, extended coverage of Bellarmine athletics, and a variety of specialty shows. ==See also==
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