Benefits & Services

Alumni Events
The Office of Alumni Relations hosts a variety of events throughout the year to bring together Bellarmine graduates.  So, bring a date and come to our annual wine tasting or get a group of your friends and join us for an evening at the Louisville Bats.  There is something for everyone so we hope to see you at our next event!

Access to the Booster Room During Bellarmine Basketball Games
All alumni can visit the Booster Room in Knights Hall during the basketball games. The Booster Room is open at halftime and in between games.  There are soft drinks and beer available to purchase.

On-line Networking
Each Alumni Association member will receive access to our online alumni directory. This requires online registration to our secure site and enables you to keep in touch with classmates, search the alumni directory, update your personal and professional information and post class notes.

“Knight to Knight” Networking
We hope you join us for our quarterly “Knight to Knight” events. These networking opportunities will be a great way for you to meet and mingle with other Bellarmine alumni in the Louisville area and to hear from guest speakers.

Fitness Center Membership
Bellarmine alumni are entitled to a $125 yearly membership to the Sport, Recreation, and Fitness Center (SuRF). Your membership also includes free use of the golf course if you show your ID card.  For membership information please contact the SuRF at 502-452-8493.  

Continuing Education Discount
The School of Continuing and Professional Studies serves adult learners by providing quality, convenient and affordable educational programs by offering a wide-range of classes from purely recreational, to self-improvement, to serious business education and professional certificate programs. Alumni receive a 15% discount on most non-credit courses. For information on course offerings, please call 502-452-8166. 

Facility Rental Discount
Have you recently gotten engaged and need a place to host your reception? Or are you getting ready to celebrate your 50th Wedding Anniversary in style? If so, we would love to host your event on campus! As a member of the Alumni Association, each alumnus/a will receive a discount on facility rentals. For information, please contact the Office of Special Events at 502- 452-8100.

BU Library Access
All alumni have access to the beautiful W.L. Lyons Brown Library.  If you are in graduate school and you have a big paper or exam coming up, this is the perfect place to get away from it all and get some real work done.  Or perhaps you are a Bellarmine graduate just looking to check out a book, do research, or just have a quiet place to read.  Visit the Bellarmine Library. Click here for information on alumni access to the library.

Career Center Access
The Career Center offers Bellarmine alumni access to all of the services and resources available to currently enrolled students including information about resume building, applying to graduate school, exploring options for career changes and job seeking skills.  In addition, we encourage all alumni employers to post any vacant jobs and/or internships on our career center website.

Access to the Optimal Resume Program
The Bellarmine Alumni Association and the Career Center have partnered together to offer all alumni access to a wonderful online resume building program called “Optimal Resume.”  For more information and to access the program click here.  Click on “Get Started Today” and your access code is “knightsyy” where “yy” is your two digit graduation year.

BU Credit Card
The Bank of America Bellarmine University Master Card is a great opportunity for all alumni to have a great credit card and support Bellarmine at the same time.  This no annual fee credit card features all the power and security of the Bank of America, and a percentage of every purchase you make goes into the Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.

Bellarmine Alumni Travel
Click here for more information on turning your next vacation into a Bellarmine donation.

Bellarmine Magazine Subscription
All Bellarmine alumni will receive our quarterly magazine which celebrates the remarkable achievements and stories of those in our Bellarmine community.

Alumni Discount Days at the Bellarmine Bookstore
Check your alumni e-newsletter and the alumni website for updates on our next alumni discount day. Come to the bookstore for 10% discounts on your favorite BU apparel. Go Knights!

BU License Plate
The Bellarmine license plate is a great way to advertise your allegiance to Bellarmine while supporting current students. $10 from the sale of each plate goes directly to the school’s general scholarship fund. The initial cost of this plate is only $44 and $31.00 for a renewal plate. So, when you go to renew your tags at the county clerk’s office just ask for a Bellarmine University license plate.