Sara Y. Pettingill, Ph.D.
Dean of Graduate Admission
Sara oversees the recruitment of the Bellarmine graduate and second degree programs. She has been with Bellarmine for 20 years serving in various roles such as Coordinator of Part-Time Undergraduate Recruitment, Associate Director of Enrollment Services, Associate Dean of Admission and Senior Associate Dean of Admission. She also teaches a First Year Focus course each fall. Currently, she meets with all students interested in the Master of Health in Biomedical Science and the Second Degree in Software & Data Engineering. Sara can be reached by calling 502.272.8401 or spettingill@bellarmine.edu.
Julie Armstrong-Binnix, M.Ed.
Assistant Dean of Graduate Admission and Strategic Operations
Julie helps prospective students interested in the Doctor of Nursing Practice, the Master of Science in Nursing (Administration, Education, and Family Nurse Practitioner), the Radiation Therapy Second Degree program, and the Accelerated Second Degree BSN Program. Julie has worked with both undergraduate and graduate students at Bellarmine over 20 years. She has also taught BU 100 and IDC 401 courses part-time. Her husband, Jon, is a 2004 graduate of the Accelerated Second Degree BSN program and a 2020 graduate of the MSN Administration program. Julie can be reached by calling 502.272.8364 or julieab@bellarmine.edu
Dawn Hodges
Enrollment Systems and Registration Specialist
Dawn began at Bellarmine in the fall of 2002. Before joining the Graduate Admission Office, Dawn worked with transfer and non-traditional students in the Undergraduate Admission Office. Dawn now manages CRM processing systems. She also works with each Graduate Admission Officer on the registration of new graduate and second-degree students. Dawn received her bachelor’s from Bellarmine in May 2002. She can be reached at 502.272.8030 or dhodges@bellarmine.edu.
Sarah Shumway Schuble, M.A.
Assistant Director of Graduate Student Enrollment
Sarah is responsible for meeting with prospective students and assisting with the admission process for the following graduate programs: Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership in Higher Education, Doctor of Philosophy in Education and Social Change, Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Arts in Education, Educational Specialist in Instructional Leadership & School Administration, Doctor of Education, Rank I, and Master of Education in Higher Education Leadership and Social Justice. She can be reached by calling 502.272.8271 or via email at sschuble@bellarmine.edu.