Bellarmine University Partnerships

Bellarmine University’s Commitment to Mutually Beneficial Partnerships in Louisville and the Region

Bellarmine is committed to strengthening our connection to the city, state, and region of which we are part by seeking out new avenues for partnership and collaboration. Bellarmine will be an engaged partner to expand learning opportunities, enhance career networks and economic growth, and advance equity and quality of life for its neighboring communities. Fitting our Catholic social justice mission, our responsibility to our community involves an intentional, visible, symbiotic relationship with the city.

The Work of Bellarmine Partnerships

The establishment of mutually beneficial partnerships through sustainable, authentic, and reciprocal relationship building is the mission of all divisional areas of campus. The leadership for Bellarmine Partnerships includes representatives from Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Enrollment, Marketing & Communications, and Development & Alumni Relations. This team is a cross-divisional collaborative that works with community partners to strengthen the quality of life in the region and provide high-quality teaching, learning and research opportunities for students and faculty.

Bellarmine Partnerships work cultivates community relationships that have long-term mutual benefit for the community and the university. Its projects help to advance the mission of a community partner and help Bellarmine to:

• Deliver a transformative student experience
• Provide an innovative program of academic study
• Expand and diversify enrollment and geographic reach
• Demonstrate a fully realized and lived commitment to equity and inclusion
• Increase student access and affordability