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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (April 1, 2010) -- The National League of Nursing (NLN) has appointed Dr. Constance Cooper to serve as an ambassador for the league. As a participant in this elite corps, Cooper will help keep faculty and administration informed about the league's initiatives, grant opportunities, conferences, publications, workshops and other benefits available to members.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 24, 2010) -- In recognition of Women's History Month, soprano Olivia Duval will perform vocal music by women composers at the Amy Cralle Theatre, Wyatt Center for the Arts, on Sunday, March 28, at 7 p.m. Pianist Meme Tunnell, assistant professor of music at Bellarmine, will accompany her. The program, "Familiar Ties," is free and open to the public.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (March 24, 2010) -- Former Ecuadorean President Jamil Mahuad will discuss Latin American politics and U.S.-Latin American relations at Bellarmine University on Tuesday, March 30. The event, at 1:30 p.m., in Frazier Hall, is free and open to the public.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 26, 2010) -- Bellarmine University has earned a spot on the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 25, 2010) – Bellarmine University has created the Jack McGetrick Plaza and Locker Room in honor of the coach's dedication to the lacrosse community and his service as founding coach of the men's lacrosse program at Bellarmine. The facility expansion was announced Feb. 20, at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium and Joseph P. and Janet A. Clayton Field.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 23, 2010) -- Feisal Amin Rasoul Istrabadi enjoyed a successful career as an attorney in the United States before turning his focus to the reconstruction of Iraq. Ambassador Istrabadi, currently a visiting law professor at Indiana University, Bloomington, was the principal legal drafter of Iraq's interim constitution and principal author of its Bill of Fundamental Rights. He will visit Bellarmine University Thursday, March 11, to discuss his research on government transitions from dictatorship to democracy. The lecture begins at 11 a.m. in Frazier Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 16, 2010) – As part of its continuing effort to increase the quality and availability of health care professionals in the region, Norton Healthcare has awarded a $600,000 grant to the Donna and Allan Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Bellarmine University. Norton and Bellarmine announced the gift, which is payable in $200,000 annual increments over three years, pending eligibility for renewal, on Tuesday, Feb. 16.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 9, 2010) -- The annual Rev. Vernon Robertson Lecture featuring Robert Wilken, scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 9, has been postponed. A new date will be announced soon.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 5, 2010) – Bellarmine University will participate in the Louisville National College Fair on Saturday, February 27, 2010, at the Kentucky International Convention Center from 2 to 5 p.m. Sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and hosted by the Kentucky Association for College Admission Counseling (KYACAC), this event is free and open to the public.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2010) -- Guest lecturer Rev. Bryan Massingale will contrast Thomas Merton's approach to racial justice with that of the church in the fourth annual Thomas Merton Black History Month Lecture on Feb. 22. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7 p.m. in Frazier Hall on the Bellarmine campus.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 28, 2010) -- Bellarmine University is marking Black History Month with a full calendar of celebration. A complete list of events follows:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 13, 2010) -- Bellarmine University has named 624 students to the dean's list for fall 2009. The dean's list recognizes students who receive a grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale. For the complete list of students, please click more.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 13, 2010) - It's that time of year again! Relay for Life kicks off this Thursday, Jan. 14, in the café area of Horrigan Hall.

LOUISVILLE, KY (Jan. 12, 2010) – Mary Gray, Ph.D. and author, “Out in the Country,” will speak at Bellarmine University on Jan. 14, in Hilary’s from 11 a.m. to noon. Gray will discuss youth, media and queer visibility in rural America. The Bellarmine University Office of Multicultural Affairs; Gay, Lesbian and Straight Society (GLASS); Ariel, Bellarmine’s Friendly English Society; and the Bellarmine Communication Association are the presentation sponsors. The event is free and open to the public.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Jan. 6, 2010) – Bellarmine University will welcome Howard Zehr, Ph.D., who is nationally acclaimed for his work in the area of restorative justice, on Jan. 14. Restorative justice focuses on repairing the harm caused by and revealed by crime or wrongdoing. The process brings together those who have a stake in an offense, including the victim, offender, family members and community in an effort to heal all parties. The presentation will be held in Frazier Hall on the Bellarmine campus at 7 p.m.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 16, 2009) – Bellarmine University will award 232 degrees during its annual December commencement exercises today. The graduate(s) with the highest cumulative grade point average will receive the Archbishop’s Medal of Scholastic Excellence. Ceremonies begin at 5 p.m. in Knights Hall, with a commencement address from Bob Edwards, a native of Louisville and host of “The Bob Edwards Show” on Sirius XM Radio and “Bob Edwards Weekend,” distributed to public radio stations by Public Radio International (PRI).

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Dec. 1, 2009) – Bellarmine students experience a high level of academic challenge and excellent student-faculty interaction, and they are more likely to be involved in the community through service and internships than students at the national level and those who attend Kentucky four-year public schools, according to the latest National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).

LOUISVILLE, Ky (Nov. 25, 2009) -- As part of our commitment to sustainability, Bellarmine University is installing a geothermal field that will heat and cool five campus buildings. Throughout the construction process, the project contractor, Parco Constructors of Louisville, has worked with the Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) to monitor the amount of limestone dust – a non-hazardous material – that runs off the property from drilling. On Oct. 29, MSD instructed the contractor to stop work to install additional filtering systems after limestone dust and water silt from the project entered Beargrass Creek. Once the contractor had complied with additional MSD requirements, the project was cleared to continue.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bellarmine University physics and biology students finished strong in competition at the annual Kentucky Academy of Science meeting Nov. 13-14 at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 2009 International Year of Astronomy marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first telescopic view of the heavens. Bellarmine University and the University of Louisville are joining the celebration with an unveiling of unprecedented new NASA images of our galaxy and a panel discussion on Nov. 19.