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(April 28, 2008)—Bellarmine University students, faculty and staff volunteered 83,636 hours during the past year (April 1, 2007-March 31, 2008). Activities ranged from cleaning Beargrass Creek to coaching youth sports to volunteering in third world countries.

(April 23, 2008) — Bellarmine University President Joseph J. McGowan announced today the Louisville school has received a $2.5 million gift from the family of Nolen and Maydie Allen. The gift ranks as the second largest single contribution in school history.

The Bellarmine University Mock Trial Team finished sixth in the National Championship Tournament held April 4-6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team earned its best finish since 2001 defeating Stanford University and Northwestern University in head to head matches.

Singer/pianist Sara Bareilles, who is currently topping the charts with "Love Song," will perform at Bellarmine on April 18, as the featured performer at the university's annual "Hillside Concert." The outdoor concert, which will also include performances by Raining Jane and Rachel Yamagata, is already a sellout.

Bellarmine University and Director of Jazz Studies Jeff Sherman have announced the 22nd Annual Bellarmine Jazz Guitar Clinic and Concert will be held June 9 and 10. The clinic and concert will feature instruction and performances by Sherman and special guests Gene Bertoncini and Paul Bollenback.

The Bellarmine University Psychology Bowl Team took first place at the psychology bowl held at the annual Kentucky Psychological Association (KPA) Conference on March 29 in Louisville.

Bellarmine University will conduct an information session for anyone interested in enrolling in the new master of arts in communication program. The session will be held March 26 at 6:30 p.m. in room 217 of the Brown Activities Center. For more information, call 502-452-8163.

Bellarmine University’s physical therapy students will sponsor their 2nd Annual "Fun Run” at the Louisville Zoo on April 19 at 8:30 a.m. Participants can take part in either a 3-mile run or a 1-mile walk.

Bellarmine University President Dr. Joseph J. McGowan announced today the addition of a new graduate program: the master of arts in communication. Scheduled to begin this fall, the master's in communication will be a 30-hour program designed to be completed in five semesters.

The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University will sponsor a lecture by Princeton University professor Albert Raboteau on Feb. 28. The lecture, titled “Thomas Merton and Racial Reconciliation,” will be held at 7 p.m. in Frazier Hall in the Brown Activities Center on campus.

Bellarmine University’s theology department will host the annual Vernon Robertson Lecture in Theology on Wednesday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Wyatt Center for the Arts on Bellarmine’s campus. Gary Dorrien will deliver this year’s lecture titled “The Crisis and Necessity of Protestant and Catholic Liberalism.” The lecture is free and open to the public.

An internationally known education expert who specializes in improving literacy, especially among economically disadvantaged urban schoolchildren, has been appointed to a new endowed chair in the school of education at Bellarmine University.

Bellarmine University has named 568 students to its dean’s list for the 2007 fall semester. The dean’s list recognizes students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or better on a four-point grading system.

The Kentucky Society of Human Resource Management, in conjunction with the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, has announced that Bellarmine University is among the winners of its 4th Annual “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” competition.

The Bellarmine University Alumni Association will hold its annual “Trivia Knight” on February 15th from 7-10 p.m. in Frazier Hall. The event, which benefits the Alumni Scholarship Fund, is a trivia contest featuring teams of four to eight people, with an entry fee of $15 per person.

Bellarmine University Director of Minority Programs Cornell Craig will be inducted in Southern Illinois University’s Hall of Fame in a ceremony on Friday, Feb. 29. Craig, who played wide receiver on the Salukis football team, also recently earned his master of business administration degree from Bellarmine.

Bellarmine University awarded 274 undergraduate and graduate degrees at its annual December commencement exercises on Wednesday, Dec. 19. Honorary degrees were awarded to founder of USA Harvest Stan Curtis and philanthropist Joan Cralle Day. Curtis also delivered the commencement address.

Bellarmine University’s W. Fielding Rubel School of Business is pleased to announce two significant accomplishments. The business school has been selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of "Best Business Schools," to be published by the Princeton Review and Random House. Also, Educational Testing Service (ETS) has released the results of its fall 2007 business-school testing, and Bellarmine students scored in the 95th percentile, which is ETS' highest level.

Groundbreaking ceremonies for Bellarmine University’s newest residence hall, “Siena Secondo,” were held on campus today. Bellarmine President Dr. Joseph J. McGowan was joined by Bellarmine students and administrators to take the first shovels full of dirt at the ceremony, which was held between Bonaventure and Newman halls.

Bellarmine University President Dr. Joseph J. McGowan has announced the appointment of Dr. Cindy Meyers Gnadinger as dean of the Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education.