Campus Life News

Bellarmine’s Giving Tuesday campaign raised $25,025 for the university’s Student Emergency Needs Fund, which helps students with unanticipated financial crises by supporting programs such as the on-campus Knights Pantry and Knights Closet.

Bellarmine's annual Sparks at Knight fireworks show August 26 will welcome new and returning students to campus for the 2023-24 academic year.

Bellarmine's residence halls host their annual Hall O' Treats, a free public trick-or-treating event for families on October 24.

Bellarmine University's annual Sparks at Knight fireworks show August 27 will welcome new and returning students to campus for the 2022-23 academic year.

Bellarmine University awarded 895 degrees (587 undergraduate and 308 graduate or doctoral) during two commencement ceremonies in Freedom Hall on May 13 and May 14. Forty military-affiliated students received degrees, the largest number in Bellarmine’s history.

Student members of the College Republicans of Bellarmine have invited Jeffersontown Mayor Bill Dieruf to speak on campus on Thursday, November 4.

Bellarmine University's annual Sparks at Knight fireworks show -- on Saturday, August 21 -- will welcome new and returning students to campus for the 2021-22 academic year.

Bellarmine University is one of 61 universities chosen for a national Institute on High-Impact Practices and Student Success.

Bellarmine is one of the nation’s 30 most promising places to work in student affairs, according to research published by “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.”

Bellarmine is one of 234 universities nationally to be named a "Voter Friendly Campus" for its efforts to boost student civic engagement.

TEDxBellarmineU will present a live-feed virtual conference with the theme "What on Earth?" from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6.

The outbreak in the United States of the novel coronavirus has caused additional challenges for students who have disabilities.

On Sept. 17, Constitution Day, Bellarmine University will present a virtual panel discussion featuring local activists and academics who will discuss recent issues of racial injustice. The Microsoft Teams event is open to the public.

In the second full week of classes of the 2020-21 academic year, Bellarmine University students and faculty are settling into “the new normal.” For most, that means attending and teaching classes in a mix of three formats: in-person, online and a hybrid of the two called HyFlex.

Bellarmine's annual fireworks show, on Aug. 22, will welcome new and returning students to campus for the 2020-21 academic year.

Bellarmine community members have joined the worldwide movement to demand racial justice following the recent deaths of four black people in the U.S. Faculty, staff and students participated in Louisville protests while also quickly organizing campus events throughout the week.

Bellarmine University has established a steering committee to make recommendations by June 15 for safely reopening campus late this summer and fall.

Bellarmine is celebrating its Class of 2020 with the university’s first-ever online “Toast to Our Graduates” at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 9.