Senior Week and Graduate Events
Bellarmine University Senior Week 2026
May 4-8, 2026
Monday, May 4, 2026
Athletics Alternate Graduation Celebration
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- Frazier Hall
- 1:00pm
*Princess Yacht (Graduating Seniors Only)
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- Address: 5700 Captain’s Quarters Road, Prospect, KY 40059
- 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
*Makers Mark Tour (Graduating Seniors Only)
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- Buses are provided (Students MUST ride the bus)
- 8:00am - 3:00pm
Bellarmine College Honors and Awards Ceremony
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- Frazier Hall
- 10:00am-12:00pm
School of Education (SOE) Graduation Celebration
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- Allen 460A & Allen 460B
- 5:00pm-6:30pm
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Accelerated Nursing School Awards and Recognition Ceremony
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- Frazier Hall
- 1:00pm-2:00pm
President Toast (Graduating Seniors Only)
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- The Quad
- 3:30pm – 5:30pm
- RSVP (in Eventbrite) appreciated but not required
Traditional Nursing Awards and Recognition Ceremony
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- Frazier Hall
- 5:00pm-6:00pm
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Photos at the Arch
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- Bellarmine Arch on Newburg Rd
- 11am- 2:00pm
*Churchill Downs:
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- Address: 700 Central Ave
- 4:00 pm (gates open at 4:00pm)
- *Student Tickets: $35
- **Family/Non-Student Tickets: $51
Friday, May 8, 2026
Department of Physical Therapy Graduation Celebration and Award Brunch
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- Allen 460A & Allen 460B
- 10:30am-1:00pm
University Student Awards
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- Frazier Hall and UDH
- 11:00am-1:00pm
Honors Program End of Year Celebration
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- Frazier Hall
- 1:00pm-2:30pm
Baccalaureate Mass
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- Address: St. Agnes Catholic Church-1920 Newburg Rd, Louisville, KY 40205
- 5:00pm-6:00pm
- RSVP Appreciated but not required: https://engage.bellarmine.edu/event/12036080
*Last Friday
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- The Quad
- 7:00pm
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Masters and Doctoral Student Commencement
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- Freedom Hall
- 10:00am
Undergraduate Student Commencement
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- Freedom Hall
- 2:00pm
Ticketed events indicated with a * symbol.
Tickets for sale start March 16 on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/bellarmine-university-14666580396
For more information or questions, contact Cole Lopez, Assistant Director of Orientation and Engagement, at clopez2@bellarmine.edu