Senior Week and Graduate Events

Seniors holding #BUGrad sign
 

Bellarmine University Senior Week 2026

May 4-8, 2026

Monday, May 4, 2026

Athletics Alternate Graduation Celebration
  • Frazier Hall
  • 1:00pm
*Princess Yacht (Graduating Seniors Only)
  • Address: 5700 Captain’s Quarters Road, Prospect, KY 40059
  • 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

*Makers Mark Tour (Graduating Seniors Only)
  • Buses are provided (Students MUST ride the bus)
  • 8:00am - 3:00pm
Bellarmine College Honors and Awards Ceremony
  • Frazier Hall
  • 10:00am-12:00pm
School of Education (SOE) Graduation Celebration
  • Allen 460A & Allen 460B
  • 5:00pm-6:30pm

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Accelerated Nursing School Awards and Recognition Ceremony
  • Frazier Hall
  • 1:00pm-2:00pm
President Toast (Graduating Seniors Only)
  • The Quad
  • 3:30pm – 5:30pm
  • RSVP (in Eventbrite) appreciated but not required
Traditional Nursing Awards and Recognition Ceremony
  • Frazier Hall
  • 5:00pm-6:00pm

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Photos at the Arch
  • Bellarmine Arch on Newburg Rd
  • 11am- 2:00pm
*Churchill Downs:
  • 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
  • Allen 460A & Allen 460B
  • 10:30am-1:00pm
University Student Awards
  • Frazier Hall and UDH
  • 11:00am-1:00pm
Honors Program End of Year Celebration
  • Frazier Hall
  • 1:00pm-2:30pm
Baccalaureate Mass
*Last Friday
  • The Quad
  • 7:00pm

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Masters and Doctoral Student Commencement
  • Freedom Hall
  • 10:00am
Undergraduate Student Commencement
  • 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