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Bellarmine University

March 09, 2023

Bellarmine University (BU; /ˈbɛlərmɪn/ BEL-ər-min) is a private Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. It opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after Saint Robert Bellarmine.[4] In 2000, it became Bellarmine University. The university is organized into seven colleges and schools and confers bachelor's and master's degrees in more than 50 academic majors, along with five doctoral degrees;[5] it is classified among "D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities".[6]

Bellarmine University
Former name
Bellarmine College (1950–2000)
MottoIn Veritatis Amore (Latin)
Motto in English
In the Love of Truth
TypePrivate university
Established1950; 73 years ago (1950)
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Academic affiliations
Endowment$65.6 million (2020)[1]
PresidentSusan M. Donovan
ProvostPaul Gore
Administrative staff
240[2]
Students3,973[3]
Undergraduates2,635[3]
Postgraduates1,338[3]
Location
Louisville
,
Kentucky
,
United States
CampusUrban
135 acres (0.55 km2)
ColorsScarlet and Silver
   
NicknameKnights
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I
MascotValor the Knight
Websitewww.bellarmine.edu

The university has an enrollment of over 3,200 students on its main 135-acre (0.55 km2) academic and residential campus in Louisville's Belknap neighborhood. At its 2011 commencement, the school graduated 482 undergraduate and graduate students, contributing to a total of 780 graduates for the school year, up from 700 the previous year.[7]

Bellarmine offers a large number of extracurricular activities to its students, including athletics, honor societies, clubs and student organizations. Its athletic teams are known as the Knights. Bellarmine is a member of NCAA Division I and competes in the ASUN Conference, except in wrestling who competes in the Southern Conference, field hockey which competes in the Mid-American Conference, and men's and women's swimming & diving who compete in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association. Bellarmine's men's basketball team won the 2011 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament,[8] the first athletic national championship in school history.[9] Alumni and former students have gone on to prominent careers in government, law, business, science, medicine, education, sports, and entertainment.

History

 
Msgr. Alfred Horrigan, Bellarmine's first President

Early history

Bellarmine University has been led by four presidents: Alfred Horrigan (1950–1972), Eugene V. Petrik (1973–1990), Joseph J. McGowan (1990–2016), and Susan M. Donovan (2017–present). Horrigan, elevated to Domestic Prelate by the pope in 1955, led the school during its formative years. Petrik strengthened Bellarmine's financial footing.[10] McGowan led the school in a massive building program, culminating in his Vision 2020 plan. Fr. Raymond J. Treece[11] served as interim president in 1972–73, between Presidents Horrigan and Petrik. Dr. John Oppelt[12] served as acting president during McGowan's sabbatical in 1999.[13]

The first important public announcement of the establishment of Bellarmine College was made in November 1949 by the Archbishop of Louisville, John A. Floersh.[4] He selected Horrigan and Treece, associate editors of the Louisville Archdiocesan newspaper, The Record, to begin the school.[13] The two designed a curriculum and the school's core philosophy, taking cues from The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, and seeking advice from a number of Catholic institutions, including the University of Notre Dame, the University of Scranton, and the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.[13]

 
Aerial view of Bellarmine College in 1954

In 1950, The Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville founded Bellarmine College with a pioneer class of 115 freshmen.[4] The only building, Pasteur Hall, was still without its front door on the first day of classes.[13] Archbishop John A. Floersh called the school into existence at its first Convocation, saying, "We are looking forward to the day when the college ranks with the great colleges of our country."[13] From its opening day under founding President Horrigan, Bellarmine welcomed people of all faiths and races.[4] In 1953 the college added the Administration Building (now Horrigan Hall). At its first commencement in 1954, Bellarmine graduated 42 students.[4] The Korean War interrupted or ended the educations of many in the pioneer class, but the school persevered despite rumors of closure. In December 1956, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools formally announced Bellarmine's accreditation.[4] Enrollment rose from the initial 115 in 1950 to 1,033 in 1959.[13]

Expansion and growth

The 1960s was an era of growth for the university. The university added Knights Hall, Bonaventure Hall, Lenihan Hall, Newman Hall, Kennedy Hall, an addition to Pasteur Hall and a small student activities building.[13] 1963 witnessed the arrival of students from 17 states and 2 foreign countries.[13] In 1964 the school awarded its 1,000th diploma.[13] By the end of the decade, enrollment exceeded 2,000 and the college installed its first computer.[13]

In 1967, Thomas Merton designated Bellarmine as the official repository of all his manuscripts leading to the formation of Bellarmine's Catholic identity in the inclusive Merton spirit.[14] And in 1968, Bellarmine College merged with Ursuline College, becoming coeducational and independent of the Archdiocese.[13] The college now had its own self-perpetuating board of trustees.[13]

In May 1971, President Horrigan issued a report describing the state of Bellarmine College, especially in light of the Second Vatican Council, noting that the school's board of trustees consisted of representatives from a number of groups, reflecting the "open, progressive, ecumenical and experimental spirit" of that papal council.[13] Also mentioned were various distinctions Bellarmine's students had achieved, including 14 Woodrow Wilson Fellowships, 7 National Science Foundation fellowships, 3 Fulbright Scholars, and 2 Danforth Fellowships[15] and two East-West Fellowships,[16] achievements he attributed to Bellarmine's commitment to excellence.[13]

The college welcomed its second president when Horrigan resigned in 1972. His vice president, Fr. Raymond J. Treece, served as interim president for one year. Enrollment had fallen sharply, to 1,306 by 1973, and several years of deficit budgets put the school at risk of closure. The Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Eugene V. Petrik of California to the presidency in 1973 and he quickly began to revitalize the college with new programs and directions. He added the first graduate program – the MBA in 1975 – found resources for marketing and publicity, and brought enrollment back above 2,000.[4] The school also added women's basketball in 1973, and men's soccer and women's volleyball in 1976.[13]

The 1980s saw another decade of growth. Enrollment rose from 2,284 to 2,660. The Brown Activities Center (named for George G. Brown), Wyatt Center for the Arts (named for Wilson W. Wyatt), Norton Fine Arts Complex (named for Jane Morton Norton), Alumni Hall (Humanities Building), and Maurice D.S. Johnson quadrangle (named for former board chair) were added during these years, along with the W. Fielding Rubel School of Business and the Donna and Allan Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences (1984). The subject of changing the name of the school from Bellarmine College to Bellarmine University was broached, but it was decided that the school should become a university in fact before it became one in name. More opportunities were added for women to participate in athletics, including softball, track, cross country, tennis and field hockey. A $20 million capital campaign propelled the college into the 1990s.

Recent history

 
Dr. Joseph J. McGowan, long-time Bellarmine president

Dr. Joseph J. McGowan, became Bellarmine's third president in 1990. McGowan named buildings on campus for his predecessors, Horrigan and Petrik, and oversaw the addition of Miles Hall and the W.L. Lyons Brown Library.[17] The Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education was added in 1998, study abroad jumped from seven students in 1995 to 70 in 1999, and the school added women's soccer and women's golf. The decade also saw the beginning of Bellarmine's transition from a commuter school to a residential college. In 1995, a record 396 students lived in residence halls. McGowan sought to make Bellarmine "the region's premier residential liberal arts college", citing Stanford University, Vanderbilt University, and Duke University as models.[17] In 1991, McGowan began instituting change in the form of a Five Year Strategic Plan, which later became the Master Plan.[17] In 1994, the school began making perennial appearances in the Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report, which both list Bellarmine among the top regional universities.[18][19]

In 2000, the school's 50th anniversary, the Board of Trustees changed the name from Bellarmine College to Bellarmine University to reflect its status as a Masters-I university.[4] In 2005, McGowan announced Vision 2020, the university's plan to become "the premier Independent Catholic University in the South, and thereby the leading private institution in the Commonwealth and region."[20] Among other things, the plan calls for tripling enrollment, doubling the number of buildings on campus, and adding schools of architecture, law, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine by 2020.[21] In addition, the possibility of moving the remaining athletic programs to NCAA Division I (joining lacrosse) will be considered.[17] Under McGowan's leadership, a construction, acquisition and renovation boom that continues still today included Our Lady of the Woods Chapel, The President's Residence in Glenview, the 2120 Building, the Norton Health Sciences Center (named in honor of Norton Healthcare support), The Siena Residence Halls complex, Owsley B. Frazier Stadium, Joseph A. and Janet P. Clayton Field, Via Cassia and Ponte Juneja, and the expansion of Miles Hall. Enrollment reached a record 2,881 students by 2009, with more than 700 in residence on the campus, and the average ACT score of entering Bellarmine students reached a record high. Bellarmine launched many new academic programs including The School of Continuing and Professional Studies, the Institute of Media, Culture and Ethics and the School of Communication, The Center for Regional Environmental Studies and Bellarmine Farm.

 
Aerial view of Bellarmine University in 2010

Growth at the university includes 20 new academic programs, a 60% increase in full-time enrollment and a 56% increase in the number of residential students. The 135-acre (0.55 km2) campus was expanded from 15 buildings in 1990 to 40 buildings, winning 11 architectural awards. Future plans include a new life fitness and recreation center with an Olympic pool, and Bellarmine Centro, a campus center to be anchored by an extensively remodeled Horrigan Hall connected to three new buildings.[22]

McGowan died on March 1, 2016. Bellarmine's executive vice president, Dr. Doris Tegart, was appointed the university's interim president, with a national search planned for a new president.[23]

In February 2017, the Board of Trustees unanimously selected Susan M. Donovan as the university's fourth president. She assumed the presidency on June 1, 2017, following a long career at Loyola University Maryland.[24]

Academics

Bellarmine is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).[34] The Bellarmine W. Fielding Rubel School of Business is accredited by AACSB.[35] Bellarmine offers more than 50 majors in the arts and sciences, business, communication, education, nursing and health sciences.[36][37] The university comprises seven colleges and schools.[4][38]

Bellarmine also offers a study abroad program,[39] and during the summer months, the university hosts Kentucky's Governor's Scholar Program.[40]

Colleges and schools

Bellarmine College of Arts & Sciences

Bellarmine College is the home to departments that support undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fine and performing arts, the humanities, and natural and social sciences.

Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education

In 1998, Bellarmine's department of education was dedicated as the "School of Education." Three years later in 2001 it was named the Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education (AFTSE). The school offers 20 different programs, including a doctorate in education and social change.[41]

College of Health Professions

The College of Health Professions supports an undergraduate program in Health and Aging Services, a Master's in Health Science with emphases in health care leadership and biomedical sciences, and an online doctoral program in Health Professions Education.

Study abroad

Bellarmine offers study abroad options on six continents in over 50 countries around the globe, ranging from departmental programs to summer enclave programs and semester or academic year exchanges at over 150 partner universities.[42][43] Study abroad is available not only for foreign language students but for all other academic areas as well, and it is accessible to all students regardless of social and economic background. More than 35% of Bellarmine's full-time students engage in an international experience during their tenure at Bellarmine.[43]

Campus facilities

 
Owsley B. Frazier Stadium, Our lady of The Woods Chapel & Siena Complex at Bellarmine University

Over 40 buildings stand on the hills of Bellarmine's 135-acre (0.55 km2) campus in Louisville's Belknap neighborhood, at the western edge of the larger Highlands area.

The Owsley B. Frazier Stadium

The multi-purpose stadium serves as home to Bellarmine's soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, and track and field teams. The stadium opened on August 24, 2007, in a Bellarmine Knights women's soccer game, and was officially dedicated on August 28.[44] Construction took approximately 18 months and cost $5.1 million.[44] The stadium features Joseph P. and Janet A. Clayton Field, which is composed of artificial turf with permanent markings for soccer, field hockey and lacrosse games. Surrounding the field is an eight-lane, 400 meter track. The track has a dual-durometer, polyurethane poured surface provided by Beynon Sport Surfaces, a company that has installed tracks at other college facilities including Illinois, Maryland, and Purdue.[44]

Our Lady of The Woods Chapel

The chapel was dedicated on May 11, 2001, as a place of worship for Bellarmine students.[45][46] Alfred Horrigan, the original president of Bellarmine University, always dreamed of building a chapel on campus. Although the project was not completed under his presidency, his vision for the chapel was respected during construction. Construction for Our Lady of the Woods was completed under Joseph McGowan's presidency and stands in memory of Archbishop of Louisville John A. Floersh, who founded Bellarmine in 1950.[46] Although construction was completed in 2001, Alfred Horrigan did not consider the project complete until he published the book Our Lady of the Woods Chapel just before his death in 2005. The interior building has two large stained glass windows, designed by Guy Kemper, an artist from Lexington, KY. The stained glass windows reflect different colors depending on the season and weather. On a bright day, you are more likely to see the blue and white reflections while the gray and lead are reserved for winter weather. The green and yellow of the stained glass are evident through most of the seasons with the exception of winter when the bare branches cast an illusion of intermingling with the lead. The majestic purple is always present, allowing visitors focus and peace. Stations of the Cross can seen etched into the walls of the chapel. They depict the 14 stops that Jesus made on his way to the cross where He was crucified. Outside of the chapel is the Grotto. It is located down the steps that lead to a little nook tucked away beneath the chapel. There you'll find a wall of candles surrounding a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. Bellarmine provides candles to give students, staff, and alumni a chance to light a candle and meditate.[47]

The surrounding community celebrates Mass in the chapel on Sundays and holy days of obligation, and uses the chapel for retreats and interfaith services. Because it does not have parish status, its use is restricted. No weddings, baptisms, or funerals are held there.[45] There is no "Our Lady of the Woods" in Catholic tradition. The statue in the chapel is actually Our Lady of Grace. Bellarmine College's earliest administrators had a particular devotion to Mary and suggested the chapel be named for her. Because of its setting, the chapel committee chose the name "Our Lady of the Woods."[45][46]

 
Bellarmine's Siena Complex

Siena Complex

The Siena Complex is composed of four residence halls: Siena Primo, Siena Secondo, Siena Terzo and Siena Quarto. The complex is modeled after the Piazza del Campo, the main town center of Siena, Italy. Bellarmine's namesake, St. Robert Bellarmine, was a native of Tuscany, where Siena is.[48] The Siena buildings were built by F.W. Owens Co. Inc. and designed by Godsey Associates Architects Inc. They have private restrooms, wireless Internet access, kitchens, balconies, laundry facilities, group study spaces, lobby gathering areas, and a 200-seat dining hall. When completed, the four buildings will enclose a landscaped courtyard with fountains, a small amphitheater and possibly bocce courts.[48] The Siena Housing Project is a project to have half of the school's undergraduate population live on campus.[49][50] Cumulatively, the Siena Complex will house 519 students and cost $33.6 million.[48]

 
The interior of the University Dining Hall at Bellarmine University

University Dining Hall

In 2010 Bellarmine opened a new 540-seat, 21,500-square-foot (2,000 m2) dining hall. It features indoor and outdoor seating areas with a 25-foot (7.6 m) tall panoramic window that provides natural light and view of rolling hills. It was built as part of a $7.5 million overhaul of the George G. Brown Center, which also includes a renovated and expanded School of Communication and the Amelia Brown Frazier Convocation Hall. The dining hall is managed by Sodexo Inc., which operated the previous cafeteria.[51]

Knights Hall

Knights Hall is home to Bellarmine's volleyball team; the men's and women's basketball teams practice in Knights Hall but play in Louisville's Freedom Hall as of 2020. The arena was built in 1960 and can seat up to 2,600 fans.[52] It is also used for high school games, graduation ceremonies, and concerts. The hall was dedicated in 1960 with a home game against the University of Louisville and has hosted matchups with rival and NAIA national champion Kentucky State, Fly Williams and his teams from Austin Peay, and the Knights women's basketball regional championship games of the 1990s.[52] The arena has also hosted some very special guests including Mother Teresa, the Grateful Dead, Jimmy Buffett and Pete Rose, among others. In 2007, Knights Hall was featured on ESPN when NBA greats such as Bill Walton, Darrell Griffith, and Kenny Walker judged the McDonald's High School All-American Slam Dunk Contest.[52]

 
The W.L. Lyons Brown Library, home of the Thomas Merton Center

The W.L. Lyons Brown Library

The campus library was completed in the fall of 1996, costing $6.5 million. Its exterior is made up of brown brick, anodized aluminum-frame windows and slate roofs. It has long spanning brick arches with vertical piers, limestone columns and banding, steep sloping roofs, and a clock tower marking the entry, establishing a focal point on campus.[53]

The library supports 150,000 volumes and includes a print and electronic-based reference center, micro forms, media services, periodicals, general collections, and a special-collections center. It houses the campus computer center and is wired throughout to promote flexibility in computer usage.[53]

Eddie Weber Tennis Complex & SuRF Center

The Eddie Weber Tennis Complex was dedicated on September 12, 2009, and is adjacent to the Student Recreation and Fitness Center (SuRF).[54] The courts are named for Eddie Weber, the only man to have been a head coach for both the University of Louisville and Bellarmine.[55] The complex houses 6 outdoor tennis courts with 3 additional indoor courts in the SuRF Center. Inside the SuRF Center are two multi-purpose basketball courts, the exercise and fitness area, locker rooms, and offices. The fitness area is supplied with treadmills, bikes, elliptical weight machines, and free weights.[54]

 
The Norton Health Science Center at Bellarmine University

Norton Health Science Center

Bellarmine's main science and research facility is the Norton Health Science Center (NHSC).[56] NHSC was completed in 2004 and has 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) of floor space.[57] The floor space is divided into laboratories, faculty offices and classrooms.[56] The facility also includes a courtyard for the science quadrangle and an animal holding facility for the Psychology Department.[57] NHSC cost $6.5 million to build and was funded primarily by private donations.[56]

 
Bellarmine's Horrigan Hall

Horrigan Hall

Horrigan Hall is named after the university's first president, Msgr. Alfred Horrigan, and serves as the campus center.[58] Architects Thomas J. Nolan & sons designed the facility in "modern" 1950s style and Al J. Schneider Company was the general contractor.[13] The exterior is of rough textured brick with limestone trim. The three-story building sits atop a hill on campus featuring a six-story tower. Originally known as the Administration Building, Horrigan Hall was constructed in February 1953, costing $1 million.[13] The facility was completely funded by private donations.[13] Horrigan Hall has gone through a few remodeling and upgrades over the years. In December 1961 a new sound system was added, with central air following in 1970.[13] In 1986–87 an elevator was installed and a new 2001 Newburg Road entrance was added as an alternative to the original 2000 Norris Place street entrance.[13] Further remodeling and expansion is planned. Three new buildings have been proposed in front of and connected to the existing hall.[59] The project is dubbed "Bellarmine Centro" and calls for the addition of more than 65,000 square feet (6,000 m2) of new space and approximately 39,000 square feet (3,600 m2) of remodeled space in the existing building.[59] There will be space for a new Graduate School of Management, bookstore, admissions, registrar, bursar and financial aid offices.[59] Classrooms will be added and expanded and a new space dedicated to triple the size of the Thomas Merton Center, the official repository of Merton's manuscripts, which hosts approximately 3,000 research international scholars and visitors annually.[59] A garden and green space will be added, including a green roof accessible to students and faculty. Bellarmine Centro is estimated to cost $38 million and will be funded entirely by private sources.[59]

Athletics

Main article: Bellarmine Knights

The Bellarmine athletic teams are called the Knights. The university is a member of the NCAA Division I ranks, primarily competing in the ASUN Conference for most sports since the 2020–21 academic year.[60] The Knights previously competed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) of the NCAA Division II ranks from 1978–79 to 2019–20.

Bellarmine competes in 25 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, sprint football, swimming, tennis, track & field[a 1] and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field,[a 1] volleyball; and co-ed sports include cheerleading and dance.

Notes
  1. ^ a b The NCAA officially considers indoor and outdoor track & field to be two separate sports, holding its indoor championships in its winter season and outdoor championships in its spring season.

Overview

Bellarmine sponsors five sports that are not sponsored by the ASUN, one of which will become an ASUN sport in July 2021. The men's lacrosse team, the only NCAA Division I lacrosse team in Kentucky, is a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) through the 2021 season, after which it will join the ASUN's relaunched men's lacrosse league.[61] Bellarmine added men's wrestling to its SoCon membership when it joined the ASUN.[62] Men's and women's swimming and diving joined the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) upon the Knights' arrival in the ASUN. The women's field hockey team was independent for its first Division I season in 2020–21,[60] and will become a single-sport member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in July 2021.[63]

Accomplishments

In 2011 the Knights won the NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship.[8] In 2015, the Bellarmine University Dance Team won their first national title at the 2015 NDA collegiate championship. In 2019, the team won their second national title at the 2019 NDA collegiate championship.[64][65] In 2012 Bellarmine announced the start of its swimming program. The university's newest sport is wrestling, added for the 2016–17 school year; Bellarmine effectively absorbed the wrestling program of St. Catharine College, an NAIA member that closed at the end of the 2015–16 school year.[66] This returned NCAA wrestling to the state of Kentucky for the first time since the University of Kentucky dropped the sport in 1982. Bellarmine wrestling will continue to compete in the SoCon after most other sports move to the ASUN.

Honorary societies

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

Radio station

Bellarmine University has a radio station named Bellarmine Radio, catering mainly to the campus community. Initially, the radio station broadcast via a radio frequency, but, in 2005, it began to broadcast as an online radio station. Bellarmine Radio provides daily announcements about events on campus, extended coverage of Bellarmine athletics, and a variety of specialty shows.[81]

See also

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This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject potentially preventing the article from being verifiable and neutral Please help improve it by replacing them with more appropriate citations to reliable independent third party sources March 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bellarmine University BU ˈ b ɛ l er m ɪ n BEL er min is a private Catholic university in Louisville Kentucky It opened on October 3 1950 as Bellarmine College established by Archbishop John A Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after Saint Robert Bellarmine 4 In 2000 it became Bellarmine University The university is organized into seven colleges and schools and confers bachelor s and master s degrees in more than 50 academic majors along with five doctoral degrees 5 it is classified among D PU Doctoral Professional Universities 6 Bellarmine UniversityFormer nameBellarmine College 1950 2000 MottoIn Veritatis Amore Latin Motto in EnglishIn the Love of TruthTypePrivate universityEstablished1950 73 years ago 1950 Religious affiliationRoman CatholicAcademic affiliationsACCUCICNAICUKentuckiana MetroversitySpace grantEndowment 65 6 million 2020 1 PresidentSusan M DonovanProvostPaul GoreAdministrative staff240 2 Students3 973 3 Undergraduates2 635 3 Postgraduates1 338 3 LocationLouisville Kentucky United StatesCampusUrban135 acres 0 55 km2 ColorsScarlet and Silver NicknameKnightsSporting affiliationsNCAA Division I ASUN ConferenceECAC field hockey SoCon lacrosse men s wrestling CCSAMascotValor the KnightWebsitewww wbr bellarmine wbr eduThe university has an enrollment of over 3 200 students on its main 135 acre 0 55 km2 academic and residential campus in Louisville s Belknap neighborhood At its 2011 commencement the school graduated 482 undergraduate and graduate students contributing to a total of 780 graduates for the school year up from 700 the previous year 7 Bellarmine offers a large number of extracurricular activities to its students including athletics honor societies clubs and student organizations Its athletic teams are known as the Knights Bellarmine is a member of NCAA Division I and competes in the ASUN Conference except in wrestling who competes in the Southern Conference field hockey which competes in the Mid American Conference and men s and women s swimming amp diving who compete in the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association Bellarmine s men s basketball team won the 2011 NCAA Men s Division II Basketball Tournament 8 the first athletic national championship in school history 9 Alumni and former students have gone on to prominent careers in government law business science medicine education sports and entertainment Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Expansion and growth 1 3 Recent history 2 Academics 2 1 Colleges and schools 2 1 1 Bellarmine College of Arts amp Sciences 2 1 2 Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education 2 2 Study abroad 3 Campus facilities 3 1 The Owsley B Frazier Stadium 3 2 Our Lady of The Woods Chapel 3 3 Siena Complex 3 4 University Dining Hall 3 5 Knights Hall 3 6 The W L Lyons Brown Library 3 7 Eddie Weber Tennis Complex amp SuRF Center 3 8 Norton Health Science Center 3 9 Horrigan Hall 4 Athletics 4 1 Overview 4 2 Accomplishments 5 Honorary societies 6 Notable people 6 1 Alumni 6 2 Faculty 7 Radio station 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory Edit Msgr Alfred Horrigan Bellarmine s first President Early history Edit Bellarmine University has been led by four presidents Alfred Horrigan 1950 1972 Eugene V Petrik 1973 1990 Joseph J McGowan 1990 2016 and Susan M Donovan 2017 present Horrigan elevated to Domestic Prelate by the pope in 1955 led the school during its formative years Petrik strengthened Bellarmine s financial footing 10 McGowan led the school in a massive building program culminating in his Vision 2020 plan Fr Raymond J Treece 11 served as interim president in 1972 73 between Presidents Horrigan and Petrik Dr John Oppelt 12 served as acting president during McGowan s sabbatical in 1999 13 The first important public announcement of the establishment of Bellarmine College was made in November 1949 by the Archbishop of Louisville John A Floersh 4 He selected Horrigan and Treece associate editors of the Louisville Archdiocesan newspaper The Record to begin the school 13 The two designed a curriculum and the school s core philosophy taking cues from The Catholic University of America in Washington DC and seeking advice from a number of Catholic institutions including the University of Notre Dame the University of Scranton and the University of St Thomas in Houston Texas 13 Aerial view of Bellarmine College in 1954 In 1950 The Catholic Archdiocese of Louisville founded Bellarmine College with a pioneer class of 115 freshmen 4 The only building Pasteur Hall was still without its front door on the first day of classes 13 Archbishop John A Floersh called the school into existence at its first Convocation saying We are looking forward to the day when the college ranks with the great colleges of our country 13 From its opening day under founding President Horrigan Bellarmine welcomed people of all faiths and races 4 In 1953 the college added the Administration Building now Horrigan Hall At its first commencement in 1954 Bellarmine graduated 42 students 4 The Korean War interrupted or ended the educations of many in the pioneer class but the school persevered despite rumors of closure In December 1956 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools formally announced Bellarmine s accreditation 4 Enrollment rose from the initial 115 in 1950 to 1 033 in 1959 13 Expansion and growth Edit The 1960s was an era of growth for the university The university added Knights Hall Bonaventure Hall Lenihan Hall Newman Hall Kennedy Hall an addition to Pasteur Hall and a small student activities building 13 1963 witnessed the arrival of students from 17 states and 2 foreign countries 13 In 1964 the school awarded its 1 000th diploma 13 By the end of the decade enrollment exceeded 2 000 and the college installed its first computer 13 In 1967 Thomas Merton designated Bellarmine as the official repository of all his manuscripts leading to the formation of Bellarmine s Catholic identity in the inclusive Merton spirit 14 And in 1968 Bellarmine College merged with Ursuline College becoming coeducational and independent of the Archdiocese 13 The college now had its own self perpetuating board of trustees 13 In May 1971 President Horrigan issued a report describing the state of Bellarmine College especially in light of the Second Vatican Council noting that the school s board of trustees consisted of representatives from a number of groups reflecting the open progressive ecumenical and experimental spirit of that papal council 13 Also mentioned were various distinctions Bellarmine s students had achieved including 14 Woodrow Wilson Fellowships 7 National Science Foundation fellowships 3 Fulbright Scholars and 2 Danforth Fellowships 15 and two East West Fellowships 16 achievements he attributed to Bellarmine s commitment to excellence 13 The college welcomed its second president when Horrigan resigned in 1972 His vice president Fr Raymond J Treece served as interim president for one year Enrollment had fallen sharply to 1 306 by 1973 and several years of deficit budgets put the school at risk of closure The Board of Trustees appointed Dr Eugene V Petrik of California to the presidency in 1973 and he quickly began to revitalize the college with new programs and directions He added the first graduate program the MBA in 1975 found resources for marketing and publicity and brought enrollment back above 2 000 4 The school also added women s basketball in 1973 and men s soccer and women s volleyball in 1976 13 The 1980s saw another decade of growth Enrollment rose from 2 284 to 2 660 The Brown Activities Center named for George G Brown Wyatt Center for the Arts named for Wilson W Wyatt Norton Fine Arts Complex named for Jane Morton Norton Alumni Hall Humanities Building and Maurice D S Johnson quadrangle named for former board chair were added during these years along with the W Fielding Rubel School of Business and the Donna and Allan Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences 1984 The subject of changing the name of the school from Bellarmine College to Bellarmine University was broached but it was decided that the school should become a university in fact before it became one in name More opportunities were added for women to participate in athletics including softball track cross country tennis and field hockey A 20 million capital campaign propelled the college into the 1990s Recent history Edit Dr Joseph J McGowan long time Bellarmine president Dr Joseph J McGowan became Bellarmine s third president in 1990 McGowan named buildings on campus for his predecessors Horrigan and Petrik and oversaw the addition of Miles Hall and the W L Lyons Brown Library 17 The Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education was added in 1998 study abroad jumped from seven students in 1995 to 70 in 1999 and the school added women s soccer and women s golf The decade also saw the beginning of Bellarmine s transition from a commuter school to a residential college In 1995 a record 396 students lived in residence halls McGowan sought to make Bellarmine the region s premier residential liberal arts college citing Stanford University Vanderbilt University and Duke University as models 17 In 1991 McGowan began instituting change in the form of a Five Year Strategic Plan which later became the Master Plan 17 In 1994 the school began making perennial appearances in the Princeton Review and U S News amp World Report which both list Bellarmine among the top regional universities 18 19 In 2000 the school s 50th anniversary the Board of Trustees changed the name from Bellarmine College to Bellarmine University to reflect its status as a Masters I university 4 In 2005 McGowan announced Vision 2020 the university s plan to become the premier Independent Catholic University in the South and thereby the leading private institution in the Commonwealth and region 20 Among other things the plan calls for tripling enrollment doubling the number of buildings on campus and adding schools of architecture law pharmacy and veterinary medicine by 2020 21 In addition the possibility of moving the remaining athletic programs to NCAA Division I joining lacrosse will be considered 17 Under McGowan s leadership a construction acquisition and renovation boom that continues still today included Our Lady of the Woods Chapel The President s Residence in Glenview the 2120 Building the Norton Health Sciences Center named in honor of Norton Healthcare support The Siena Residence Halls complex Owsley B Frazier Stadium Joseph A and Janet P Clayton Field Via Cassia and Ponte Juneja and the expansion of Miles Hall Enrollment reached a record 2 881 students by 2009 with more than 700 in residence on the campus and the average ACT score of entering Bellarmine students reached a record high Bellarmine launched many new academic programs including The School of Continuing and Professional Studies the Institute of Media Culture and Ethics and the School of Communication The Center for Regional Environmental Studies and Bellarmine Farm Aerial view of Bellarmine University in 2010 Growth at the university includes 20 new academic programs a 60 increase in full time enrollment and a 56 increase in the number of residential students The 135 acre 0 55 km2 campus was expanded from 15 buildings in 1990 to 40 buildings winning 11 architectural awards Future plans include a new life fitness and recreation center with an Olympic pool and Bellarmine Centro a campus center to be anchored by an extensively remodeled Horrigan Hall connected to three new buildings 22 McGowan died on March 1 2016 Bellarmine s executive vice president Dr Doris Tegart was appointed the university s interim president with a national search planned for a new president 23 In February 2017 the Board of Trustees unanimously selected Susan M Donovan as the university s fourth president She assumed the presidency on June 1 2017 following a long career at Loyola University Maryland 24 Academics EditAcademic rankingsNationalARWU 27 Not RankedForbes 28 224 25 U S News amp World Report 29 11 southern US 25 Washington Monthly 30 76 26 GlobalARWU 31 Not RankedQS 32 Not RankedTHE 33 Not RankedBellarmine is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SACS 34 The Bellarmine W Fielding Rubel School of Business is accredited by AACSB 35 Bellarmine offers more than 50 majors in the arts and sciences business communication education nursing and health sciences 36 37 The university comprises seven colleges and schools 4 38 Bellarmine also offers a study abroad program 39 and during the summer months the university hosts Kentucky s Governor s Scholar Program 40 Colleges and schools Edit This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it June 2015 Bellarmine College of Arts amp Sciences Edit Bellarmine College is the home to departments that support undergraduate and graduate degrees in the fine and performing arts the humanities and natural and social sciences Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education Edit In 1998 Bellarmine s department of education was dedicated as the School of Education Three years later in 2001 it was named the Annsley Frazier Thornton School of Education AFTSE The school offers 20 different programs including a doctorate in education and social change 41 College of Health ProfessionsThe College of Health Professions supports an undergraduate program in Health and Aging Services a Master s in Health Science with emphases in health care leadership and biomedical sciences and an online doctoral program in Health Professions Education Study abroad Edit Bellarmine offers study abroad options on six continents in over 50 countries around the globe ranging from departmental programs to summer enclave programs and semester or academic year exchanges at over 150 partner universities 42 43 Study abroad is available not only for foreign language students but for all other academic areas as well and it is accessible to all students regardless of social and economic background More than 35 of Bellarmine s full time students engage in an international experience during their tenure at Bellarmine 43 Campus facilities Edit Owsley B Frazier Stadium Our lady of The Woods Chapel amp Siena Complex at Bellarmine University Over 40 buildings stand on the hills of Bellarmine s 135 acre 0 55 km2 campus in Louisville s Belknap neighborhood at the western edge of the larger Highlands area The Owsley B Frazier Stadium Edit The multi purpose stadium serves as home to Bellarmine s soccer field hockey lacrosse and track and field teams The stadium opened on August 24 2007 in a Bellarmine Knights women s soccer game and was officially dedicated on August 28 44 Construction took approximately 18 months and cost 5 1 million 44 The stadium features Joseph P and Janet A Clayton Field which is composed of artificial turf with permanent markings for soccer field hockey and lacrosse games Surrounding the field is an eight lane 400 meter track The track has a dual durometer polyurethane poured surface provided by Beynon Sport Surfaces a company that has installed tracks at other college facilities including Illinois Maryland and Purdue 44 Our Lady of The Woods Chapel Edit The chapel was dedicated on May 11 2001 as a place of worship for Bellarmine students 45 46 Alfred Horrigan the original president of Bellarmine University always dreamed of building a chapel on campus Although the project was not completed under his presidency his vision for the chapel was respected during construction Construction for Our Lady of the Woods was completed under Joseph McGowan s presidency and stands in memory of Archbishop of Louisville John A Floersh who founded Bellarmine in 1950 46 Although construction was completed in 2001 Alfred Horrigan did not consider the project complete until he published the book Our Lady of the Woods Chapel just before his death in 2005 The interior building has two large stained glass windows designed by Guy Kemper an artist from Lexington KY The stained glass windows reflect different colors depending on the season and weather On a bright day you are more likely to see the blue and white reflections while the gray and lead are reserved for winter weather The green and yellow of the stained glass are evident through most of the seasons with the exception of winter when the bare branches cast an illusion of intermingling with the lead The majestic purple is always present allowing visitors focus and peace Stations of the Cross can seen etched into the walls of the chapel They depict the 14 stops that Jesus made on his way to the cross where He was crucified Outside of the chapel is the Grotto It is located down the steps that lead to a little nook tucked away beneath the chapel There you ll find a wall of candles surrounding a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes Bellarmine provides candles to give students staff and alumni a chance to light a candle and meditate 47 The surrounding community celebrates Mass in the chapel on Sundays and holy days of obligation and uses the chapel for retreats and interfaith services Because it does not have parish status its use is restricted No weddings baptisms or funerals are held there 45 There is no Our Lady of the Woods in Catholic tradition The statue in the chapel is actually Our Lady of Grace Bellarmine College s earliest administrators had a particular devotion to Mary and suggested the chapel be named for her Because of its setting the chapel committee chose the name Our Lady of the Woods 45 46 Bellarmine s Siena Complex Siena Complex EditThe Siena Complex is composed of four residence halls Siena Primo Siena Secondo Siena Terzo and Siena Quarto The complex is modeled after the Piazza del Campo the main town center of Siena Italy Bellarmine s namesake St Robert Bellarmine was a native of Tuscany where Siena is 48 The Siena buildings were built by F W Owens Co Inc and designed by Godsey Associates Architects Inc They have private restrooms wireless Internet access kitchens balconies laundry facilities group study spaces lobby gathering areas and a 200 seat dining hall When completed the four buildings will enclose a landscaped courtyard with fountains a small amphitheater and possibly bocce courts 48 The Siena Housing Project is a project to have half of the school s undergraduate population live on campus 49 50 Cumulatively the Siena Complex will house 519 students and cost 33 6 million 48 The interior of the University Dining Hall at Bellarmine University University Dining Hall Edit In 2010 Bellarmine opened a new 540 seat 21 500 square foot 2 000 m2 dining hall It features indoor and outdoor seating areas with a 25 foot 7 6 m tall panoramic window that provides natural light and view of rolling hills It was built as part of a 7 5 million overhaul of the George G Brown Center which also includes a renovated and expanded School of Communication and the Amelia Brown Frazier Convocation Hall The dining hall is managed by Sodexo Inc which operated the previous cafeteria 51 Knights Hall EditKnights Hall is home to Bellarmine s volleyball team the men s and women s basketball teams practice in Knights Hall but play in Louisville s Freedom Hall as of 2020 The arena was built in 1960 and can seat up to 2 600 fans 52 It is also used for high school games graduation ceremonies and concerts The hall was dedicated in 1960 with a home game against the University of Louisville and has hosted matchups with rival and NAIA national champion Kentucky State Fly Williams and his teams from Austin Peay and the Knights women s basketball regional championship games of the 1990s 52 The arena has also hosted some very special guests including Mother Teresa the Grateful Dead Jimmy Buffett and Pete Rose among others In 2007 Knights Hall was featured on ESPN when NBA greats such as Bill Walton Darrell Griffith and Kenny Walker judged the McDonald s High School All American Slam Dunk Contest 52 The W L Lyons Brown Library home of the Thomas Merton Center The W L Lyons Brown Library Edit The campus library was completed in the fall of 1996 costing 6 5 million Its exterior is made up of brown brick anodized aluminum frame windows and slate roofs It has long spanning brick arches with vertical piers limestone columns and banding steep sloping roofs and a clock tower marking the entry establishing a focal point on campus 53 The library supports 150 000 volumes and includes a print and electronic based reference center micro forms media services periodicals general collections and a special collections center It houses the campus computer center and is wired throughout to promote flexibility in computer usage 53 Eddie Weber Tennis Complex amp SuRF Center EditThe Eddie Weber Tennis Complex was dedicated on September 12 2009 and is adjacent to the Student Recreation and Fitness Center SuRF 54 The courts are named for Eddie Weber the only man to have been a head coach for both the University of Louisville and Bellarmine 55 The complex houses 6 outdoor tennis courts with 3 additional indoor courts in the SuRF Center Inside the SuRF Center are two multi purpose basketball courts the exercise and fitness area locker rooms and offices The fitness area is supplied with treadmills bikes elliptical weight machines and free weights 54 The Norton Health Science Center at Bellarmine University Norton Health Science Center EditBellarmine s main science and research facility is the Norton Health Science Center NHSC 56 NHSC was completed in 2004 and has 30 000 sq ft 2 800 m2 of floor space 57 The floor space is divided into laboratories faculty offices and classrooms 56 The facility also includes a courtyard for the science quadrangle and an animal holding facility for the Psychology Department 57 NHSC cost 6 5 million to build and was funded primarily by private donations 56 Bellarmine s Horrigan Hall Horrigan Hall Edit Horrigan Hall is named after the university s first president Msgr Alfred Horrigan and serves as the campus center 58 Architects Thomas J Nolan amp sons designed the facility in modern 1950s style and Al J Schneider Company was the general contractor 13 The exterior is of rough textured brick with limestone trim The three story building sits atop a hill on campus featuring a six story tower Originally known as the Administration Building Horrigan Hall was constructed in February 1953 costing 1 million 13 The facility was completely funded by private donations 13 Horrigan Hall has gone through a few remodeling and upgrades over the years In December 1961 a new sound system was added with central air following in 1970 13 In 1986 87 an elevator was installed and a new 2001 Newburg Road entrance was added as an alternative to the original 2000 Norris Place street entrance 13 Further remodeling and expansion is planned Three new buildings have been proposed in front of and connected to the existing hall 59 The project is dubbed Bellarmine Centro and calls for the addition of more than 65 000 square feet 6 000 m2 of new space and approximately 39 000 square feet 3 600 m2 of remodeled space in the existing building 59 There will be space for a new Graduate School of Management bookstore admissions registrar bursar and financial aid offices 59 Classrooms will be added and expanded and a new space dedicated to triple the size of the Thomas Merton Center the official repository of Merton s manuscripts which hosts approximately 3 000 research international scholars and visitors annually 59 A garden and green space will be added including a green roof accessible to students and faculty Bellarmine Centro is estimated to cost 38 million and will be funded entirely by private sources 59 Athletics EditMain article Bellarmine Knights The Bellarmine athletic teams are called the Knights The university is a member of the NCAA Division I ranks primarily competing in the ASUN Conference for most sports since the 2020 21 academic year 60 The Knights previously competed in the Great Lakes Valley Conference GLVC of the NCAA Division II ranks from 1978 79 to 2019 20 Bellarmine competes in 25 intercollegiate varsity sports Men s sports include baseball basketball cross country golf lacrosse soccer sprint football swimming tennis track amp field a 1 and wrestling while women s sports include basketball cross country field hockey golf soccer softball swimming tennis track amp field a 1 volleyball and co ed sports include cheerleading and dance Notes a b The NCAA officially considers indoor and outdoor track amp field to be two separate sports holding its indoor championships in its winter season and outdoor championships in its spring season Overview Edit Bellarmine sponsors five sports that are not sponsored by the ASUN one of which will become an ASUN sport in July 2021 The men s lacrosse team the only NCAA Division I lacrosse team in Kentucky is a member of the Southern Conference SoCon through the 2021 season after which it will join the ASUN s relaunched men s lacrosse league 61 Bellarmine added men s wrestling to its SoCon membership when it joined the ASUN 62 Men s and women s swimming and diving joined the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association CCSA upon the Knights arrival in the ASUN The women s field hockey team was independent for its first Division I season in 2020 21 60 and will become a single sport member of the Mid American Conference MAC in July 2021 63 Accomplishments Edit In 2011 the Knights won the NCAA Men s Division II Basketball Championship 8 In 2015 the Bellarmine University Dance Team won their first national title at the 2015 NDA collegiate championship In 2019 the team won their second national title at the 2019 NDA collegiate championship 64 65 In 2012 Bellarmine announced the start of its swimming program The university s newest sport is wrestling added for the 2016 17 school year Bellarmine effectively absorbed the wrestling program of St Catharine College an NAIA member that closed at the end of the 2015 16 school year 66 This returned NCAA wrestling to the state of Kentucky for the first time since the University of Kentucky dropped the sport in 1982 Bellarmine wrestling will continue to compete in the SoCon after most other sports move to the ASUN Honorary societies EditPhi Alpha Theta History Lambda Pi Eta Communications Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Notable people EditAlumni Edit John Young Brown III Secretary of State of Kentucky from 1996 to 2004 67 Joseph C Burke former President of State University of New York at Plattsburgh former Acting Chancellor of the State University of New York 68 Susan Cameron Reynolds American CEO former CEO at Brown amp Williamson Tobacco Corporation 69 Joseph P Clayton former President amp CEO DISH Network former CEO and chairman of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc 70 William J Donahue retired lieutenant general for the United States Air Force 71 Chris Dowe born 1991 professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Kelly Downard Louisville Metro Council member 16th District 2006 72 Shawn Evans National Lacrosse League NLL player 73 and 2013 NLL MVP 74 Dapo Fagbenle London based music video director and entertainer Braydon Hobbs professional basketball player Jeremy Kendle professional basketball player Quentin Letts journalist John MacLeod veteran NBA coach 75 Kyle Sorensen National Lacrosse League player 76 Frank L Schmidt psychologist Bruce Tinsley syndicated cartoonist and creator of the Mallard Fillmore comic strip 77 Todd Wellemeyer Major League Baseball player 78 Faculty Edit Jerry Abramson Former Executive in residence former Mayor of Louisville Metro former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and former White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs 79 80 Radio station EditBellarmine University has a radio station named Bellarmine Radio catering mainly to the campus community Initially the radio station broadcast via a radio frequency but in 2005 it began to broadcast as an online radio station Bellarmine Radio provides daily announcements about events on campus extended coverage of Bellarmine athletics and a variety of specialty shows 81 See also Edit Kentucky portalSpalding University Religion in Louisville KentuckyReferences Edit As of June 30 2020 U S and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 Report National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA February 19 2021 Retrieved February 21 2021 Fast Facts Bellarmine University FY 2009 to FY 2010 University and College Accountability Network U CAN University and college 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