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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 5, 2009) – Bellarmine University and Louisville Metro EMS announced today that the Bellarmine Emergency Response Team, known as BERT, has been approved to provide emergency medical services at campus events. The team is among a select group of university-sponsored emergency medical groups comprised entirely of student volunteers.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 29, 2009) – Media are invited to join a thoughtful discussion about the economy free from left and right rhetoric on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the Amy Cralle Theater, Wyatt Center for the Arts. Faculty from the Department of Economics and Finance will take questions from reporters and audience members about what recession and recovery efforts really mean, discuss proposals for a realistic fix and help put the current situation into historical context.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 16, 2009) – Bellarmine University will honor Robert G. Bader at its 25th annual accounting alumni luncheon at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 24. The alumni association also will honor the 2009-2010 scholarship recipients during the luncheon in Frazier Hall on the Bellarmine Campus.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sept. 11, 2009) – Media are invited to Bellarmine University for the dedication of the new Eddie Weber Tennis Complex Saturday, Sept. 12, 4 p.m.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (August 20, 2009) – U.S. News and World Report has named Bellarmine University to its 2010 list of America's Best Colleges.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (August 17, 2009) – Bellarmine University students and faculty are back on campus for the start of the fall semester just in time to celebrate two prestigious new honors. This month, Forbes.com named Bellarmine one of America's Best Colleges for the second year in a row. The Chronicle of Higher Education also recognized the university as one of the Great Colleges to Work For in 2009.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Bellarmine graduates are leaders in their fields, from medicine and technology to civil service and spiritual counseling. This year, the Bellarmine University Alumni Association will honor nine of its most distinguished graduates and a former faculty member.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (July 30, 2009) – Bellarmine University Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Doris Tegart announced this week that Sociology professor Matisa Wilbon will serve as the new Director of the Brown Scholars Leadership Program.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (July 28, 2009) – Graphic Design USA, a publication for design professionals, has honored Bellarmine University for its in-house creative efforts for three original publications from the past year: a brochure for the music department, the admissions viewbook and the 2008 annual report.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (July 27, 2009) – The Princeton Review has named Bellarmine University one of the country's best institutions for undergraduate education. The education services company features Bellarmine in the new 2010 edition of its guidebook, "The Best 371 Colleges," which goes on sale tomorrow.

July 16, 2009 -- Communication professor, Dr. Kyle Barnett, has carved out a distinctive niche in research related to recording industry history. He shares some of that insight in a chapter he authored in the new book "Convergence Media History," out late June from Routledge Press. Click more to read a brief interview with Dr. Barnett.

Bellarmine University will welcome 610 new freshmen this fall, the highest number in the school's history and up from 567 last fall.

Bellarmine's McGrath Gallery, Wyatt Center for the Arts, will feature an exhibit from StudioWorks, a program of Zoom Group. Zoom Group assists adults with developmental disabilities achieve success in work and artistic expression. For full details, click more.

President Joseph J. McGowan has announced the creation of a new Bellarmine University Center for Regional Environmental Studies.

July 6, 2009 -- Bellarmine University President Joseph J. McGowan has announced the creation of a new Bellarmine University Center for Regional Environmental Studies. Dr. Robert Kingsolver will serve as founding dean and director, effective July 15. Kingsolver currently serves as dean of Bellarmine College. He took a few minutes out of his very busy transition schedule to explain a little more about the center and what it means to the Bellarmine community. Click more to read the full Q&A.

The Bellarmine University Women's Council is taking its 36th annual show house event downtown Sept. 12-27. Fleur de Lis on Main is this year's featured property, located at 324 East Main Street, one block west of Slugger Field.

Bellarmine University will welcome visitors to campus during the sixth annual Kentucky Private College Week June 15-19. Visit times are at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. EDT.

Bellarmine's Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences has received an $80,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to recruit students from underrepresented or disadvantaged backgrounds to the nursing field.

The Bellarmine University Department of Physical Therapy will formally welcome a new class of students to the Doctor of Physical Therapy program in a White Coat Ceremony at 3 p.m., Friday, May 29. The ceremony will be held in the Amy Cralle Theater in the Wyatt Center for the Arts on the Bellarmine Campus.

Bellarmine University broke ground Wednesday, May 6, to begin construction on the third building of the four-phase Siena Housing Project.