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>>Every prosperous region of the country shares a common denominator for success a thriving
private university, in addition to its successful public institutions.
Think Notre Dame, Emory, Duke and Vanderbilt.
>> Now, think about what Bellarmine University is poised to do for Louisville.
BellarmineÕs vision of becoming a nationally preeminent private university of significant
size and stature has the power to transform not only the university, but the city, the
state and the region.
>> It takes a successful public university, and a great private university to make a city
a world-class academic environment.
With soaring enrollment and strong new schools, Bellarmine is increasingly playing that role.
And itÕs time to hit that accelerator.
Extraordinary growth requires extraordinary innovative new facilities.
Bellarmine Centro will be visual proof of the universityÕs rise to National and International
prominence.
For students, faculty and the community, Bellarmine Centro will be the center of campus,
the heart of student life and learning a marketplace of ideas and activities at one of the nationÕs
top ranked universities
inspired by the hills of Tuscany; the birthplace of St. Roberto Bellarmino.
The buildings of Bellarmine Centro will surround the piazza, a new gathering space for study,
reflection and community.
Anchored by Horrigan Hall, which will be extensively remodeled and connected to three new buildings
that will house a Graduate School of Management, a new student living room, an expanded Thomas
Merton Center, and a welcome center.
Centro will fuse our rich history with cutting edge technology.
Centro will impact Louisville by helping Bellarmine turn out more Graduate and professional degrees,
more entrepreneurs, more inspirational leaders. >> It will help Bellarmine attract more top-level
talent to our city and region.
Ultimately, that not only boosts economic development it transforms and enriches our
cityÕs culture, character, and personality.
>>On a campus with a state-of-the art library, award winning architecture, a cutting edge
sports stadium, and a chapel whose beauty trumpets the spirit of Bellarmine rising.
>>Centro will be the signature space at Bellarmine University: the single most transformational
building project in the universityÕs history.
>>Bellarmine University is on the threshold of a new era for Louisville, poised to be
the leading private university in Kentucky, and in the region.
Who will benefit? Louisville. The influence of an expanded, stronger Bellarmine
goes beyond intellectual and economic measures to an even more important impact: the spiritual
principles on which Bellarmine was founded.
Values that are reflected in leadership, successful living, and service to others will continue
to inspire for generations. Nothing could be more important to our future.
>>So, does Louisville want what it needs: a nationally preeminent private university
of significant size and stature? ThatÕs the one hundred million dollar question.
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