Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D. Bishop | Archdiocese of Louisville

Bellarmine University kicked off its Week of Welcome for 547 first-year students with a move-in day on August 17. Students arriving on campus moved into the Siena Residence Complex and participated in orientation activities through August 21, according to a press release from Bellarmine.

Classes started for all students on August 22.

Of the first-year students entering the university this fall, 41 percent are first-generation college students and 34 percent are students of color. Twenty-eight percent of these incoming students are athletes. They come from 31 states and 11 countries, Bellarmine said.