Jazzmine L. Golden is Senior Financial Aid Counselor at Bellarmine University and says these are some of the Common Mistakes made in Completing your FAFSA form: Forgot to sign the form Incorrect information for Household size Incorrect Income T

What You don't know about FAFSA could cost You

Sep 20th, 2019 7m 31s

Financial Aid Director April Tretter shares tips and advantages in filling out the FAFSA form. FAFSA is the free application for federal student aid. Two helpful tips in filling out the FAFSA form from April Tretter: 1. Use the IRS Data Retr

What to do in college when you run out of food

Sep 16th, 2019 10m 48s

This week's podcast will offer a good option for Bellarmine University students who've run out of credit on their meal tickets and meal plans. There's now a free-of-charge food pantry. The idea to open a food pantry came to senior student Becca

Free food in College

Sep 9th, 2019 12m 42s

Have you heard of the term “food insecurity”? For college students, the term refers to what happens when there’s no money left on your meal ticket, but the semester is not over yet. In this episode of the Pineapple, Bellarmine University’s Assi

How to Eat Healthy in College

Sep 2nd, 2019 10m 10s

A lot of students struggle with weight gain while in college. In this episode of the Pineapple, the Associate Director of Campus Wellness explains what it means to be healthy and adds there's also emotional, financial, occupational, environmen

Physical Therapy students reach out to the Community and Thrive

Aug 26th, 2019 13m 18s

Our guest for this episode of The Pineapple is Beth Quinn, the Associate Director of Clinical Education for Bellarmine's physical therapy program. Mrs. Quinn gives an overview of the program and specifically lauds the newest addition to the men

Bellarmine's first national champion in track and field

Aug 19th, 2019 13m 7s

We call her YaYa for short, but this track and field athlete is all things tall. Yashira Rhymer-Stuart competes in the high jump on the Knights Women's Track and Field team, and as of March this five time All-American became a national champion

Bellarmine University Welcomes the Class of 2023

Aug 15th, 2019 29s

There's a beautiful arch on the campus of Bellarmine University, and Associate Director of Housing Lindsey Gilmore says the arch represents opportunity. To the members of the Class of 2023, Ms. Gilmore says Bellarmine embraces each of its stud

I'm in college but I want to go home, I'm homesick

Aug 15th, 2019 1m 2s

Lindsey Gilmore, Associate Director of Housing at Bellarmine University knows each year there will be students who experience homesickness. In short, they want to go home for the weekend or for a few days. But Ms. Gilmore says the better respo

College students are welcomed with fireworks and a bang!

Aug 14th, 2019 12m 45s

There is an impressive lineup of activities, including a spectacular fireworks show, to welcome the Bellarmine University Class of 2023. Bryan Hamann is the Associate Director of Student Activities and says this year's orientation is bigger th

Quick Tips to being the Perfect College Roommate

Aug 13th, 2019 12m 52s

Is there really such a thing as the perfect roommate? Bellarmine University Residence Life staff members go to work each year in hopes of identifying the best possible pairings for roommates. Each set of roommates must sign a contract that st

Finding the Best College Roommate

Aug 12th, 2019 9m 58s

Think of the busiest day of the year on any college campus and chances are you will agree that the day students move "all their stuff" in is a big day. It's the day that parents fight back the tears, it's the day that the younger siblings get

The Pineapple: A Bellarmine Senior Tells a Story of Time Management

Aug 5th, 2019 10m 7s

Shelby Durbin is a Psychology major at Bellarmine University and part of the Class of 2019. In a word, she is "impressive", in two words she is "very impressive". She took part in a Storytelling Event put on by Campus Ministry and shared a st

New minor in African and African-American Diaspora Studies

Jul 29th, 2019 12m 43s

Dr. Ainsley Lambert Swain is one of the new professors teaching courses for a new minor offered at Bellarmine in African and African-American and Diaspora Studies. She comes to Bellarmine by way of Cincinnati by way of Morehead State University

Why Bellarmine? A Slice with Faith

Jul 22nd, 2019 4m 52s

We talk with a Bellarmine University sophomore who says when it was time to apply to college she only had one school on her list. Bellarmine was the only school this student applied to. She had received awards from other schools, but there wa

Dr. Jon Blandford talks Honors Program opportunities

Jul 19th, 2019 16m 16s

In this episode, Dr. Jon Blandford, Director of the Honors Program and Associate Professor of English at Bellarmine, talks about the Honors Program and points out some of the innovative options that are offered to students. He says experiential

The Pineapple goes Online with Adam Elias, Director of Innovative Learning Systems

Jul 15th, 2019 12m 20s

Adam Elias has a big responsibility at Bellarmine University. He is the Director of Innovative Learning Systems and in a nutshell, he helps professors teach their courses online and his bigger task is to expand the university's voice and reach

The Pineapple talks Service and Leadership

Jul 1st, 2019 12m 6s

Brooke Wilson directs the Office of Service and Leadership with a small army of staff and students who are committed to get students to understand the merits of engaging in service and leadership. Wilson says GenZs are very interested inthe "w

Why Bellarmine? A Slice with Harry

Jun 24th, 2019 5m 15s

A native of Richmond (Kentucky) selects Bellarmine University and says he's glad he did. Sophomore Harry attended a very small high school. There were only 54 students in his high school graduating class. He is majoring in Sports Administrat

Why Bellarmine? A Slice with Emmanuel

Jun 17th, 2019 4m 56s

Three years ago, an Atherton High School graduate decided that he'd like to study at Bellarmine University. The high school was in same city as the university, but Emmanuel says that's what he wanted. He wanted to leave home and enjoy a new f

An Alumna Story with Dulce Solorio

May 10th, 2019 11m 35s

You may be surprised to learn that this outstanding Bellarmine University graduate only applied to one college. That one school was Bellarmine University, and, she only went on one college visit to Bellarmine. Dulce Solorio says she'd heard so

A Senior Story with Zach

May 9th, 2019 7m

In this episode we talk with an entertaining and well informed 5th year senior from Shelbyville. Zach Wiley plays on the Bellarmine University baseball team and looks forward to a career in Environmental Science. He says he may pursue a gradu

A Senior Story with Emily

May 8th, 2019 9m 25s

Bellarmine University is well known for its Physical Therapy program and each year hundreds of students from around the world compete for the coveted positions in the program. One of those students is senior Emily who says after a job shadowin

A Senior Story with Brad

May 7th, 2019 9m 42s

This senior student, who is a member of the Class of 2019, says all the right things. He loves the university, he likes the city, he wanted to stay close to home and he says he's made friends for life at Bellarmine University. But despite all

A Senior Story with Andrew

May 6th, 2019 5m 41s

We spoke with a member of the Class of 2019 at Bellarmine University about selecting an academic major. Senior student Andrew says he entered the university with an academic major that would put him on a career path to earn a lot of money and