Bellarmine University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

05/20/2026

May is Ehler's Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month. Thank you, Governor Beshear for this proclamation for the state of Kentucky!

We'd like to recognize Dr. Elizabeth Levay, DPT faculty, for her advocacy work in requesting this formal proclamation to raise awareness about these disorders. She shared this is a disease that has impacted her mobility and quality of life in a profound way. We're grateful for her work to raise awareness through advocacy, teaching, and research in this area!

05/18/2026

Congratulations to those celebrated last month at Bellarmine. DPT faculty and Geriatric PT Residency Director, Dr. Julie Hartmann, was promoted to Associate Professor and the Thrive Center, a PT Service Learning Clinic Partner, was recognized as the Center for Community Engagement Graduate Program Partner of the Year!

05/16/2026

We loved hosting the APTA Kentucky Central District spring meeting! What an amazing group of organizations helping the community. Looking for big or small ways to serve? They’re seeking volunteers!

05/12/2026

05/11/2026

We’re excited to host the Kentucky Central District meeting tomorrow at Bellarmine! This will be a great opportunity for clinicians and students in the profession to learn about great community service opportunities in the region. Register today!

A reminder about our Central District spring
meeting next week. We hope you can join us!

Here’s the info for our spring meeting on May 12 at Bellarmine University’s Allen Hall! We have chosen to focus on the importance of volunteering our time to better the health and wellbeing of our communities. We’ll have speakers from various local organizations discussing their missions and how we can support them in those.

Join us!
Tuesday, May 12
6pm
Bellarmine University
Allen Hall Rm 260
2120 Newburg Rd 40205

Food & drink provided.

APTA members free
Non-APTA members $10

(2) Category 1 Contact Hours

Register here:

https://www.cognitoforms.com/AgentisManagement1/_2026APTAKYCentralDistrictSpringMeeting?qr

05/09/2026

Such a wonderful day to celebrate these Doctors of Physical Therapy with their families and friends!

05/09/2026

A few of our great grads featured! Congrats, Dr. Defreeze, Dr. Sullivan, and Dr. Yeo and to all in the Class of 2026!

We’ll be sharing more celebratory moments from this class over the next few weeks.

Bellarmine is celebrating the successes of its graduating class with a host of events, activities, and commencement ceremonies. The university will award approximately undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees on May 9 at Freedom Hall. Our Great Grads represent a cross-section of our student bod...

05/09/2026

The BU DPT Class of 2026 is ready! Time for Commencement!

04/23/2026

We’re excited to host the APTA Central District meeting next month featuring wonderful community organizations seeking volunteers!

Here’s the info for our spring meeting on May 12 at Bellarmine University’s Allen Hall! We have chosen to focus on the importance of volunteering our time to better the health and wellbeing of our communities. We’ll have speakers from various local organizations discussing their missions and how we can support them in those.

Join us!
Tuesday, May 12
6pm
Bellarmine University
Allen Hall Rm 260
2120 Newburg Rd 40205

Food & drink provided.

APTA members free
Non-APTA members $10

(2) Category 1 Contact Hours

Register here:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/AgentisManagement1/_2026APTAKYCentralDistrictSpringMeeting?qr

04/20/2026

Members of the Class of 2027 participated in the Celebration of Gratitude and Commendation to honor those who donated their bodies for education. Thank you to Dr. Chantal Prewitt, Director of the Human Gross Anatomy Laboratory, and Father John Pozhathuparambil, Director of Campus Ministry, for organizing the celebration. Thank you to Denise Whittington and Mia Brown for the beautiful music. And many thanks to the Class of 2027 for their heartfelt reflections, compassion, and gratitude expressed.

04/17/2026

The first phase of a partnership with the BU Departments of Physical Therapy and Environmental Studies was completed including the creation of accessible parking and the initial steps of making the Bellarmine Farm accessible. This work, supported by the WHAS Crusade for Children, enables outdoor classroom and lab opportunities, expanded patient care services in pediatric Service Learning, and intergenerational gardening programming.

PT faculty, Dr. Julie Hartmann and Professor Dennis Lesch, recently led lab activities at the site with PT students learning to teach car transfers.
(Photo credit: Brendan Sullivan, Director of Communication for Photography & Video)