Ursuline College in Louisville came into existence in 1938 to expand and continue the programs of Sacred Heart Junior College (SHJC). SHJC was opened in 1921 by the Ursuline Sisters to meet the demand for high education for young women.
During the 1950s and early 1960s, the growing enrollment of the college resulted in the opening of two resident halls on campus. In 1965 Ursuline College and neighboring Bellarmine College for men began a program that resulted in the merger of the two institutions in 1968.
On May 15, 1968 the 1,100th woman graduated from Ursuline College, and the new co-educational college came into existence. For three years it was known as Bellarmine-Ursuline College; today it is Bellarmine University.
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