Brescia University invites the greater Owensboro community to participate in the sixth annual Blessing of the Pets on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 5:30 pm in the Brescia Quad. This event is in celebration of St. Francis of Assisi’s Feast Day.  Over the years we’ve had pets including dogs of all sizes, cats, frogs, and…

Social Work students from Brescia University would like to invite the community to a free screening of the documentary “The Line.” This is a documentary on poverty in America from Emmy award winning producer, Linda Midgett. The screening will be at Taylor Lecture Hall, located in the Science Building, on Brescia’s campus Tuesday, October 2,…

Brescia University commemorates Constitution Day on Monday, September 17 by hosting attorneys Charlie Kamuf, Sr. and Charlie Moore. Kamuf and Moore will offer a presentation open to the public at 1 pm in the Board Room/Art Gallery, located on the second floor of the Campus Center (717 Frederica Street). Federal Law requires institutions to offer…

Brescia University once again sponsors the Labor Day Weekend Friday After 5 summer concert series on the Riverfront. On Friday, August 31, 2012 Insulated will take the main stage at 6:30. There will be a Gospel on the River concert in which they are accepting canned goods for The Help Office. The Kroger Street Fair…

  Brescia University’s Contemporary Woman Program is delighted to bring Dennis Linn to campus on October 25, 2012 at 7 pm in the Taylor Lecture Hall, located in the Science Building. Linn and his wife, Sheila, and his brother, Matt, work together integrating physical, emotional and spiritual wholeness. Linn has taught courses on processes for healing…

Brescia University reports record enrollment on the first day of classes. Brescia announces a 13% increase, 775, in undergraduate degree-seeking students compared to final fall 2011 numbers. This is Brescia’s largest fall enrollment level in this category in 35 years. Last year boasted the largest freshman class since 1979. This year there is a 7%…

For the eighth year, Brescia University was named as one of the best colleges and universities in the Southeast according to The Princeton Review.  The New York City-based education services company selected the school as one of 136 institutions it recommends in its “Best in the Southeast” section on its website feature 2013 Best Colleges:…

Brescia University’s Social Work Program received reaffirmation of accreditation for another eight years. This good news was a process in the making as preparations began three year ago when Susan Howard, Social Work Program Director, attended a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Reaffirmation Workshop in Virginia. CSWE instituted new accreditation standards in 2008. They…

Brescia President, Fr. Larry Hostetter, was reelected to the NAIA Council of Presidents, as the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) representative. This will extend President Hostetter’s term through December 31, 2015. The Council of Presidents is the chief governing body of the NAIA and provides oversight for fiscal matters, strategic planning, membership, and operational policies…

Brescia University announces the hiring of Josh Gibson as the new Head Coach for Men’s Basketball. Josh comes to Brescia with eight years of coaching experience. He most recently hails from Murray State University, where he was the Operations/Video Coordinator. Prior to this position he was the Head Assistant Coach at Sewanee, the University of…