University of Louisville

The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public, state-supported university located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Facts and figures

The 274 acre (1.1 km²) Belknap Campus, located three miles (5 km) from downtown Louisville near Old Louisville, is the University's primary campus. There are two other local campuses: Shelby Campus located in eastern Louisville and Fort Knox Campus located in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Classes are offered in many remote locations, including Panama, Hong Kong, Cairo, Egypt, and Athens, Greece.

Related Topics:
Old Louisville - Fort Knox, Kentucky - Panama - Hong Kong - Cairo, Egypt - Athens, Greece

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The university now consists of 12 different schools and colleges:

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• Brandeis School of Law
• College of Arts and Sciences http://www.louisville.edu/a-s/general/depart.html
• College of Business and Public Administration
• College of Education and Human Development
• Graduate School
• J. B. Speed School of Engineering
• Kent School of Social Work
• School of Dentistry
• School of Medicine
• School of Music
• School of Nursing
• School of Public Health and Information Sciences

Regionally, the University of Louisville is known for its strong programs in engineering, law, business and medicine.

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There are six libraries at the university, with a combined total of over 1,900,000 volumes of work:

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• William F. Ekstrom Library (the main library)http://library.louisville.edu/ekstrom/
• The Art Library http://library.louisville.edu/art/
• Dwight Anderson Memorial Music Library
• Kornhauser Health Sciences Library
• Laura Kersey Library of Engineeringhttp://library.louisville.edu/kersey/
• Law School Library
• Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library

The Kersey library is being converted to an academic building that will be part of the J. B. Speed School of Engineering. Plans are to move the entire collection of the Kersey engineering library to the main library on campus, Ekstrom Library, before 2007.

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As of 2004, the current president is Dr. James R. Ramsey, former director of the budget for Kentucky. He is the 17th president of the University of Louisville. Enrollment for 2003 was 21,464 students, and there are over 100,000 living alumni in the world. The student newspaper is The Louisville Cardinal. The school's mascot is the cardinal, and the school colors are red, black, and white.

Related Topics:
2004 - 2003 - The Louisville Cardinal - Cardinal - Red - Black - White

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