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Kentuckiana Metroversity: The Power of Seven
Kentuckiana Metroversity brings the power and energy of seven nationally recognized and regionally accredited colleges and universities together to serve students, faculty, staff and the metropolitan Louisville community. Bellarmine University, Indiana University Southeast, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Spalding University, and the University of Louisville together serve over 35,000 students, provide access to over 5 million books and journals and offer hundreds of classes from Arabic to Zoology – and all this is available to every student enrolled at any of the member colleges.
Kentuckian Metroversity offers:
- Crossregistration for students at institutions within the consortium.
- Access for students, faculty and staff to all of the member libraries.
- Professional development and collegial activities.
- Support for the Liberal Arts and degree attainment in the community.
Kentuckiana Metroversity by the numbers:
- 35,000 students in Metroversity colleges and universities
- 8,300 volumes traveled between member libraries (2010-11)
- 500+ students took classes at other Metroversity colleges (2010-11)
- 7 regionally accredited, nationally recognized colleges and universities sharing resources
- 1 powerful voice for higher education in the Metro Louisville area
A Note from the Director
Kentuckiana Metroversity was founded in 1969 to provide educational opportunity to students, staff and faculty of the seven member institutions. This year the Metroversity Board made the decision to hire a fulltime director to expand these opportunities beyond cross registration and the sharing of library services.
As the new director my job is to add and improve the value of the consortium for students, faculty and staff, the institutions themselves and the Metro Louisville area. The first order of business is to revamp the website, so please excuse the construction going on. My next job is to meet educators, business, people, academics and community leaders to find out what we need to do to help educate the people of Louisville and southern Indiana. This is a work in progress.
My goal is to bring together the talent, experience, resources and energy of the seven colleges and universities and help create an academic community that shares the tremendous task of graduating college students. With the power of seven, great things can happen!
I hope you check back with us to see the progress that we make and the services that we plan to provide.
Best, Kathleen
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