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Party in the U.S.A.

  • Journalists
  • Jul 5, 2019
  • 1 min read

Updated: Jul 16, 2019

On Thursday, the Governor’s Scholars and all of America celebrated the birth of our nation. Around the country, fireworks were launched into the sky, hamburgers were eaten, and everyone was dressed in their most patriotic attire.


Here at Bellarmine, we celebrated throughout the day, between our typical Thursday class schedule. Scholars could be found scattered through campus wearing patriotic leis, proudly displaying the flag on their shirts, and chanting “USA”.


The staff planned a cookout in the Arboreto, but due to the chance of dangerous storms, the staff decided to change the cookout to a “cook-in.” A few scholars were sad to hear that their summer holiday would be spent inside, yet scholars were pleasantly surprised with the atmosphere and delicious food provided by the University Dining Hall staff. Lady Liberty (AKA campus director Jen Price) even made a special visit during dinner, receiving a roar of applause and begs for pictures.


There was a large flag hung in between the Secondo dorm stairs, providing the perfect back-drop for patriotic pictures. That night, Instagram was flooded with quick captures of the community partying together. The night ended with watching and hearing fireworks from nearby celebrations.

Although some scholars missed their family traditions and felt homesick for the first time this summer, GSP made sure everyone had a great day of celebrating with their families they have created here.

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Jennifer Price grew up in Hopkins County, Kentucky and attended South Hopkins High School. She was a Governor’s Scholar at Murray State University in 1992, and was assigned the Social and Political Theory focus area. After high school, she attended Transylvania University and pursued a degree in Psychology. She finished her bachelor’s degree and then decided to complete graduate school at the University of Arkansas, where she received a doctoral degree in clinical psychology. She has been a member of the GSP faculty and staff for many years, ranging from 1994 to present. She has done every job available except be a focus area instructor. Jen was recently encouraged by her friends to begin running and even completed a half marathon last may. Jen is a wife to Pete, and a mother to two children, Jacob (15) and Eli (12).

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Josh Woodward was a 1992 scholar at Murray State University. After completing undergraduate school at the University of Kentucky, Josh obtained a Masters in Water Resources from Minnesota and a Masters in Teaching from Cornell University. Outside of the program, Josh teaches a variety of science classes at Berea Community High School. When asked about his favorite part of the program, Josh responded with, “My favorite part is the notion that the five weeks is not really the program. It is everything after.” Nearly thirty years later, Josh and his fellow scholars are still close friends. 

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Helen Heines grew up in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, which is in Bullitt County. She attended North Bullitt High School where she applied and was accepted to attend GSP at Murray State University in 2010. Upon graduation in 2011, she continued her education at Western Kentucky University with a degree in elementary education. Currently, Helen is a 5th grade social studies teacher in Louisville, and spends her summers deeply involved in the GSP community. She began working as a Resident Advisor (RA) at Bellarmine University in 2015. She began moving up the ranks to become head RA and then later she obtained the title of Assistant Campus Director, a title that she still holds. 

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