Month: September 2013

Join HALO for ‘Break on Through’

BreakonThroughHigher Achievement through Leadership Opportunities (HALO) is hosting the event, “Break on Through,” Wednesday, from 4-6 p.m. in the Mabee Gymnasium. This workshop, featuring motivational speaker Troy Stende, will teach students how to stay on the right track during their college journey, as well as how to overcome the distractions and obstacles in their path. Stende will show students that all obstacles can be overcome if they focus on their goals. Students will be encouraged to break through their obstacles by literally breaking through boards with their own hands.

Dinner will be provided from 6-7 p.m.

Not too late to join the naming contest for the University newsletter

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Enter the newsletter naming contest for a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD.

The OLLU community is encouraged to join the naming contest for the University’s official newsletter (formerly e-Currents). OLLU students, faculty and staff can submit name suggestions for the newsletter until Thursday at 5 p.m. Final voting will begin Sept. 9. The winner, who will be announced on Sept. 16, will receive a Kindle Fire HD.

This newsletter is the new way that Our Lady of the Lake University will communicate with students, faculty and staff. It is replacing the e-Currents Online Newsletter that many in the OLLU community have been familiar with, but it needs a name, and that is where the OLLU community can help!

Contest Rules:

  • Open to all current OLLU students, faculty and staff.
  • All submissions must come from a valid OLLU email address.
  • Submissions must be made using the form below.
  • Unlimited number of submissions by a single person.
  • Submissions of the same name will be credited to the person who submitted the name first.
  •  Incomplete submission forms will not be accepted.
  • Nominations close Thursday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m.
  • Voting on finalists will begin Monday, Sept. 9 and close Friday, Sept. 13 at noon.

*Note: Until the new name of the newsletter is decided, correspondence to the OLLU community will still come from the OLLU e-Currents Online Newsletter mailbox. Once the name has been chosen, correspondence to the OLLU community will come from the mailbox that carries the new name. The email address will also be changed.

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. Check back to find out finalists on Monday, Sept. 9. 

OLLU community invited to ‘Sign Up and Speak Out!’

Learn about available assistance in purchasing health insurance

 The OLLU Center for Women in Church and Society, in collaboration with the Texas Organizing Project, Get Covered America, the Martinez Street Women’s Center and the Neighborhoods First Alliance, is hosting “Sign Up and Speak Out!” Saturday, Sept. 7, from noon-3 p.m. in the Library Community Room. This informational session will educate attendees about a new program that will offer Texans assistance in purchasing healthcare insurance.

Guest speakers at the event will include State Senator Leticia Van de Putte and State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Kimberly Gibson, PhD, director of the OLLU Center for Women in Church and Society, at 210-431-5574 or kgibson@lake.ollusa.edu or Mable Diaz from the Texas Organizing Project at 210-844-3276 or mdiaz@organizetexas.org.

Right Foot Week continues this week

RightFootWeekRight Foot Week, which helps students get the academic year started on the “right foot,” continues this week with more events to get students acquainted with The Lake. Events this week include the HALO social at the San Antonio Museum of Art, Club Rush, the Cas Haley Reggae Lounge, the Student Success Center open house, Funkadelic Friday, soccer games, volleyball matches and much more. For a full schedule of Right Foot Week events, click here.

OLLU welcomes new community members during Providence Assembly

Students, faculty and staff gathered in Sacred Heart Chapel for Providence Assembly last week to officially start the academic year. During the Assembly, the community committed to the Mission, Vision and Core Values of OLLU and welcomed new members to the community. Each attendee received a small cross, similar to those worn by the Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence, as a symbol of the University’s trust in Providence.

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ZumbaFitnessLogoZumba classes are offered at the International Folk Culture Center (IFCC) every Monday-Thursday. All Zumba classes are free for OLLU undergraduate students. For all others, a 10-class package is $20, and a 20-class package is $30.

Zumba class schedule:

  • Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m. – Zumba Fitness
  • Tuesdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. – Zumba Fitness; and 6-7 p.m. – Aqua Zumba
  • Thursdays, 5:45-6:45 p.m. – Zumba Fitness; and 6-7 p.m. – Aqua Zumba

To view the rest of the IFCC calendar for September, click here.