Month: February 2014

OLLU’s Fiesta Medal unveiling set for Thursday

The OLLU Best of the West 2014 Fiesta® Medal will be unveiled on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. in front of Moye Hall.

After the unveiling, medals will be available for a suggested donation of $3 each – one per person (while supplies last) in front of Moye Hall until 1:30 p.m. Additional medals will be $6 each.

After 1:30 p.m., medals will be available until 5 p.m. in the Alumni Office for the suggested $3 donation – one per person (while supplies last). Additional medals will be $6 each. T-shirts will be on sale for $10 and pre-sale tickets for Best of the West will be available for $5 during the event.

Beginning Friday, medals will be available for $6 in the Alumni Office or $8 at the Fiesta® Store located on Broadway.

Save the date:
2014 Best of the West Fiesta® Event
April 5, 2014
4-11 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake University

For more information, or to sign up as a volunteer, visit www.ollusa.edu/fiesta.

System downtime scheduled for Thursday

The University’s enterprise resource planning system, Colleague, will be unavailable beginning at noon Thursday. This scheduled downtime is necessary to replace aging equipment.

During the downtime, the following systems will be unavailable:

  • Colleague
  • WebAdvisor
  • Retention Alert
  • Informer ad hoc reporting tool
  • myOLLU Portal (includes student e-commerce)

The following systems will be available during this scheduled maintenance:

  • Lake Online (a temporary page will be placed on the myOLLU Portal link with the direct links to both Lake Online applications -old and new)
  • Recruiter software will be available, but exports to Colleague will not be possible.
  • ImageNow will be available for viewing, but linking or searches requiring a connection to Colleague will not be available.
  • University email (a temporary page will be placed on the myOLLU Portal link with the direct link)
  • University phone
  • University time clock system (Stromberg)

As a result of the downtime, the Registrar’s Office, Student Business Office and the Financial Aid Office will be closed from noon-5 p.m.

An announcement will be sent when the work is completed.

FREEDOM-U: Student Anti-Trafficking Movement

The Center for Women in Church and Society are hosting, “FREEDOM-U: Student Anti-Trafficking Movement,” Thursday from 6-7:30 p.m. in Chapel Auditorium.

The event will engage University students in the movement to end the trafficking of children and young people in the United States. Participants in this event will gain the knowledge, skills and tools needed to become advocates for those who are at the highest risk of being lured into the world of human trafficking. They will also become aware of the immediate opportunities to become involved in the movement to end human trafficking.

The event is free and open to all college students, but registration is required. Register at http://www.freedomyouthproject.org/p/freedom-u.html.

Softball wins one of two against NAIA No. 15-ranked Houston-Victoria

SB2-24-1The softball team shut-out the No. 15 NAIA team University of Houston-Victoria 3-0 and then came back to lose 1-9 to finish out the nonconference doubleheader on Saturday. The Saints are 6-3 overall, while the Jaguars are now 4-4. Saints’ pitcher Katrisha Arocha kept the Jaguars to five hits while striking out seven and walking four on 26 at-bats. Amanda Hinojosa led the team in hits with two including one double and two RBIs. Ashley Perez, Megan Perez and Victoria Balderas each had one hit. In the second game, Hinojosa once again led the team in hitting with two. Balderas had the only other hit for the Saints. The team will play on Tuesday in Kerrville against Schreiner University. Read full story online.

Jonathan Yanez places sixth in Austin Half-Marathon

2013Jonathan Yanez6OLLU cross-country runner Jonathan Yanez ran the Austin Half-Marathon on Feb. 16 and he finished in sixth place overall. Yanez ran the marathon in attempt to qualify for the NAIA Marathon that is hosted at the NAIA Track Meet in May. Yanez hit a “B” Standard for qualifying for the marathon. His sixth place finish was among 3,944 runners from all over the world. Yanez’s time of 1:12:57.00 ranks 24th in the entire NAIA for the half marathon. He is the first individual at OLLU to hit a qualifying standard for any event at the NAIA Track Meet. Read full story online.

Women’s basketball wins two road games to improve to 23-3

WBB2-24The OLLU women’s basketball team won two conference games on the road this past weekend. On Friday, the Saints defeated Jarvis Christian College 76-62 and on Saturday, the women beat Texas College 99-84. The wins move the Saints to 13-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference and 23-3 overall, while Jarvis drops to 9-8 in conference and 13-8 overall. Texas College sinks to 2-15 in conference and 2-28 overall. The Saints are one game behind league-leader Wiley College (14-1/25-2) and two games ahead of third-place Langston University (12-5/16-11). LSU-Shreveport (9-6/17-9) is five games behind, followed by Huston-Tillotson University (9-7/11-13), Jarvis, University of St. Thomas (7-9/14-14), Bacone College (4-12/8-16), Texas College, Southwest (1-15/3-19) and Paul Quinn College (3-17). The Saints will return to the road on Tuesday when they play Bacone College in Muskogee, Okla. Read full story online.

Men’s basketball defeats Jarvis and Texas College over the weekend

MBB2-24The OLLU men’s basketball team won two road games over the weekend. The Saints snuck by Jarvis Christian College 92-90 on Friday and then destroyed Texas College 121-89 on Saturday. The wins improve the Saints record to 13-2 in the Red River Athletic Conference and 19-8 overall. Jarvis drops to 5-12 in conference and 8-15 overall, while Texas College sinks to 3-14 and 7-18 overall. The Saints are one game behind league-leader LSU-Shreveport (14-1/19-6) and one game ahead of the University of St. Thomas (13-4/17-9). Wiley College (10-5/19-6), Langston University (9-8/10-14), Bacone College (8-8/11-16), Huston-Tillotson University (6-10/8-19), Jarvis, Texas, Paul Quinn (1-21) and the University of the Southwest (0-16/2-23) follow. The Saints will return to the road on Tuesday to play Bacone College in Muskogee, Okla. Read full story online.

OLLU’s Fiesta Medal Unveiling set for Thursday

The OLLU Best of the West 2014 Fiesta® Medal will be unveiled on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. in front of Moye Hall.

After the unveiling, medals will be available for a suggested donation of $3 each – one per person (while supplies last) in front of Moye Hall until 1:30 p.m. Additional medals will be $6 each.

After 1:30 p.m., medals will be available until 5 p.m. in the Alumni Office for the suggested $3 donation – one per person (while supplies last). Additional medals will be $6 each. T-shirts will be on sale for $10 and pre-sale tickets for Best of the West will be available for $5 during the event.

Beginning Friday, medals will be available for $6 in the Alumni Office or $8 at the Fiesta® Store located on Broadway.

Save the date: 2014 Best of the West Fiesta® Event April 5, 2014 4-11 p.m. Our Lady of the Lake University

For more information, or to sign up as a volunteer, visit www.ollusa.edu/fiesta.

 

Invitation to Communication and Learning Disorders Department Public Meeting

The Communication and Learning Disorders department invites the community to a public meeting during its upcoming accreditation site visit, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, from 4-5 p.m. in the Library Community Room.

Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with members of the accreditation site visit team to provide general observations and experiences. View complete invitation.

For more information, contact Eva Nwokah, PhD, chair of the Communication and Learning Disorders department at 210-434-6711, ext. 2608 or eenwokah@ollusa.edu.

System downtime scheduled for Feb. 27

The University’s enterprise resource planning system, Colleague, will be unavailable beginning at Thursday, Feb. 27, at noon. This scheduled downtime is necessary to replace aging equipment.

During the downtime, the following systems will be unavailable:

  • Colleague
  • WebAdvisor
  • Retention Alert
  • Informer ad hoc reporting tool
  • myOLLU Portal (includes student e-commerce)

The following systems will be available during this scheduled maintenance:

  • Lake Online (a temporary page will be placed on the myOLLU Portal link with the direct links to both Lake Online applications -old and new)
  • Recruiter software will be available, but exports to Colleague will not be possible.
  • ImageNow will be available for viewing, but linking or searches requiring a connection to Colleague will not be available.
  • University email (a temporary page will be placed on the myOLLU Portal link with the direct link)
  • University phone
  • University time clock system (Stromberg)

As a result of the downtime, the Registrar’s Office, Student Business Office and the Financial Aid Office will be closed from noon-5 p.m.

An announcement will be sent when the work is completed.