The fourth and final Lake Day for freshman advising and registration is scheduled for Friday. More than 250 incoming freshmen and their family members will be on campus to prepare for the upcoming academic year. Please welcome these guests to campus.
Due to Lake Day, the Student Business Office will not be accepting department/office deposits or issuing petty cash on Friday. Cashier services will resume at 9 a.m. on July 28.
All current OLLU students are encouraged to register now to secure a spot in the classes they need for the fall semester.
To better serve adult non-traditional students, the Enrollment Management staff that was housed on the ground floor of Providence Hall has been relocated.
The admission counselors and support staff who assist prospective weekend and online graduate students are now housed in Main Building, Room 106. This includes Veronica Reyna, director of non-traditional graduate admissions; German Medina, graduate recruiter; and Olga Castro, administrative adviser assistant.
Dr. Jeff Kantor, vice president for strategy and research, and the staff of the division, who had been located in Main Building, Room 106, has moved to the ground floor of Providence Hall. The division staff includes Kara Larkan-Skinner, assistant vice president for institutional effectiveness and accreditation; Frances Frey, director of institutional research; Elizabeth Garcia, director of sponsored programs; Malcolm Howard Jones, sponsored program officer; Hung Nguyen, research coordinator; and Celeste Franke, administrative assistant.
Robert Davis and Charles Puente, who serve as advisers for adult non-traditional students, have moved to Main Building, Room 327, to be closer to the School of Business and Leadership. This will allow for better advisement and retention of the students they support.
Elisabeth Jones, who has been working with prospective non-traditional transfer students, has moved to Main Building, Room 417. This move allows Jones to work more collaboratively with Elisa Martinez, transfer coordinator for traditional transfer students.
The admissions processor position which had been housed in the Providence Hall office, will move to Main Building, Room 417B. The position is currently vacant but when it is filled, the individual will be housed with the other members of the Enrollment Management processing/operations staff to allow for cross training and greater efficiencies.
Finally, Tony Botello, admissions counselor for athletes and international students, has moved to Main Building, Room 401. He was formerly housed in Main Building, Room 417B. This move frees space in the processing and operations area and allows for expansion of international recruiting efforts.
OLLU alumna, Celia Rojas, will be heading to New York to join City Year. City Year is a service organization that works in schools in high-poverty communities to support students and help increase graduation rates across the country. She will be working with students in the Bronx.
Rojas graduated in May with her bachelor’s degree in Communication Disorders.
Our Lady of the Lake University’s Human Resources Office has placed viable 403(b) information on the myOLLU Portal Human Resources page in an effort to help employees make well-informed decisions about investing for their retirement. Federal regulations require the Human Resources Office to provide specific plan and investment information on an annual basis that includes detailed information about investment options and expenses associated with those investments.
No action is required at this time; however, the information is being provided as required.
For information regarding specific 403(b) funds, rollover options or other matters, use the following contact information:
TIAA-CREF Retirement
800-842-2776
www.tiaa-cref.org
DWS Scudder Investments
800-537-1036
www.dws-investments.com
American Funds
800-421-9900
www.americanfunds.com
For more information, contact Diana Ramos, employee benefits manager, at 210-431-3920.
Amorrow Morgan is the new assistant coach for the Saints’ men’s basketball team. He joins the staff after one season as an assistant for the NCAA Division II University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) men’s basketball team. Prior to UIS, Morgan played for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in Northern Germany with the SC Itzehoe Eagles. He led the team in scoring and was third in rebounding. Morgan also gained professional experience as a member of the World Class Aviation Academy Giants from Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands. He played four years for NCAA Division I Idaho State University and was a three-time team captain. In 2012, Morgan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sports Science and Physical Education with an emphasis on sports management. He is currently working on a Master of Public Administration from the University of Illinois at Springfield with an expected completion date of December 2015. Read full story online.
The men’s basketball team has announced that it will hold a Future Prospects Camp on July 22. All men who are interested in joining the squad for the 2014-2015 season should attend the camp that takes place from 1-5 p.m. at OLLU Mabee Gymnasium. Visit the camp page prior to attending the camp to fill out an online form. All prospects must also print out, sign and bring with them the Statement of Assumption of Risk form located on this page. For additional information, contact Head Coach Ryan Wall at 817-946-5711/rwall@ollusa.edu or Assistant Coach Amorrow Morgan at 901-896-4849/amorgan@ollusa.edu.
The soccer teams are holding their annual summer league for high school boys and girls. Nine boy’s teams are participating, while 13 girl’s teams are signed up. The summer league for boys continues tomorrow, July 22, July 29 and July 31. The girl’s league continues today, Wednesday, July 21, July 23, July 28 and July 30. Schools participating include Burbank, Edison, Harlandale, Highlands (2), Medina Valley, Memorial, Sam Houston and Southwest on the boy’s side and Brackenridge, Brennan (2), Harlandale (2), Highlands, Holmes, Kennedy, Lanier, Memorial, Pleasanton, South San, Southwest and Warren on the girl’s side. For additional information, click on the links below. Read full story online.
Beat the heat in a new college t-shirt. Order now online at www.ollusaintsgear.com and receive 10 percent off on all men’s and women’s t-shirts through July 30. Proceeds go toward Our Lady of the Lake University.
