The following students were inducted into Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Spanish Honor Society, during its spring 2015 induction ceremony:
MĂłnica Delgado, Priscilla GĂłmez, Janie Montiel, Lizbeth Parra and Cristian Ortiz-Salas.
Dr. Maribel Lárraga, professor of Spanish, serves as the faculty adviser for OLLU’s chapter, Xi Upsilon.
Thanks to the generosity of more than 580 donors, OLLU raised $24,527 during the second annual Big Give S.A. fundraiser. Since OLLU was the organization with the third highest number of donors, the University received an additional $11,000 in matching funds. This brings the grand total to $35,527 raised in 24 hours.
A big thank you goes out to all students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members who helped make the Big Give S.A. a Big Success for OLLU. All gifts go to the Lake Fund for student scholarships.
Beginning today, OLLU will adjust office hours for the summer. Offices will be open Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m.-noon.
Exceptions are the week of May 25-29 and June 29-July 3.
Other exceptions will be the Lake Days scheduled for Friday, June 12 and Friday, June 26. Lake Days will continue as scheduled and offices associated with Lake Days will remain open after noon on those days. The rest of the University offices will still close.
Summer hours run through August 21.
Patty Constantin stands alone as the only sports information director Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) has ever known and, now, she holds another distinction as the 2014-15 Red River Athletic Conference Sports Information Director of the Year as announced today by the conference.
Constantin was selected in a vote by conference peers with all RRAC member SIDs voting. The award recognizes the individual who has performed the best at promoting their school’s athletic program, assisting fellow SIDs, serving the conference, maintaining timely and accurate information, driving media coverage, conducting game day operations, and managing digital and social outreach. In 2007, Constantin started the Saints’ sports information department when the school’s athletic program came into existence with just two sports. This year, the number grew to 14 with the addition of baseball and men’s and women’s track and field. Beyond the additional commitment to cover more sports, Constantin again raised the bar on how OLLU is promoted. Read full story online.
OLLU repeated as the winner of the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) All-Sports Award, claiming the 2014-2015 trophy as the conference’s top athletic program. OLLU earned points in every official RRAC sport this season by finishing at least in the top five of all 13 sports. The All-Sports Award is given annually to the RRAC member institution that performs best in the conference’s sponsored sports in a given academic year. Points are awarded to the top five teams in each sport’s conference tournament or championship event with each sport using a 10-8-6-4-2 scoring system for the top five finishers. The RRAC’s 13 member institutions competed in five fall, two winter and six spring sports. Read full story online.
OLLU will hold the 2014 Summer Volleyball Camp from July 14-16 in Mabee Gymnasium. The camp is designed for children in grades 4-12. The camp for those in grades 4-8 will take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon, and for those in grades 9-12, the session will take place from 1-3:30 p.m. Cost for the three-day camp is $125 per person. A $25 discount will be given to children of OLLU alumni, staff and faculty. Siblings will also receive a $25 discount. There will be a maximum of 8-1 in camper-to-coach ratio. Head Coach Jeremiah Tiffin and Assistant Coach Lance Pulliam will conduct the camp with the assistance of members of the OLLU Saints Volleyball Team. All campers will receive a free t-shirt. For additional information on the camp and to register, visit the link here.
Celebrate Father’s Day and get him 10 percent off all gifts and accessories at www.ollusaintsgear.com. The offer is through June 17. Proceeds benefit Saints athletics.
Starting May 10, 2015, all students using FAFSA will be asked to create a new Federal Student Aid ID (FSA ID) for the purposes of accessing student financial aid information. This ID will replace the current PIN that students use to access their information. For more information on how to create a FSA ID, visit www.studentaid.gov/fsaid.
Graduates and families can download photos from OLLU’s spring 2015 Commencement, including Ring Blessing and Liturgy, from OLLU’s flickr site. The photos were taken by OLLU’s Marketing and Communications Office. The professional photos that were taken during the Commencement ceremony (on stage and backstage) will be emailed directly to students from Flash Photography.
Note: Due to the volume of photos from Thursday’s ceremony, all photos will be posted by the end of the day today.
Summer hours will begin Monday, May 18, and will continue through Friday, Aug. 21. Official University summer office hours will be Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m.-noon.
Full-time employees are expected to work a nine-hour day Monday-Thursday and a four-hour day on Friday.
Staff who normally work Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. -5 p.m. are permitted to leave on Friday at noon. However, all full-time employees will work 40 hours every week and are required to take a minimum of 30 minutes for lunch.
Examples of some summer scheduling hours include:
The various combinations of flexible schedules listed above are permitted as long as the office has staff employee coverage from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday–Thursday and 8:30 a.m.-noon on Fridays. Please know that the actual schedule for each employee requires the approval of the supervisor. Additionally, some departments such as Campus Police, IT Help Desk and others, may not follow the summer schedule as necessary coverage is required after normal business hours.
