Month: May 2017

Lake Weekly taking a break for redesign

The Lake Weekly will be taking a break for a month as the Marketing and Communications staff works on a redesign of the Lake Weekly site. During this time, the Marketing and Communications Office will still release announcements to the OLLU community as necessary.

If there are pertinent announcements that need to be sent to the OLLU community, contact:

Marquita Eldridge
News and Information Editor
mmeldridge@ollusa.edu
210-431-6527

or

Anne Gomez
Director of Marketing and Communications
apgomez@ollusa.edu
210-431-6528

OLLU students attend Marriage and Family Therapy presentation

The OLLU Houston Marriage and Family Therapy students and alumni attended the Houston Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (HAMFT) presentation on couples therapy.

OLLU-Houston MS Psychology MFT students (left to right) Skeetz Edinger, Bea Haak, Shannon Stringer, Professor Stephanie Zepeda, Candace Runaas, David Benavidez, and program alumnae Meghan Castillo and Nikquan Lewis

 

Providence Catholic School benefits from spring 2017 Employee Service Day

Thirty-one employees participated in the spring OLLU Employee Service Day last week assisting Providence Catholic School, which was also founded by Congregation of Divine Providence. Employees painted lines in the school’s parking lots, landscaped around campus, organized the library, cleaned the locker room and cleaned the gym and stage. Additionally, employees were able to learn more about the mission and vision of Providence Catholic School.

One OLLU employee said, “I felt the strong legacy of the Sisters here. As a team today, we accomplished so much by working together. As small groups finished their projects, we just kept helping others until everyone was finished. We really wanted it to go above the expectations of Providence staff and leave it looking really good for the students. It was a great day, and I got to spend it with colleagues who also care so much about each other and the community we serve.”

OLLU sponsors an Employee Service Day in the fall and spring benefitting a local nonprofit agency or group. Employees can take part in the service day without having to use vacation leave time. This event is coordinated by the Center for Service-Learning and Volunteerism and the Division of Mission and Ministry.

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Kane Ybarra named NAIA Men’s Golf Second Team All-American

Kane Ybarra has been selected to the 2017 NAIA Men’s Golf All-America teams, as selected by the NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Association All-America Committee. A total of 45 student-athletes were honored, with 15 individuals being named to each of the three teams. There were 16 seniors, 16 juniors, four sophomores and nine freshmen named to the three lists. Ybarra, who has been selected to the Second Team, is the third OLLU golfer to be named to the All-America Team. Aaron Flores earned the honor in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, while Nick Chacon was named to the Honorable Mention Team in 2011.

Baseball will hold prospect showcases

Baseball will hold the 2017 OLLU Baseball Summer Showcase on Thursday, June 22 and again on Thursday, July 13. The showcase is for all 2017 and 2018 high school graduates, as well as current college students who may be interested in transferring to OLLU. Transfers must provide and present a signed release form from their current institution to participate in the event. The online registration form must be completely filled out and submitted before participation. Also, a medical release form must be filled out and turned in prior to participation. Access forms here. For any questions regarding camp details, contact Flores at jflores3@ollusa.edu or 210-528-7054.

Basketball will hold camp this summer

Men’s basketball will hold the 2017 Ryan Wall Basketball Camp from July 24-28 in Mabee Gymnasium. The camp will be conducted by Head Coach Ryan Wall for those in grades 3-12. Each day will last from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and will emphasize passing, dribbling and shooting development through a variety of drills and in-game action. Medical release forms must be filled out and provided to participate. To register, click here. For more information, contact Coach Wall at rwall@ollusa.edu or 817-946-5711.

Red River Athletic Conference recognizes OLLU with its fourth consecutive ‘All-Sports Award’

For the fourth year in a row, OLLU has been crowned with the Red River Athletic Conference All-Sports Award as the conference’s top-performing athletic program during the 2016-2017 academic year. OLLU exceeded last year’s total by one point with a total of 137 across all RRAC-sponsored sports.

The Saints captured 10 titles this season — nine of which count toward the overall standings.

OLLU Athletic Director Jack Hank commented, “I am overjoyed for OLLU to have been selected as the All-Sports recipient for the fourth year in a row. Each of our student-athletes put more than 100 percent toward their success on the playing field and court, and they each deserve this recognition. We had 10 titles, but we also had track and field teams place second and softball place third. We had one team that did not make the post season, but they had a successful transition year with a new head coach, and I expect them to get back on track this upcoming year.”

The All-Sports Award is given annually to the RRAC athletic program that performs best across the conference’s sports in a given academic year. Points are awarded to the top five teams in regular season conference standings using a 10-8-6-4-2 scoring system, while results in conference tournaments and championship events merit additional points on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis. In sports such as cross-country, golf, and track and field, postseason team finishes are awarded regular season and postseason points. Read full story online.