Month: February 2018

The OLLU chapter of Delta Alpha Pi (DAPi), an international honor society for students with disabilities, is seeking submissions for its inaugural digital publication, “Coloring Outside of the Lines.”

The publication is seeking individuals who advocate or self-identify with disabilities, be it visible or invisible. Submissions should express the creator’s individuality and experience, be it theirs or someone they know.

Submissions are sought for the following categories:

• Writing
  • Prose: up to five pages of nonfiction
  • Poetry: up to three poems submitted in one document
• Art
  • 2-D art should not exceed 24”x 36”
  • 3-D art should not exceed 24” x 36” x 24”
  • All mediums will be accepted (i.e. wet, dry, print, photography, etc.) excluding video content
  • Art should be submitted in digital format (i.e. a photo of 3-D artwork) for consideration
  • If artwork should exceed these requirements, artists are encouraged to complete the application for consideration

Authors and artists accepted for publication will be invited to present their work during the Coloring Outside of the Lines: DAPi Publication Author and Artist Showcase on Friday, April 6, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in Providence Hall, West Social Room.

To submit writings or works of art, complete the submission form and submit to dapi@ollusa.edu by March 1.

Faculty and staff are invited to in-depth dialogue sessions to provide input and learn more about proposed Strategic Planning initiatives.

Initiatives have been grouped under three vision statements:

• OLLU Academic Programs Will Transform the University and the Lives of Students
• OLLU Will Be a Model HSI/MSI by Implementing Student Centered Practices that Ensure Every Student Persists to Graduation
• OLLU Will Be a Vibrant Community that Fosters Personal Connections, Spirit and Pride

There will be three meeting options related to each of the areas. Faculty and staff can attend a dialogue for each area or only the areas that are of interest to them.

To view dialogue session options and RSVP, please visit www.ollusa.edu/StrategicPlan.

As part of the San Antonio Tricentennial celebration, the OLLU Center for Women in  Church and Society is hosting the event “Mujeres en Acción/Women in Action,” Wednesday, March 7, at 6 p.m. in Thiry Auditorium.

The event will explore the pivotal role of women in the history of education in San Antonio. The discussion will begin with the arrival of the Sisters of Congregation of Divine Providence and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in the late 1800s and continue through the years to the present struggles and successes in higher education. The discussion will include women religious, women activist-scholars and women of color.

Featured speakers include:

Diane Langford, CDP
Sister Diane Langford, CDP, a vowed member of the Congregation of Divine Providence of San Antonio since 1979, has a background in education, counseling and in Catholic parish work and has served on the General Council of the Congregation of Divine Providence. She is the author of, “The Tattered Heart: A Historical Fiction Biography of Mother St. Andrew Feltin,” “God has been God for Us: The History of the Missionary Servants of St. Anthony,” and “Shepherds in the Image of Christ: The Centennial History of St. John’s Assumption Seminary Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas.” She serves as the Director of Faith Formation at St. Peter’s Parish in Joplin, Mo., where she currently resides.

Norma E. Cantú
Publishing in the areas of folklore, literary studies, women’s studies and border studies, Cantú is the author and editor/coeditor of numerous works including the award-winning “Canícula: Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera.” Her novel, “Cabañuelas, A Love Story,” will be out in spring 2019. She is co-founder of CantoMundo, a space for Latin@ poets and a member of the Macondo Writers Workshop. Recently she received the Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award from the American Folklore Society and the Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano/Latino Literature.

Ariana Brown
Ariana Brown is a Black Mexican American poet from San Antonio. She is the recipient of two Academy of American Poets Prizes and a 2014 collegiate national poetry slam champion. Brown, who has been dubbed a “part-time curandera,” is primarily interested in using poetry to validate black girl rage in all its miraculous forms. She is currently earning an MFA in Poetry at the University of Pittsburgh.

This event is hosted by the OLLU Center for Women in Church and Society in collaboration with the Office of the President, Office of the Provost and Center for Mexican American Studies and Research. It is generously supported by the Impetus Foundation through the OLLU Higher Education for a New America (HENA) Initiative.

The event is free and open to the public.