Month: March 2019

Alumna Angélica Casas to present ‘Women and Migration: Reporting on the Mujeres Y Niños Que Migra’

The OLLU community is invited to attend “Women and Migration: Reporting on the Mujeres Y Niños Que Migra,” featuring alumna Angélica Casas on Thursday at 7 p.m., in Providence Hall, West Social Room.

Casas is a BBC video journalist from San Antonio. Her reporting focuses on the impact of policy on underrepresented communities, immigration, borders and the arts. Most recently, she followed the Central American migrant caravans travelling to the US border.

She holds a Master of Journalism from the University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism, where her thesis reporting focused on the long-term effects of gender violence in Ciudad Juárez. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in both Mass Communications and Spanish from OLLU.

This event is sponsored by the Center for Women in Church and Society and the Alumni Relations Office.

The event is free and open to the public.

Alumna and Center for Women employee wins Alves Theopoetics Award

Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros, poet, student in the MA/MFA program in literature, creative writing and social justice program and program coordinator for the Center for Women in Church and Society, has won the 2019 Ruben Alves Theopoetics Award. Arts Religion and Culture (ARC) selected her as the third recipient of the organization’s award for her work that centers on storytelling and faith.

Hinojosa-Cisneros will receive the award and speak at ARC’s 2019 Theopoetics Conference in Oakland, California March 22-24. Established in 2016, the award is given in honor of Brazilian theologian, author and teacher Ruben Alves.

An accomplished Tejana poeta, Hinojosa-Cisneros serves as co-editor of “The Journal of Latina Critical Feminism” and poetry editor of “The Thing Itself.” Her work has appeared in “On Being,” “The Acentos Review,” “SheLovesMagazine,” “RedbudPost” and other publications.

“I am learning to decolonize my theology by exploring my ancestral roots, navigating my history and exploring language as it pertains to faith and Latinidad,” she writes on her website. “I was raised Catholic and now call the Episcopal church my home. My work hopes to promote social change and disrupt Western canonical thought and process… I occasionally call myself a baby theologian.”

Her recent chapbook, “Becoming Coztototl,” was published by Flower Song Books.

Training for new evaluation system this week

The Human Resources Office will be providing training to all employees and supervisors on the newly developed 90-Day and Annual Staff Evaluation process through the Hirezon: Interview Exchange “Performance Review” module. All staff and supervisors will be required to use the module for the upcoming 2018-2019 evaluation period.

Employees are encouraged to attend one of the following sessions. All sessions will take place in Providence Hall, West Social Room:

Tuesday

  • 12-1 p.m.
  • 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Wednesday

  • 10-11 a.m.
  • 2-3 p.m.

Thursday

  • 11-12 p.m.
  • 1:30-2:30 p.m.

All employees will receive an auto-generated email with the subject line “Hirezon-Interview Exchange Performance Review.” Upon receipt, employees should follow the link included in the email to complete the registration process to activate their account to gain access to Interview Exchange.

For any further assistance, visit http://www.interviewexchange.com or contact the Human Resources Office via the online Help Desk.

For more information, contact Ariel Ruiz, human resources assistant, at 210-434-6711, ext. 6797 or acruiz@ollusa.edu. 

Saints Overnight Stay room available for employees

The Saints Overnight Stay (SOS) program allows employees to use a room in Providence Hall (former dorm room) free of charge when the following applies:

  • An employee needs respite on long days that include a full work day plus evening, on-campus work commitments;
  • An employee is working long hours or overnight preparation for special event; or
  • An employee is visiting from the Houston or RGV campuses

The room can also serve as a lodging option for guests of the university. The room is intended for short-term stays and can be reserved in one-night increments not to exceed three nights per semester. The room can be reserved through the university Event Management System (EMS) and will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Refer to EMS for the reservation process, guidelines and other information.

Saints are Red River Athletic Conference Champions with win over LSU-Shreveport

The OLLU women’s basketball team has captured its third Red River Athletic Conference Tournament Championship title after defeating LSU-Shreveport 91-68. The Saints will get an automatic bid for the NAIA National Championship Tournament that takes place March 13-19 in Billings, Mont. The bracket reveals will be held March 6 at 5 p.m. on Facebook Live. The following are members of the 2019 RRAC All-Tournament Team: Lena Wilson (MVP), Patience Okpe, and Kasey Saldana. Read more.