The men’s soccer team is proud to announce the signing of incoming freshman Alejandro Hernandez. He will join the team in 2020-2021.
Hernandez was a standout midfielder for Southwest High School here in San Antonio. He scored 15 goals and tallied 16 assists this season and earned the district MVP award for the second consecutive year.
Hernandez will be majoring in biology and plans on becoming a physician assistant.
The Saints will begin their 14th season in August 2020.
The men’s basketball team is proud to announce the addition of Josh Williams and Marco Pena. Both players are transfers and will join the Saints in the fall of 2020.
Assistant Coach Dustin Karrer said, “As a staff we are very excited to add both of these quality young men to our program. They have proven the ability to play and contribute to a winning culture both on and off the court. We can’t wait for them to join the Saints family!”
Williams is a Tarleton State University transfer from Katy, Texas. He is a 6’1″ guard and previously played at Panola College (PC). Williams was ranked third in the country in three-point percentage while at PC.
Pena previously played at St. Mary’s University before joining the Saints. He is a 6’4″ combo guard from Laredo, Texas, and has been one of the top shooters in Texas.
Employees who are being asked to return to campus during Phase 2 have been notified. If employees did not receive notice to return for Phase 2 and they did not volunteer for Phase 1, they will be expected to return to campus during Phase 3 which begins July 21, 2020. In July, the university will provide employees returning during Phase 3 more information that will help them prepare for their return.
There will be a virtual Town Hall meeting for employees on Thursday at 1 p.m. During the Town hall, President Melby and OLLU administrators will share updates and answer questions. The team will take questions during the Town Hall, but employees are encouraged to submit questions beforehand so the team can better prepare.
Submit questions at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OLLUEmployeeTownHall
Login information can be accessed at https://ollusa.sharepoint.com/sites/AdministrationDivision/SitePages/Staff-Town-Hall-Webex-Information.aspx.
OLLU professors Dr. Jacob Friesenhahn, Dr. Brittany Chozinski and Dr. Tony Bobadilla will represent the university as they join educators from across the city in the San Antonio Compassionate Institute 2020.
Compassionate San Antonio is hosting the San Antonio Compassionate Institute 2020, an online curriculum where community educators and leaders will receive compassion training to take back to their educational institutes and communities. The online institute runs through July 16.
In response to worldwide calls to dismantle institutionalized racism led by the Black Lives Matter Movement and recent sharing of sexual assaults and harassment at our campus, we, the faculty of Our Lady of the Lake University who serve you as professors, teachers, advisors, and mentors, stand with you against all harmful forces including sexual assault and harassment, racism, sexism, colorism, prejudice, xenophobia, heterosexism, colonialism, ableism, ageism, cisgenderism, classism, religious oppression, and violence.
Our Lady of the Lake University is our space, a learning community where we celebrate community and service with trust and integrity. In the classroom and in all campus spaces, you have our commitment to be present, to listen, and to engage with you guided by the mission and values of the founding order of the Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence.
With absolute clarity, we condemn all forms of race- or sex and gender-based violence, be that violence perpetuated against others secondary to race, ethnicity or nationality, peaceful protesters, or survivors of sexual assault.
Our values center on the dignity of the human person and human rights. We call for justice and pray for healing for those who suffer on a daily basis from the detrimental effects of oppression, criminalization and policing, social and economic marginality, and unequal access to resources.
And we the OLLU faculty vow at this time to come together during the 2020-2021 academic year, in collaboration with active student organizations who share our values, to create an actionable plan whereby specific measures are implemented in the name of universal and university solidarity so as to properly address societal and campus disparities such as race, class and economic division, as well as oncampus sexual predation.
We reaffirm our commitment to each one of you and to your families as we walk with those who are suffering, and we walk with you in the classroom and beyond with words and actions to make OLLU a safe space for ALL. We also confirm our commitment to the implementation of concrete policies, training, and educational programs to ensure that the university is a safe and inclusive place where all students can learn and thrive.
We promise to continue working and raising our voices with intention and purpose; thereby holding ourselves accountable, in order to sustain your trust. And we invite the OLLU student population to enter this discussion looking forward to proposed and then implemented changes that support all peoples of all sexes, genders, races, and ethnicities. In no uncertain terms, OLLU faculty stands hand-inhand with OLLU students and the populace at large, and we are accountable to you and to each other.
May Providence be with you in peace, in strength, in gentleness, in love, in courage, and in action.
Read statement in Spanish online here: https://www.ollusa.edu/news/2020/faculty-statement-racism-sexual-misconduct.html
The Criminology and Criminal Justice Program firmly believes in the transformative power of education and research to find solutions and best practices for all aspects of the criminal justice system. As professors and researchers, they are called to challenge racism within the Criminal Justice System, and they will engage in critical conversations, advocate for change, and speak against discrimination and prejudice. They vow to redouble their efforts in addressing systemic issues that destructively impact lives in criminal justice systems, higher education, and beyond. Their goal is to support individuals with collective actions within the OLLU community and offer meaningful ways of healing.
During critical times in the academic year, it is imperative to have offices and departments fully staffed so that the university can provide the best possible service to students. With this service in mind, all OLLU faculty and staff are asked to avoid scheduling planned leave between Monday, Aug. 10, 2020, and Tuesday, September 1, 2020. A supervisor may extend the dates established by the university for individual offices and departments. Special circumstances which require leave during this time (a child’s wedding, taking your child to college) must be approved by the vice president or chief administrator of a division.
Computer labs on the San Antonio campus are now open to students at various times throughout the week. To view a schedule of lab availability and hours, please visit the ITS Sharepoint Site (login may be required). Labs and hours will vary. Check the site to ensure availability.
Graduate student Arrie Porter had a second commentary broadcast on Texas Public Radio (TPR). The subject of the commentary is Juneteenth. Last week Porter’s commentary on race relations and protests aired on TPR, as well.
The commentaries are part of Porter’s graduate field study in which she is supervised by OLLU professors Nan Cuba and Yvette Benavides. Professor Cuba is Porter’s faculty field study adviser and Professor Benavides facilitates the radio production.
Porter’s most recent commentary can be heard at this link: https://www.tpr.org/post/commentary-juneteenth-its-complicated.
