Two OLLU students each received a $2,000 academic award from Financial Executives International (FEI) San Antonio Chapter. Daniel Gonzalez, BBA Accounting and BS Mathmatics, and Felizidi Mata, BBA Accounting, both received the Dr. Keith Russell Awards for Academic Excellence for 2023.
The awards are given annually by FEI San Antonio to give back to the community to support Accounting or Finance junior students. Daniel and Felizidi were nominated by a Department of Business committee.
Dr. Emily Sauers, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, and undergraduate students Madison Garza and Jennifer Estrada had a study published in the International Journal of Exercise Science Conference Proceedings.
The study is titled, “The Effects of Acute Fasting on Anaerobic Performance in NAIA Softball Players. The abstract can be viewed online.
OLLU alumna and adjunct social work professor Dr. Ashley Glover has been named to the “40 Under 40” of the University of Mississippi Ole Miss Alumni Association. The program celebrates the personal, professional and philanthropic achievements of successful University of Mississippi graduates under the age of 40.
Full-time and part-time OLLU employees who received the following email notice from the Compliance Office on Feb. 24, 2023 are mandated to complete annual compliance training modules by March 31, 2023:
Dear OLLU Faculty and Staff,
As part of our ongoing compliance efforts, you are required to complete the 2023 annual employee compliance training modules to reduce or prevent incidents of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, and other types of inappropriate behavior on our campus. This training also includes information about campus safety, protecting privacy rights, and communicating this information to the appropriate university officials. To support employees with their obligations, OLLU has provided the following online training modules to help employees learn how to recognize and prevent unlawful harassment. Additionally, these training programs support our compliance with regulatory agencies governing the practices of higher education institutions.
All OLLU employees are expected to know and understand the university’s policies on unlawful harassment and discrimination and to abide by them. As a reminder, employees of OLLU who, in the course and scope of their employment, witness or receive information regarding the occurrence of an incident that the employee reasonably believes constitutes sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence or stalking against an OLLU student or OLLU employee, are required by law to promptly report the incident to the Title IX Coordinator within 72 hours of obtaining the information. We believe that all human beings are inherently sacred and deserve dignity and respect and every community member is expected to be respectful in all interactions as part of the learning experience.
This training is mandatory for all full-time and part-time OLLU employees included in this email notice.
The deadline to complete all training courses is March 31, 2023
You are assigned to complete the following NINE courses:
To begin training, follow these FOUR steps:
Thank you for your time and cooperation in completing this essential training program.
Tips for Completing Courses
Need Help?
If you have any issues with sign-in or accessing the courses, call Support at 844-348-3650, or visit the Support Site Learning Portal at portalhelp.ue.org for options to live chat or create a help ticket.
All other questions should be directed to the OLLU Compliance Officer at compliance@ollusa.edu.
Nominations are being accepted for the One Percent for Saints Success Challege. Submit your nomination via the nomination link by April 14, 2023 (only complete nominations will be considered). First place will receive a total monetary award of $5,000, second place $2,500, and third place $1,000. In addition to the monetary award, the first-place winner(s) may receive some budget to support the individual or a select number of the team to attend a conference to present their initiative. Send any of your questions to SaintsSuccess@ollusa.edu.
What is the Saints Success Challenge?
Paralleling OLLU’s three university priorities, the One Percent for Saints Success Challenge will recognize those small or large initiatives that have been implemented that go above and beyond to challenge, improve, enhance, or elevate OLLU’s systems for how we matriculate, retain and persist, and graduate our students.
Who is eligible?
Staff, faculty, programs, departments, schools, campuses, multi-program/faculty/staff collaboratives who have conceived and implemented initiatives with a promise and focus on Saints Success are eligible for this prize. Anyone can nominate, and self-nominations are acceptable. No member of President’s Council (PC) is eligible.
Initiatives should be those already in place.
How to nominate?
Fully complete and submit the nomination criteria by April 14, 2023.
Selection
Comprised of off-campus non-OLLU individuals, the selection committee will objectively review all nominations and make first, second, and third place selections based on a rubric grounded in the nomination criteria. First place will receive a total monetary award of $5,000, second place $2,500, and third place $1,000. Note, in addition to the monetary award, the first-place winner(s) may receive some budget to support the individual or a select number of the team to attend a conference to present their initiative.
NOMINATE
The 2022-2023 One Percent for Saints Success Challenge is now open. Submit your nominations by April 14, 2023.
HOW TO NOMINATE
Submit your nomination via the nomination link by April 14, 2023. A complete nomination must include each of the following. Only complete nominations will be considered.
1. Introduction. Describe the one percent initiative that is enhancing Saint Success. Which department(s) and/or process(es) have been positively affected? Who is the one percent ‘team’? [up to 250 words]
2. Impact. Use any qualitative, quantitative or longitudinal data to speak to the impact the initiative has been having on student matriculation, student retention and persistence, and/or student graduation rates. In other words, how much has student matriculation increased because of the initiative? Or, how much has student retention increased as a result of the initiative? Or, how much have student graduation rates increased because of the initiative? [up to 250 words]
3. Scaling. Could this one percent initiative be replicated or scaled to other parts of campus? What impact could replicating or scaling have on Saints Success? [up to 250 words]
4. Sustainability. What will be required to sustain this effort? [up to 250 words]
Submit your nomination online.
Submit any of your questions to SaintsSuccess@ollusa.edu.
The men’s tennis team won 4-0 over Loyola University New Orleans (LUNO) on Feb. 25. The Saints improve to 10-5 on the season.
Head Coach Dave Watts said, “The men played great today. We started off by winning the doubles and won line one, three and four in singles. It was nice to finish the trip with a win.”
Full results are listed on the Saints Athletics website.
Up next
The Saints battle Southeastern University in Lawrenceville, Ga., on Friday.
The women’s tennis squad downed LSU-Shreveport (LSUS) 5-1 on Feb. 25. The Saints improve to 5-9 on the season.
Assistant Coach Warren Fulgenzi said, “The team had a great fight today. We carried the momentum from yesterday into today’s match. We had a good doubles performance. Line three doubles had a great win to clinch the doubles point. The ladies kept the momentum going into singles play. LSU-Shreveport is a well coached team and made us work. We are fortunate enough to walk out with the win!”
Full results are listed on the Saints Athletics website.
The Saints play a neutral match against Southeastern University in Lawrenceville, Ga., on Friday.
The softball team won one of two games against NCAA D2 No. 21-ranked St. Mary’s University (StMU) on Feb. 25. The Saints move to 10-4 overall and remain at 2-0 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Rattlers are now 14-5 this season.
Head Coach Bruce Lenington commented, “I was proud of how we responded as a team after a lopsided loss. St. Mary’s is a quality program, and any win over here is a quality victory.”
History
The Saints were 0-5 against the Rattlers prior to the games.
Game one
The Saints had a tough start to the day in game one. The Rattlers totaled eight runs on eight hits, including two doubles. Cassandra Valdez started in the circle and suffered the loss after allowing four earned runs. Ariel Montgomery pitched in relief and gave up three earned runs on three hits. Julissa Moreno had the Saints only hit, which was a double to left field. The Rattlers scored seven of the eight runs in the fifth inning to run rule the Saints.
Game two
The Saints earned the program’s first victory over the Rattlers in game two. OLLU started hot with a run in the first inning when Alyssa Flores doubled to bring in Caitlin Terrazas. The Rattlers answered in the bottom of the frame with an RBI single. The game remained tied until the fourth inning. Madison Garza hit a sacrifice fly to score Eneli Garza and Kayla Dreese doubled to score Emilia Salinas. Flores continued her momentum at the plate by bringing in Garza the following inning. The Saints won 4-2 behind a complete game from Angela Ramirez. She earned the win after striking out two batters and allowing only one earned run.
Up next
The Saints take on NAIA No. 1-ranked Oklahoma City University on the road on today.
The baseball team defeated Texas College (TC) in a pair of games on Feb. 24. The Steers forfeited the third game that was scheduled to be played on Feb. 25. The Saints are now 11-8 overall and 5-1 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC).
Head Coach Matt Piker said, “Today was perfect for getting a lot of players some opportunities and other players back into a rhythm. We are excited to get home and get back to work.”
Game one
OLLU scored 15 runs in the first game of the series. Four players had multiple hits and Jackson Kalisky smacked two home runs. Kalisky and Caimyn Holiday both finished with four RBIs. The Saints pitching limited the Steers to two runs while striking out 12. Starter Joshua Mendez picked up the win after going two innings with two earned runs and striking out three. Devin Benavides and Dominique Boggs pitched in relief and didn’t allow a run. OLLU scored in every inning besides the fourth and fifth frames.
Game two
The Saints cruised to a 33-0 win in the second game. They totaled 16 hits and three home runs, including a grand slam by Kalisky. Kalisky finished with seven RBIs after going 3-for-4 at the plate. Tyler Vivier, Vincent Banda, Holiday, Alejandro Ybarra, Diego Zuniga, Christian Martinez and Jimmy Valle also had multiple RBIs. The Saints pitching was solid yet again. Alec Martinez picked up the win and the Saints used four pitchers in relief. The relief pitchers totaled nine strikeouts. The Saints scored 14 runs in the fourth inning alone.
Up next
The Saints host LSU-Shreveport in a three-game series starting on Friday.
Sister Rose Kruppa, CDP, has been elected the next Superior General of the Congregation of Divine Providence. The CDP Delegates of the 2023-2026 Chapter also elected three General Councilors: Sisters Anita Brenek, Joyce Detzel and Elsa Garcia. They will take office in June 24 and will serve for six years.
Sister Kruppa, who is a member of the OLLU Board of Trustees, has served most recently in the capacity of Pastoral Associate for St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.
Sister Brenek, also a member of the Board of Trustees, currently serves as first assistant of the Congregation’s General Council. Prior to this, she served as Associate Director of the Vocations Office in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
Sister Detzel has served most recently as the Director of Providence Spiritual Outreach (PROSO Ministry). Prior to this, she served as an educator, attorney, and campus/retreat minister for 40 years in parish, high school, university and diocesan settings in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
Sister Garcia currently serves as Parish Outreach Coordinator at Catholic Charities in San Antonio. She previously served as Social Ministries Coordinator at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Midland, Texas.
The Chapter Statement for 2023-2029 is as follows:
Entrusted with the flame of God’s loving Providence, we Sisters of Divine Providence are committed to sharing its light of hope with all people. We live the mission of being the loving face of our Provident God, who delights in and provides for all creation, leading and guiding it to abundant life. We immerse ourselves more deeply in the charism of Providence, building up our CDP community in gratitude and love for one another, empowering us for mission.
As humble instruments of God’s love, we co-create a world of healing, inclusivity and unity, where every life and all creation are honored and valued. Upheld in prayer, we offer our energy and resources to take the following actions:
• Being the presence of Providence, we listen with open hearts and minds, nurturing caring relationships with those we encounter;
• Collaborating with CDP Associates, sponsored ministries and diverse groups, we address the needs of migrants, the vulnerable, and Earth;
• Uniting with our neighbors wherever we live and minister, we support life-giving communities, giving special focus to those living on the West Side of San Antonio.
Eagerly and joyfully, we carry the flame of Providence to our world in need, fully confident in the Risen Christ’s promise to all, “Know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.” (Mt. 28:20)
