Month: September 2023

Auditions begin today for fall production of ‘Father Moye’s Project’

OLLU’s Drama program will be holding auditions for the fall production of “Father Moye’s Project: Providence and Legacy,” an original one-act play written by Antoinette F. Winstead.  “Father Moye’s Project” is a memory play that explores the history of Father John Martin Moye and OLLU’s founding sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence and the providential legacy of their work.

Auditions are for:

1 Female: 19 – 25 years old

1 Male: 19 – 25 years old

1 Male: 25 – 45 years old

3 Females: 25 – 65 years old

Auditions are open to OLLU’s students, faculty, staff, and alumni and will be held today through Thursday from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in 24th Street Theatre, located in the Griffith Fine Arts Center.

All performers will be paid.

For more information and to reserve an audition slot contact Prof. Winstead at awinstead@ollusa.edu or 210-528-6706.

Men’s tennis competed at Brother AI Invitational

The OLLU men’s tennis team started the fall season by competing in the Brother AI Invitational at St. Mary’s University. The tournament ran from Sept. 1-3 and 11 players competed for the Saints. Head Coach Dave Watts commented, “I thought our men did a good job this weekend. I could see the players trying to implement our systems of play after only one week of practice. Kyllian Savary led the charge by going 6-0 with three doubles wins and three singles wins with Enzo Frequelin. Johan Favelin and Guido Picasso also did well by going 3-0 in singles and only dropping one doubles match

Women’s tennis finishes play at Brother AI Invitational

The OLLU women’s tennis team opened the fall season by participating in the Brother AI Invitational at St. Mary’s University. The tournament ran from Sept. 1-3 and seven players competed for the Saints.

Head Coach Dave Watts said, “I thought our women had a great weekend. Lucia Popluharova had a big third set tiebreak win over a tough opponent from St. Mary’s University. She outlasted a tough opponent from Trinity University who eventually retired. Ana Ossio was also very impressive. She played a great match against a tough Trinity opponent but came up short. She made an incredible comeback on Sunday, being down a set and 0-3. Valerie Navarro-Cavazos and Sofia Gonzalez had a big win over Western New Mexico University. I was very impressed with how our women competed this weekend.”

Late goals sting men’s soccer in loss to OCU

The OLLU men’s soccer team fell to Oklahoma City University (OCU) 2-0 in the first game of the 2023 season.  

Head Coach Shane Hurley said, “We produced 20 chances to their 10, but we failed to capitalize on several solid opportunities. Our commitment to work off the ball was consistent throughout a good portion of the match. Key defensive blunders into the second half ended up in punishing results. It was a positive that our attitude remained steady, but our execution and creative play did not produce any late answers.”

Women’s soccer begins with 3-0 loss to OCU

The OLLU women’s soccer team opened the 2023 season by losing 3-0 to Oklahoma City University (OCU) on Saturday.

Head Coach Victoria Vazquez said, “This was a tough loss, especially considering our previous performance against Texas A&M International University. We seemed disconnected today, but we know we’ll learn and put our best foot forward for our next match. We have a tough match against the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma on Monday that we will already start preparing for.”

Saints women place 5th in UIW season opener

The OLLU women’s cross-country team opened its 2023 season at the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) XC Twilight on Friday evening. The Saints placed fifth out of five NCAA D1 schools and one D3 school. Baylor University came in first with 33 points, followed by Trinity University (D3) with 53, UIW with 87, Texas State University with 90, OLLU with 123 and University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley with 145 points.

Head Coach Patrick Torres commented, “Despite the team score, I saw a lot of good things happening on the individual level. I’m confident in this group.”

Sanai Robinson had the best finish for the Saints with a time of 15:10 in the 4k for 11th place out of 55 runners. Valeria Pena came in 24th with a time of 15:43. Viridiana Zuniga had a time of 16:03, followed by Leilani Leza at 16:12, Mia Curiel at 16:18 and Sierra Ramirez at 16:22

In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Sept. 4, a commentary in the San Antonio Report by OLLU President Abel Chávez that describes OLLU as “The Hispanic University of America”:

The Hispanic University of America: incredible opportunity with enormous obligation  

On Sept. 1, a story in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette about alumna Mary Daggett becoming CEO of Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital:

https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/sep/01/jrmc-taps-new-unit-ceo/

On Aug. 31, a story in DeltaplexNews about alumna Mary Daggett becoming CEO of Jefferson Regional Specialty Hospital:

https://www.deltaplexnews.com/chief-executive-officer-named-for-rehabilitation-and-behavioral-health-hospital/

On Aug. 29, a story in Forbes Advisor about the MA Online Counseling program being ranked among the top 10 programs in the U.S.:

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/education/best-online-school-counseling-degrees/