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Deadline to sign up for service day is May 9

OLLU faculty and staff are invited to participate in a service project as part of “OLLU Service Day,” Monday, May 19 from 9:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Family Service Association. Those who wish to participate should sign up by May 9.

Family Service Association is a nonprofit that provides a variety of human support services throughout the city. Participants will help in sprucing up the KidShare Program office—a space that provides neutral child exchanges and supervised visitation for families going through divorce while providing a range of counseling and other support options.

Volunteers will assist in one or more of the following tasks: painting offices and playrooms, cleaning windows and baseboards, sorting and cleaning toys, hanging shelves, laying carpet and stripping and refinishing linoleum floors. A few lighter tasks will be available for those who require lighter physical activity. This will be an indoor project.

OLLU Service Day is a University-approved initiative so employees do not need to submit vacation time in order to participate.

Employees who wish to participate should sign up here. Staff must obtain approval from their supervisor before signing up.

For more information, contact Jennifer Bendele, director of the Center for Service-Learning and Volunteerism at 210-434-6711, ext. 2393 or jbendele@ollusa.edu.

Professor Khan presents at conference

Hamid Khan, EdD, PE, professor of management, published a peer-reviewed paper in the proceedings of the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) titled, “Marketing Research for Strategic Competitiveness,” which he presented at the IABPAD conference held in Dallas. He was also a session chair of the ‘Education/Curriculum Session.’ He also served as a ‘session discussant’ of papers presented in ‘Higher Education/Curriculum and Students Session.’

Softball makes history after winning Red River Athletic Conference Championship Tournament

Softball TournamentAfter missing the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament last year, the OLLU softball team came back this year with an unmatched determination to capture its first-ever Red River Athletic Conference Regular Season and Championship Tournament crowns. The Saints were named the conference’s best after dismantling Langston University 10-1 in five innings on Saturday. The Saints shut out the Lady Lions 8-0 in six innings to start the tournament on Friday and then went on to blank the Bacone Warriors 4-0 to close out the competitions on Friday.

With the win, the Saints have qualified for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Softball National Championship Opening Round. The bracket and pairings for the 40-team softball national championship opening round tournament will be announced at 7 p.m. CDT on May 6. The softball opening rounds will be contested from May 12-14 at 10 various sites with four teams playing in a double-elimination format at each location. After the opening rounds, the qualifying teams will move on to play May 23-29 at the South Commons Softball Complex in Columbus, Georgia.

Late on Friday, the conference announced the All-Conference Team and individual award-winners. Those selected from OLLU include: Pitcher and Newcomer of the Year: Katrisha Arocha; All-Conference: Katrisha Arocha, Larissa Gutierrez, Amanda Hinojosa, Ashley Perez, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Brittany Stone; Champions of Character Team: Brittany Stone. Read full article online.

OLLU’s Tommy Xu named to all-conference team in RRAC Golf Tournament

GolfOLLU hosted and the City of Live Oak, Texas presented the Red River and Unaffiliated Conference Men’s Golf Championship Tournament in Universal City last week. The tournament took place at the Olympia Hills Golf Course. Participating schools included: Our Lady of the Lake University, University of Texas at Brownsville, University of St. Thomas (Houston). Talladega College (Talladega, Ala.), Arizona Christian University (Phoenix) and Biola University (La Mirada, Calif.). The University of St. Thomas was the winning school with a three-round score of 938 (303, 302, 333). OLLU finished in fifth place with a score of 1032 (336, 344, 352). OLLU’s Tommy Xu was selected to the all-conference team with a final score of 235 (76, 79, 80). Read full article online.

OLLU community invited to retirement celebrations for Professor Ahlberg, Dr. Swiger and Theresa Zertuche

The OLLU community is invited to attend a retirement celebration for Ted Ahlberg, assistant professor of Computer Information Systems and Security (CISS) and John Swiger, PhD, professor of Finance, Tuesday from 12-2 p.m. in Main Building, Room 311.

On Wednesday, the Communications Disorders department will be hosting a retirement celebration for Theresa Zertuche, office manager for the Harry Jersig Center, from 12-2 p.m. in the Library Community Room. Zertuche is retiring after 38 years of service to OLLU.

Message to all Stromberg users

An upgrade of the Stromberg time keeping system will occur Wednesday at 8 a.m. The time clocks should have no interruption in the recording of time while the internal system is being serviced, but users are asked to notify the Payroll Office if they experience any unusual changes during the upgrade. A notification will be sent when the upgrade is complete.

Library summer hours

Summer hours are as follows:

May Intersession – May 3-9, 2014
Saturday, May 3, Closed
Sunday, May 4, Closed
Monday, May 5 – Friday, May 9 – 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Summer Sessions – May 10-Aug. 17, 2014
Mondays-Thursdays, 8 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Fridays, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Saturdays, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sundays, 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.

Exceptions
Monday, May 26, Closed
Friday, July 4, Closed

August Intersession – Aug. 18-22, 2014
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.