Sign up by Jan. 1, 2014 to lock in price
The OLLU travel program is visiting Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Salzburg and Munich, March 6-15, 2015. The guided 10-day tour is open to alumni, faculty, staff, students, friends and families.
Sign up by Jan. 1, 2014, to lock in the price.
For more information, contact Paula Parrish, CFRE, executive director of development and OLLU travel program director, at 210-431-4128 or pparrish@ollusa.edu.
The Center for Service-Learning and Volunteerism (CSLV) and the vOLLUnteer Unity Council (VUC) hosted “OLLU Make a Difference Day” on Oct. 26. More than 100 volunteers participated in one of two projects. In partnership with City Council District 5, 85 volunteers helped in a graffiti wipeout in neighborhoods close to the University. At Elmendorf Park, another 20 volunteers helped pull items from the lake, painted, and cleaned up the area.
Many students received feedback from members of the community as they were thanked for their services in beautifying the area. To participate in future service projects, email vuc@ollusa.edu or call 210-431-3990.
Leah Larson, PhD, professor of English, presented her paper, “What a Wicked Game to Play: The Robin/Guy/Marian Triangle in 2006 BBC Robin Hood,” at the International Association of Robin Hood Studies Conference at St. Louis University on Oct. 31.
Hamid Khan, EdD, PE, professor of management, had his paper, “Improvisation in educational delivery using system simulation and project management software for compressed, on demand, online (COOL) courses,” published in “Competition Forum,” a peer-reviewed journal of the American Society for Competitiveness (ASC).
He presented his paper during the session, “Practical perspectives on improving higher education standards,” during ASC’s annual conference.
During the conference, Khan served as a paper reviewer and chair of two technical sessions, “Innovations in knowledge based economy,” and “Public policy and geographical games.” He also served as discussant of presented papers of the session, “Higher education and human capital formation.”
During the fall break, 18 faculty and staff members participated in a volunteer project as part of OLLU Employee Service Day. Employees served at Seton Home, a local nonprofit organization that provides a range of support services to pregnant and parenting teen mothers and their children. Volunteers helped turn mulch in the gardens and playgrounds, power washed the sidewalk, painted part of a mural on a fence, and sorted donations.
For more information on future employee service day projects, contact Jennifer Bendele, director of the Center for Service-Learning and Volunteerism at jbendele@ollusa.edu.
The OLLU and San Antonio communities are invited to attend OLLU’s second annual Fall Fest, Saturday from 7-10 p.m. in the Mall Area as part of Alumni Weekend. The festival will include food, drinks and entertainment by Diego Navaira from “The Voice,” Emilio Navaira Jr. and their band Ready Revolution.
Admission is free.
OLLU will welcome home alumni Nov. 8-9
The Office of Alumni Relations is pleased to invite alumni back to their alma mater Friday and Saturday to reconnect with classmates and friends, and share memories. Highlights of the weekend include the Alumni Awards during the President’s Reception, morning Mass with renewal of vows, the Alumni Open Forum and the Alumni Art Gallery and book signings. View the full list of events.
Jeff Stafford will deliver the presentation, “Slice of Leadership,” Thursday from 5-7 p.m. in Providence Hall, Blue Room. During this interactive event, Stafford will help students discover their place in the world without hesitations.
For more information, email halo@ollusa.edu.
Hamid Khan, EdD, PE professor of management, presented two peer reviewed papers at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (IABPAD) conference held in Las Vegas, “Teaching effectiveness research using teacher behavior factors: exploratory factor analysis,” and “Teaching the legacy of authentic leadership in the ethics classroom: Transferring affective learning into behavior.”
In addition to the presentations, he was the chair and moderator of two sessions on management, marketing and international business.
He was also a discussant of technical papers presented at a session on education, learning outcomes, curriculum and students.
He was presented with certificates of professional services rendered to the Academy on chairing technical sessions, reviewing submitted papers for acceptance, and critiquing as discussant, the presentations of the accepted papers.
The women’s soccer team is set for the conference semifinals that take place Friday at the Houston Amateur Sports Park. The Saints, the No. 1-seed in the conference, will play No. 4-seed Southwest at 12:30 p.m. No. 2 Brownsville will play No. 3 Huston-Tillotson University at 3 p.m. The winners of both games will advance to the championship match on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 5 p.m.
The Saints finished the regular season as the conference champions with a 6-0 record and 14-2-1 overall. Last week, they improved to No. 19 from No. 21 in the 2013 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
