The Center for Student Involvement is serving conchas and Mexican hot chocolate in the Renaissance Parlor from 9-11 a.m. today in celebration of the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. Learn more about the month-long celebration while enjoying some sweet treats.
Ten students in OLLU’s Education Department have been named Charles Butt Scholars. The students, who are preparing for teacher certification, have each received an $8,000 scholarship for a total of $80,000 awarded.
OLLU is one of only 20 universities where students can apply for the scholarship. OLLU scholarship recipients are:
Yadira Hernandez
Tanya Barrientos
Sabastian Moreno
Gabriela Guadarrama
Dean Martinez
Andrew Vanover
Analia Lopez
Aliana Hartman
Lyndee Rheinberger
Joselinn Perez
To be eligible for the scholarship, students must be committed to teaching in the Texas public school system in either a Title 1 or majority economically disadvantaged school or in a shortage subject area (math, science, special education, or bilingual).
The Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers is designed to encourage and support the state’s most promising students to pursue a career in teaching through one of the state’s best university-based teacher preparation programs. Scholarship recipients are selected by the Charles Butt Foundation in partnership with those universities through a rigorous application process.
OLLU has been preparing teachers of excellence for more than 113 years. Participation in the Charles Butt Scholars program is a testament to our students, faculty and staff and the tremendous work we have been doing for more than a century.
The Charles Butt Scholarship selects talented and diverse aspiring teachers who demonstrate leadership potential, and ensures they are supported financially and professionally throughout their journey to becoming a teacher.
The Center for Mexican American Studies and Research (CMASR) will host the award-winning public history organization Refusing to Forget to mark Hispanic Heritage Month which kicked off on this weekend and will run through the middle of October.
The roundtable will bring together individuals from the Refusing to Forget project to discuss their work in bringing light to state-sponsored anti-Mexican violence in the early 20th century in South Texas and beyond. The rountable event will be held
Tuesday
12:20 p.m.
Main Building, Room 311
Refusing to Forget members who will be in attendance include:
The university community is invited to join the discussion and meet members of the important effort to combat the erasure of this history.
Learn more about Refusing to Forget at www.refusingtoforget.org.
For information on the event, contact Dr. Carmona at ccarmona@ollusa.edu.
The university will celebrate Constitution Day and National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday in the Renaissance Parlor. Stop by between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.to get registered to vote. Between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. take a spin on the Constitution trivia spinning wheel and win prizes. Pizza, snacks and candy will be available. Sponsored by the Law and Politics Society, the Student Government Association, The Center for Service-Learning and Volunteerism, and MOVE TX.
Bookstore hours are changing beginning today. It will be open Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m.-2 p.m. It will be closed on the weekends
A new weekly Stress Management Group for students will begin meeting on Thursday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The group, organized by Counseling and Wellness Services, will provide students the opportunity to learn about stress, learn skills to combat stress, and create their own custom stress management plan.
Need more information? Please email counselingandwellness@ollusa.edu.
To allow for staff training, the following offices will offer limited services on the third Tuesday of each month (beginning this Tuesday) from noon to 5 p.m. this fall:
Please be assured that the offices will remain open, however, there will be limited services in the afternoon on the dates indicated below.
The McNair Scholars program will host an information session on Wednesday for students interested in applying to the program. The session will take place during community hour in the McNair Lab in Lower Level Moye Hall. Signing up for the informational session will guarantee a meal, so sign up today.
The McNair Scholars program is seeking curious students who ask good questions and want to pursue a graduate degree following their time at OLLU.
Eligibility criteria to be a McNair Scholar include:
Stop by the McNair Lab or email mcnair@ollusa.edu with questions.
The volleyball team defeated the NCAA D3 Schreiner University (SU( Mountaineers 3-1 on Sept. 13.
The Saints have faced SU 19 times since 2007. The Saints have emerged victorious in all but three matches against the NCAA D3 Mountaineers. The team’s most recent win, propelled by four Saints with double-digit kills, has bolstered their overall record to 7-6, while SU’s record now stands at 4-3.
Assistant Coach Raven Swain shared her thoughts, “Tonight was a great team match on the road. We had a lot of different people contribute to the win and had some great attacks from our middles – Makaelyn Perez and Nicole Bir, who continued to work hard in transition, something we’ve been on them about. This opened so many opportunities for our pins. We credit Schreiner; they are well-coached, had a great crowd and played well. Now, as we return to the gym next week, we are ready to build on this momentum for the upcoming conference play!”
Nicole Bir, in her debut match with the Saints, was nothing short of phenomenal. She delivered seven kills on 15 total attacks and led the team with a hitting percentage of .467. Camila Ramirez and Mia Francis each contributed 13 kills, Makaelyn Perez added 12, and Victoria Urbanczyk finished with 10 kills.
Lauren Reynard contributed 47 assists, the sixth most in her career at OLLU. The Saints’ all-time leader in digs, Tina Trevino, totaled 30. Ramirez also added 23 digs, the most in her four years at OLLU. Chanisty Villarreal Bermea also marked a career-high four service aces.
As a team, the Saints dominated in three of four sets – 25-23, 25-13, 18-25 and 25-16. In the third game, the Mountaineers set a hitting percentage of .429, the highest in the match. Overall, the Saints recorded 62 kills on 169 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .243. The Mountaineers’ stats were 40 kills on 152 total attacks for a hitting percentage of .158.
The Saints will travel to Texarkana, Texas, next for two matches against Texas A&M University—Texarkana to open their conference schedule. The matches are scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m.
The men’s cross-country team ran the four mile at the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) Invitational this on Sept. 13.
The Saints placed fifth among mostly NCAA D1, D2 and D3 schools. Finishing in first was UIW, followed by Texas State University, Trinity University and Northern Colorado University. After OLLU were Texas A&M International University, the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley and Texas A&M University – Kingsville. The meet was held at the Windcrest Golf Club.
Assistant Coach Jose Zarate commented, “The men raced very well pushing themselves making bold moves. I am proud of how they ran showing their strength in a long race with the men in the four miles.”
Joseph Gonzalez performed the best for the Saints with a time of 20:23 for 20th place. He was followed by Isai Moran – 20:36, Sabastian Moreno – 21:09, JoseCarlos Hernandez – 21:27, Tony Favella – 21:28, Jayden Turrubiates – 21:30, Kruz Malesich – 21:30, Ryan Aldana – 21:36, Jose Sauceda – 21:55, Vincent Garza – 22:43, Robert Rios – 22:52 and Marc Castro – 23:01.
The Saints will host the Saints Cross-Country Invite on Oct. 20 at the Windcrest Golf Club in Windcrest, Texas.
