Category: Employee News

Our Lady of the Lake University’s Human Resources Office has placed viable 403(b) information on the myOLLU Portal Human Resources page in an effort to help employees make well-informed decisions about investing for their retirement. Federal regulations require the Human Resources Office to provide specific plan and investment information on an annual basis that includes detailed information about investment options and expenses associated with those investments.

No action is required at this time; however, the information is being provided as required.

For information regarding specific 403(b) funds, rollover options or other matters, use the following contact information:

TIAA-CREF Retirement
800-842-2776
www.tiaa-cref.org

DWS Scudder Investments
800-537-1036
www.dws-investments.com

American Funds
800-421-9900
www.americanfunds.com

For more information, contact Diana Ramos, employee benefits manager, at 210-431-3920.

According to University policy, employees can only carry past Aug. 31 the amount of vacation time they are eligible to accrue in a year’s tome. After the “use-it-or-lose-it date,” employees will lose any accrued vacation time that exceeds the carryover limit. Accrued vacation hours are available on the myOLLU Portal.

Staff Organization will be holding its monthly meeting tomorrow morning at 8:30 a.m. in Providence Hall, West Social Room.

 

Sister Margit Nagy presented a paper, “Making Room at the Welcome Table While Remembering the Alamo: Providence and Historical Memory as Change Agents,” at the National Association of Women in Catholic Higher Education Conference.

Hamid Khan, EdD, PE, had the article, “Teaching Effectiveness with Student Engagement Using Predictive Value of Case Based Reaction, Learning, Behavior and Result,” published in the Academy of Business Research Journal Volume III, 2014.

Yvette Benavides, associate professor of English, has had a busy summer. In addition to graduating with an MFA in creative writing from the University of Texas at El Paso in May, she has also had several works published and some that will be featured in upcoming publications.

Here are a few highlights:

• Her book review of Siri Hustvedt’s novel, “The Blazing World,” was published in the San Antonio Express-News on May 23.
• Her essays, “Dreaming of a Goal: Each Immigrant Has a Story,” and “Chipotle Tazas: Latino Writers Need Not Apply,” were published in “The Rivard Report” in May.
• Her radio commentary about cultural icon, Rita Vidaurri’s 90^th birthday, aired on “Fronteras” on Texas Public Radio (TPR) the week of May 23.
• Her story, “Roldex of Saints,” will be published in the upcoming issue of “Huizache Magazine.”
• Her short story, “Attachments,” will be published in the fall issue of “Bellevue Literary Review.”

This is a reminder to faculty and staff to share their news and accomplishments with the OLLU community. Presentations at conferences, awards and other accolades can be submitted to the Lake Weekly here.

More than 50 OLLU employees participated in the San Antonio Sports Corporate Cup hosted by H-E-B. The event brought employees from more than 70 organizations together for a day of fitness, friendly competition and employee camaraderie. Team members participated in events such as the tug of war, 3-point shootout, 5k, sack race, soccer kicks, golf chipping, 3v3 basketball tournament and more. The OLLU team came in eighth place in its division.

 

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About 30 faculty and staff took part in the OLLU Spring Service Day at the Family Service Association KidShare facility. OLLU volunteers painted playrooms and work spaces to freshen up the spaces used by families and children dealing with difficult separation or divorce situations. A special Spurs theme was created in the teens’ room, and a special movie theater theme was designed for the children’s playroom. Following the day of service, participants took part in a reflection led by University Ministry.

The Center for Service-Learning and Volunteerism organizes two employee service days each year. Faculty and staff are allowed to take part in one service day each year without using leave time. The next service day is scheduled for Oct. 17. Details on the service project and sign up will be available closer to the date.

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