OLLU has announced the signing of transfer student Jaclyn “Jackie” Bautista to the 2014 Saints Volleyball Team that will begin competing in August 2014. Bautista attended Odessa College. She is a graduate of Austin High School in El Paso, Texas. Bautista is a 5’10” middle blocker. While at Odessa College, a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, she earned All-Conference. The Saints ended their 2013 season as the No. 4 seed in the Red River Athletic Conference tournament semifinals. Their conference record was 9-4 and 15-12 overall. Read full article online.
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Cross-country/track & field signs four student-athletes from McAllen’s Nikki Rowe High School
OLLU has announced the signing of four student-athletes to the cross-country and track & field teams. All four student-athletes are from Nikki Rowe High School in McAllen, Texas. They include Gabby and Val Guerrero, Francisco Rodriguez and Sammy Bonilla. Head coach Stephen Sherman said,
“Any time you get an athlete to sign with you, it’s a special thing, but when you get four athletes from the same high school to sign with you, it’s an incredible thing. In fact, I have never signed more than two from one high school (Erica Ramos and Bonnie Perez from El Paso El Dorado High School) before, so this is very unique. We could not be more happy to be getting all of them as they are all solid runners, good students and great people.” Read full article online.
Volleyball announces dates for summer camp
The OLLU volleyball team will hold its annual summer camp for beginners and intermediate players. Dates for the two separate sessions are June 16-20 and July 28-Aug. 1. The camp on Monday-Thursday will be from 9-11 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m.-noon and again from 12-2 p.m. On Friday, the camp will run from 9-11:30 a.m. Admission is $160, or $140 if the camper brings a friend, sibling or teammate. For additional information, visit http://www.ollusaintsathletics.com/f/Summer_Volleyball_Camp.php
OLLU celebrates commencement
More than 300 graduates and their families gathered Friday and Saturday for commencement exercises. Festivities kicked off Friday with the Ring Blessing Ceremony followed by the Graduation Liturgy.
Saturday, more than 3,000 people gathered at Freeman Coliseum for the commencement ceremony. The Most Rev. John Edward McCarthy, retired Bishop of the Austin Diocese, gave the commencement address. After his speech, OLLU President Sister Jane Ann Slater, CDP, PhD, presented Bishop McCarthy with an honorary doctorate of humane letters for his social justice advocacy.
Members of the graduating class presented a check for more than $11,000 to OLLU for the Lake Fund.
Kimberly Gibson named to new position
Kimberly Barnett Gibson, PhD, former director of the Center for Women in Church and Society, began her new position as the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs in Online Learning last week. In this position, she will be working closely with Corey Davis, director of Online Learning, as the University strategically moves OLLU’s online portfolio of academic programs forward.
Gibson earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from Bowling Green State University and a PhD in Communication Studies from Ohio State University. Immediately after finishing her degree, she became the director of the undergraduate program in Speech Communication at St. Mary’s University. She came to OLLU in 2002 as the instructional designer in the Teaching Learning Technology Center (TLTC), and later was promoted to coordinator of Teaching and Learning with Technology.
While a member of the faculty, she served on multiple university and Faculty Assembly committees, including Enrollment Management and Academic Affairs, and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in the Education and Communication Arts departments.
In August 2011, she was named as director of the Center for Women in Church and Society, and has been serving in this role since that time. She is an Associate of the Congregation of Divine Providence and serves on the Board of Directors for Providence Catholic School and Merced Housing.
OLLU’s Flambeau Parade float wins first place in its category
The OLLU float for the Fiesta® Flambeau® Night Parade won first place in the “community category.” The float was designed and built by Jesse Arenas, Thiry Auditorium Manager, and Liz Longoria, OLLU Special Events Manager. This year’s theme, “A Time to Remember,” featured students dressed up as 80s characters.
Cafeteria summer hours, sodas for sale in Alumni Office
Sister Annie B’s Cafeteria will be closed tomorrow-May 11. It will reopen May 12-16 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Further schedule updates will be communicated on a weekly basis.
Beginning tomorrow, the Alumni Office, located in Casa Caritas, will be selling sodas for $1 while supplies last. While the Cafeteria is closed, stop by Casa Caritas for a soda – Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper and Sprite available.
Deadline to apply for general scholarships extended
The deadline to complete the OLLU General Scholarship application has been extended to May 15. Click here for the copy of the application. For more information, contact the Financial Aid Office at 210-434-6711, ext. 2299 or finaid@ollusa.edu.
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.’