The Payroll Office requests that all timecards for student and staff employees be checked, corrected and approved by noon on Thursday before the University closes for Easter Break. This will allow Payroll to complete processing so that biweekly paid employees will be paid on time.
Remember that timecards with missed punches or missing leave hours are incomplete and may cause an employee to receive a smaller paycheck. Employees are reminded to work with supervisors to ensure that timecards are correct.
The McNair Scholars program is accepting applications for the fall 2014 cohort. The McNair Scholars program prepares undergraduate students who are interested in earning a master’s degree or PhD. McNair Scholars conduct original research, present at conferences, attend cultural events, and network with other McNair Scholars around the country.
For more information, contact Cristal Lopez at 210-431-5546, email mcnair@ollusa.edu or stop by the McNair Office located on the lower level of Moye Hall, Room 022F.
Students are invited to “Give a Duck About the Lake,” tomorrow from 6-8 p.m. at the Pacelli Pool. The event is a fun way for students to support the Lake Fund.
Students will be able to buy and catch rubber ducks from the Pacelli Pool for chances to win prizes. The cost is $5 per duck or three ducks for $10. Sausage wraps, pickles, chips and a drink will be sold for $5 or $10 will get students three ducks, food and a chance to win the grand prize.
Yadira Montalvo, a junior accounting major and Spanish minor, is the winner of the Writing Center’s “Like us on Facebook” competition. Montalvo won a $50 gift card to PF Chang’s.
Escaping student debt is no joke. Each year, OLLU’s Lake Fund provides millions in scholarship to students with financial need. “The Great Lake Escape” is OLLU’s faculty and staff giving campaign. Faculty and staff “Jailbirds” will be sent to jail Wednesday on campus. They will call on their peers to support the Lake Fund and help them get out.
The goal is 100 percent faculty and staff participation. To reduce their time in jail, the jailbirds are asking for pledges or gifts by noon on Wednesday.
For more information, contact John Sanchez, director of advancement services and annual giving, at jdsanchez@ollusa.edu or 210-434-6711, ext. 2485 or Anissa Lopez, assistant director of annual giving, at aklopez@ollusa.edu or 210-434-6711, ext. 5543.
President Jane Ann Slater, Vice President for Mission and Ministry Gloria Urrabazo, and Vice President for Strategy and Research Jeff Kantor met with Congressman Lloyd Doggett in Washington, D.C., last week to discuss Pell Grants and their impact on OLLU students.
Nan Cuba, MFA, associate professor of English and OLLU’s Writer-in-Residence, won the Steven Turner Award for best first published fiction for her debut novel, “Body and Bread,” during this year’s Texas Institute of Letters Awards for writing published in 2013.
Hamid Khan, EdD, PE professor of management, presented two peer-reviewed papers at the International Academy of Business Disciplines (IABD) conference held April 10-12. The papers were titled, “Predicting the Learning Effectiveness in Business Ethics Class by Experimental Measures,” and “Pedagogical Effectiveness Using Design, Teach, And Evaluate, With Case Based Reaction, Learning, Behavior and Results.”
OLLU honored and recognized the accomplishments of student athletes throughout the 2013-2014 season during its third annual Big Blue All-Sports Athletic Banquet. The event was held in the Mabee Gymnasium and was emceed by Jay Tope, the Voice of the Saints. Head coaches gave a review of their seasons and presented awards to members of their teams.
After individual awards, OLLU presented the second annual Top Saint awards. The head coaches of each team nominated one player who excelled in academics, athletics and community service as a member of his or her team in 2013-2014. The names and accomplishments of the nominees were then sent to the selection committee for voting of the Top Big Blue Saint award. Members of the selection committee included Courtney Dailey, President of the OLLU University Programming Council; Kimberly Gibson, PhD, Director for the Center for Women in Church and Society; Club Men’s Basketball Coordinator Alejandro Ramirez; Santos Vargas, OLLU alumnus and member of the faculty at OLLU; and Alma Bustillo, OLLU Family Relations Coordinator. This year’s winner was soccer’s Alyssa Mora, who has been an OLLU student-athlete since 2011. After graduating from Incarnate Word High School in San Antonio, she attended Angelo State University and then transferred to OLLU her sophomore year. Every year, she volunteers as a mentor for an elementary school in the Northside San Antonio School District and for the YMCA doing soccer clinics. She has received numerous academic and athletic awards and was the women’s soccer team captain for two years. This past year, she earned a 3.8 GPA.
The Women’s Tennis Team won the Top GPA award.
The last award that was presented was the inaugural Top GPA Award given to the team who earned the highest GPA during the previous academic year. Winning was the women’s tennis team that finished with a 3.29 GPA in 2012-2013. Last year’s team included: Summer Almanza, Leslie Cooper, Valeria Gonzalez, Alexia Guarneros, Jessica Perez, Brisa Ramirez, and Lauren Zanketti. Read full article online.
The softball team devastated the Texas College Steers this past weekend by a combined score of 57-1 in Red River Athletic Conference play. The Saints won 11-0, 16-0, 16-1 and 14-0 – all in five innings to move to 27-9-1 overall and 10-2 in conference. The Steers drop to 1-23 overall and 0-12 in conference. The Saints remain three games behind league-leader University of the Southwest (17-3/29-11) and two games ahead of third-place Bacone College (10-6/20-24). In fourth place is Langston University (4-12/15-28) followed by Huston-Tillotson University (3-9/6-24) and Texas College. Brittany Stone had the best series of all Saints members. On eight at-bats, she had seven runs, five hits, three doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs. She was followed by Amanda Hinojosa, who had seven runs, four hits, two home runs and seven RBIs. The Saints will host a nonconference doubleheader against NCAA DI Texas Southern University on April 15. Game times are 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Read full article online.
