Category: News

Now accepting nominations for the Rosemary Saenz staff awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the Rosemary Saenz staff awards, which will be presented during the staff/faculty dinner in May

The four Rosemary Saenz awards are:

  • Providence Award – recognizing involvement in the spiritual life and Providence charism of the University
  • Rising Star Award – recognizing a staff member who has made a significant difference in a relatively short time at the University (five years or less)
  • Staff Excellence Award – recognizing a staff member who lives out the Core Values of the University and goes above and beyond to promote the Mission of OLLU
  • Customer Service Award – recognizing excellence in customer service.

Nominations can be submitted online, via email, or hand written. Forms can be found in the Staff Organization section of the myOLLU Portal, in the Staff Lounge or in the President’s Office. Nominations will be accepted until March 28 at 5 p.m. View complete criteria on the myOLLU Portal.

For more information, contact Mario J. Oliveira at mjoliveira@ollusa.edu.

Greetings from the Welcome Center

WelcomeCenterThe Welcome Center located in the lobby of Main Building is now up and running. One of the objectives of the Welcome Center is to ensure that any engagement with a visitor, faculty or student is always a positive experience. The Welcome Center invites the OLLU community to partner in this effort by providing advance notice of events, e.g., conference, seminar, guest speaker, etc. The benefit to making the Welcome Center aware of an event is twofold:

  • Notice assures that the Welcome Center Coordinator and volunteers are prepared to promptly direct or escort guests to the correct campus location.
  • Guests will arrive on time and ready to take part in the event.

It is requested that an email be sent to the Welcome Center at welcomecenter@ollusa.edu one week prior to the event with the subject line Campus Event and provide the following information:

  • Name of event
  • Location
  • Time of event
  • Name of the point of contact for event
  • Phone number of the point of contact for event

To give notice of a cancellation, contact Ruchelle Flores, Welcome Center coordinator, at 210-434-6711, ext. 4093 or rflores2@ollusa.edu or email welcomecenter@ollusa.edu.

The assistance of the OLLU community is appreciated as this collaborative approach allows for all staff and faculty to contribute to reinforcing a culture that is oriented toward service.

Help register voters by getting deputized

Protect Voting RightsThe OLLU community is invited to help register voters by getting deputized. There will be two opportunities to get deputized, March 11 and April 8 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Elliott House. Once someone becomes deputized, he or she is able to register anyone to vote.

For more information or to sign up, contact Lizbeth Parra at 210-371-7170 or lparra@ollusa.edu or stop by the Elliott House.

Dr. Larraga named CAS Associate Dean

Maribel Larraga, PhD, OLLU professor of Spanish, has been named as the Associate Dean for Accreditation, Assessment, and Planning for the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). In her new role, Larraga will provide leadership involving accreditation, assessment, strategic planning and evaluation of all undergraduate and graduate programs in CAS. She will maintain her position as the head of the Spanish program.

OLLU conducts first tryout for inaugural 2014-2015 baseball team

BaseballTryouts-1OLLU held its first tryouts last Wednesday for the University’s inaugural 2014-2015 Saints men’s baseball team that will begin competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as part of the Red River Athletic Conference. Twenty-nine men from a variety of high schools, colleges and universities throughout the area came to the tryout that was held at the Missions Baseball Academy. The men were evaluated on their hitting, pitching and fielding abilities. A second tryout will take place on Wednesday from 4-7 p.m. at the Academy located at 5707 State Highway 151 (Callaghan Rd. exit.), San Antonio, Texas 78227. The phone number is 210-269-6725. Visit the website for complete directions at http://missionsbaseballacademy.com. Those interested in trying out for the team should fill out the recruiting form located on the baseball home page of the Saints web site. Participants should bring their own equipment, i.e., bat, glove, ball, to the tryout. The fee to try out is $15 and cash will only be accepted. For additional information, contact OLLU Athletic Director Jack Hank at jlhank@ollusa.edu.

Megan Perez selected as conference softball ‘Player of the Week’

2014MeganPerez-3Megan Perez (JR, Kerrville, Texas) was named Red River Athletic Conference Softball Co-Player of the Week for Feb. 24-March 2. Perez, a junior catcher from Kerrville, Texas, accounted for nine RBIs and four runs scored in a 2-2 week for the Saints. She was 7-for-13 at the plate for the week including a standout performance with three hits, a homer and four RBIs in a 16-4 stomping of Southwestern University (Kan.). Perez homered again and drove in a pair of runs in the second game against SWU. Her line also included three walks and two stolen bases for the week. OLLU now sits at 8-4-1 overall. Read full article online.