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‘Skipping Up’ addresses the issue of Latino graduation rates

The OLLU community is invited to a screening of “Skipping Up,” Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Thiry Auditorium. The film, produced by OLLU alumna Faith Radle, was filmed over several months at Mark Twain Middle School in San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) and follows a group of eighth graders in a successful drop out recovery program.

The documentary was produced for the Independent Television Service in an effort to support the American Graduate initiative by sharing documentaries that will inspire people and offer tools for effective community action to address and dramatically reduce high school dropout rates and ensure greater college success in the Latino community. The documentary has aired on PBS. Learn more about “Skipping Up” here.

Heart of Texas Concert Band holding performance on campus Sunday

The Heart of Texas Concert Band is performing an entire orchestral program on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Thiry Auditorium.

The concert, consisting entirely of music originally written for a symphony orchestra, will include the most popular of Tchaikovsky’s symphonies, “the 4^th in F Minor,” “Dvorak’s Slavonic Dances” and “Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto.”

For more information, contact Dr. Mark Rogers, conductor, at 210-863-7308 or mrogers2@satx.rr.com.

The concert is free and open to the public.

Happy Thanksgiving!

The Lake Weekly is taking a break for the Thanksgiving holiday and will return Dec. 2. OLLU will close beginning Wednesday, Nov. 27 for the holiday.

OLLU will reopen Dec. 2. Have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving.

Providence Lecture Series continues with ‘An Advent Reflection’

The third annual Providence Lecture Series continues on Dec. 2 with “An Advent Reflection: Birthing Something New” with Dr. Arturo Chavez. The presentation will take place from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Providence Hall, West Social Room. This shared dialogue will help attendees make sense of the cycles of endings and beginnings in their daily lives. A light lunch will be provided.

For more information, contact Roxanna Chavez at rchavez@ollusa.edu or call 210-434-6711, ext. 2193.

To RSVP, go to www.ollusa.edu/PLS.

24th Street Theater presents ‘Overtones’

The 24^th Street Theater’s fall student showcase will be the one-act play “Overtones” directed by OLLU student Lucia Cox. It will take place on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the 24^th Street Theater.

Tickets are $3 at the door and all proceeds will go toward the purchase of coloring books and crayons for kindergarten students at Margil Elementary.

SGA hosting pictures with Santa

The Student Government Association (SGA) is hosting pictures with Santa, Dec. 4 from 10 p.m.-midnight in the Mall Area. SGA asks that all participants make a $5 donation or donate school supplies in order to take a photo with Santa. Those who donate school supplies should include their name on the donation. Boxes will be placed in various locations around campus to collect donations.

All proceeds will go to Rodriguez Elementary.

For more information, contact SGA at 210-431-3931 or sga@ollusa.edu.

Notice from Accounts Payable

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Accounts Payable office will not issue checks to pay purchase orders and invoices the week of Nov. 25. If purchase orders need to be processed before the Thanksgiving holiday, they must be submitted by 5 p.m. today.

Purchase orders and invoices received after 5 p.m. will be processed the week of Dec. 2.

Staff invited to attend Staff Advisory Council meeting

All staff members are invited to attend the next Staff Advisory Council meeting on Wednesday from 1:30-3 p.m. in Providence Hall, Blue Room. During the meetings, attendees will have the opportunity hear what the council has been working on and voice any concerns they may have.

Professor Cuba’s novel wins PEN Texas award

Nan Cuba, MFA, associate professor of English, is the 2013 PEN Southwest book awards winner in the fiction category for her novel, “Body and Bread.”

Released in May 2013, “Body and Bread” tells the story of an anthropologist who, years after her brother commits suicide, digs into the secrets he left behind. It uncovers the power of family legacies while exploring lifelong feelings of losing a loved one.

Cuba’s novel was also named in the May edition of “O, The Oprah Magazine,” as one of the “Ten Titles to Pick Up Now.”

Learn more about “Body and Bread” at www.enginebooks.com.

OLLU among qualifiers in NAIA Cross-Country National Championships Field

The 32-team field and individual qualifiers for the NAIA Women’s and Men’s Cross-Country National Championships were announced by the national office last Monday. The Our Lady of the Lake University women’s team qualified after placing first in the Red River Athletic Conference Championship Meet last Friday. In addition, men’s cross-country’s Jonathan Yanez qualified as an individual after he placed second in the meet. The women’s field is made up of 21 conference, independent and unaffiliated grouping champions; two conference, independent and unaffiliated grouping runners-up and nine at-large selections. The women’s meet will take place on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan. The women’s 5K race will begin at 11:45 a.m. CST. The men’s field is made up of 21 conference, independent and unaffiliated grouping champions; one conference, independent and unaffiliated grouping runner-up and 10 at-large selections. The men’s meet will also take place prior to the women’s race at 10:30 a.m. CST. Read full story online.