The OLLU volleyball team participated in the Texas Wesleyan University Hughes Classic in Fort Worth over the weekend and won one of four matches. The Saints are now 3-3 on the season. In the first match of the tournament, the Saints faced NAIA’s Rocky Mountain Collage from Montana and lost in three straight sets, 15-25, 16-25 and 16-25. In the second match, the Saints were matched up against NAIA’s Lewis-Clark State College from Idaho. OLLU lost again in three straight sets, 25-27, 19-25 and 21-25. The Saints faced Briar Cliff University, also an NAIA school, in the third match of the tournament. The Saints lost 18-25, 12-25 and 20-25. In the final match of the tournament, the Saints met Texas Wesleyan University and won three of five sets, 25-22, 14-25, 25-21, 22-25 and 15-8. Read more online.
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OLLU community invited to open forum for Vice President for Enrollment Management candidate
The OLLU community is invited to attend the open forum for Vice President for Enrollment Management candidate, Gary Ray, MEd, Friday, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Providence Hall, Blue Room. To view Ray’s resume, click here.
OLLU’s Phon-a-thon begins today
OLLU’s Phon-a-thon, which raises money for the Lake Fund and student scholarships, begins today and will run through Oct. 3.
OLLU students will be calling alumni and other donors to ask for their continued support. Donors received a recorded phone call from President Sister Jane Ann Slater over the weekend. She thanked donors for their past support and asked them to answer the phone when they see the call coming in from OLLU students.
Phon-a-thon takes place in the fall and spring semesters. Last year, Phon-a-thon raised $75,000 for the Lake Fund and student scholarships. The goal this year is $100,000. The Lake Fund is OLLU’s annual giving campaign that sustains and strengthens every facet of education and year-to-year growth at our university. Gifts to the Lake Fund are used to support services that directly impact the quality of a student’s overall academic and personal experience. Gifts to the Lake Fund can be designated to scholarships, academic programs, student life, athletics, technology and the library.
To donate, visit www.ollusa.edu/LakeFund.
Student Voice Assembly set for Wednesday
The OLLU Student Government Association is holding the first Student Voice Assembly of the month on Wednesday from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in Providence Hall, Blue Room. The Student Voice Assembly is a meeting every two weeks that aims to keep open communication between students and student organization leaders. It also serves as a way for students to be involved with university administration, staff and faculty. The meetings are open to everyone, and all student concerns are welcome
Join HALO for ‘Break on Through’
Higher Achievement through Leadership Opportunities (HALO) is hosting the event, “Break on Through,” Wednesday, from 4-6 p.m. in the Mabee Gymnasium. This workshop, featuring motivational speaker Troy Stende, will teach students how to stay on the right track during their college journey, as well as how to overcome the distractions and obstacles in their path. Stende will show students that all obstacles can be overcome if they focus on their goals. Students will be encouraged to break through their obstacles by literally breaking through boards with their own hands.
Dinner will be provided from 6-7 p.m.
Not too late to join the naming contest for the University newsletter
The OLLU community is encouraged to join the naming contest for the University’s official newsletter (formerly e-Currents). OLLU students, faculty and staff can submit name suggestions for the newsletter until Thursday at 5 p.m. Final voting will begin Sept. 9. The winner, who will be announced on Sept. 16, will receive a Kindle Fire HD.
This newsletter is the new way that Our Lady of the Lake University will communicate with students, faculty and staff. It is replacing the e-Currents Online Newsletter that many in the OLLU community have been familiar with, but it needs a name, and that is where the OLLU community can help!
Contest Rules:
- Open to all current OLLU students, faculty and staff.
- All submissions must come from a valid OLLU email address.
- Submissions must be made using the form below.
- Unlimited number of submissions by a single person.
- Submissions of the same name will be credited to the person who submitted the name first.
- Incomplete submission forms will not be accepted.
- Nominations close Thursday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m.
- Voting on finalists will begin Monday, Sept. 9 and close Friday, Sept. 13 at noon.
*Note: Until the new name of the newsletter is decided, correspondence to the OLLU community will still come from the OLLU e-Currents Online Newsletter mailbox. Once the name has been chosen, correspondence to the OLLU community will come from the mailbox that carries the new name. The email address will also be changed.
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. Check back to find out finalists on Monday, Sept. 9.
OLLU community invited to open forum for Vice President of Enrollment Management candidate
The OLLU community is invited to attend the open forum for Vice President for Enrollment Management candidate, Magdalena Hinojosa, PhD, Friday, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in the Library Community Room. To view Dr. Hinojosa’s resume, click here.
OLLU community invited to ‘Sign Up and Speak Out!’
Learn about available assistance in purchasing health insurance
The OLLU Center for Women in Church and Society, in collaboration with the Texas Organizing Project, Get Covered America, the Martinez Street Women’s Center and the Neighborhoods First Alliance, is hosting “Sign Up and Speak Out!” Saturday, Sept. 7, from noon-3 p.m. in the Library Community Room. This informational session will educate attendees about a new program that will offer Texans assistance in purchasing healthcare insurance.
Guest speakers at the event will include State Senator Leticia Van de Putte and State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer. The event is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Kimberly Gibson, PhD, director of the OLLU Center for Women in Church and Society, at 210-431-5574 or kgibson@lake.ollusa.edu or Mable Diaz from the Texas Organizing Project at 210-844-3276 or mdiaz@organizetexas.org.
Right Foot Week continues this week
Right Foot Week, which helps students get the academic year started on the “right foot,” continues this week with more events to get students acquainted with The Lake. Events this week include the HALO social at the San Antonio Museum of Art, Club Rush, the Cas Haley Reggae Lounge, the Student Success Center open house, Funkadelic Friday, soccer games, volleyball matches and much more. For a full schedule of Right Foot Week events, click here.
OLLU welcomes new community members during Providence Assembly
Students, faculty and staff gathered in Sacred Heart Chapel for Providence Assembly last week to officially start the academic year. During the Assembly, the community committed to the Mission, Vision and Core Values of OLLU and welcomed new members to the community. Each attendee received a small cross, similar to those worn by the Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence, as a symbol of the University’s trust in Providence.