According to University policy, employees can only carry past Aug. 31 the amount of vacation they are eligible to accrue in a year’s time. After this “use-it-or-lose-it date,” employees will lose any accrued vacation time that exceeds the carryover limit. Accrued vacation hours are available on the myOLLU portal.
Category: News
Name the new OLLU newsletter and win a Kindle Fire HD
Today begins the naming contest for the University’s official newsletter (formerly e-Currents). OLLU students, faculty and staff can submit name suggestions for the newsletter. Submissions will be accepted until Sept. 5 at 5 p.m., and 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.
OLLU welcomes students and families during Lake Orientation
Incoming freshmen, transfer students and international students spent the weekend learning about their new home as part of the Lake Orientation OLLU-Star Weekend for new undergraduate students. Students and their families learned about the University and its traditions and history, met faculty staff and students, and learned about University resources, all while having a good time.
The incoming undergraduate class includes 377 new, first-year students, 143 transfer students and seven international students.
Seven Holy Cross of San Antonio students begin their first day of college at OLLU
Seven students from Holy Cross of San Antonio started classes today as part of a new dual credit program with OLLU. The partnership between the schools allows juniors and seniors from Holy Cross of San Antonio to earn college credit from OLLU while they are still in high school.
The students attended their first class this morning after OLLU Executive Vice President Robert Bisking, OLLU Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences Michael Laney and Holy Cross of San Antonio Principal Henry Galindo, signed the Memorandum of Understanding Agreement.
The students will be taking an English course with Candace de leon Zepeda, PhD, visiting professor of English and QUEST director, this semester.
Start the year off right during Right Foot Week
Today is the first day of classes for the traditional session and the beginning of Right Foot Week. Right Foot Week helps students get the academic year started on the “right foot.” Events include Club Rush, an RA block party, the HALO social at the San Antonio Museum of Art, the Cas Haley Reggae Lounge, the SLD Headphone Disco Party Jam, soccer games, volleyball matches and much more. For a full schedule of Right Foot Week events, click here.
OLLU community invited to attend Providence Assembly Wednesday
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend Providence Assembly on Wednesday from 12:30-1:15 p.m. in Sacred Heart Chapel. The Providence Assembly gathers the entire OLLU community to officially start the academic year and welcomes the newest members of OLLU. During the assembly, the community will commit to the Mission, Vision and Core Values of OLLU. Each participant will receive a small cross as a symbol of the University’s trust in Providence. Major University initiatives for the upcoming year will also be highlighted during the assembly.
Archdiocese and Catholic Television of San Antonio donate cameras to Lake Front TV
The Archdiocese and Catholic Television of San Antonio (CTSA) donated two professional digital cameras, tripods, and power supplies last week for the Lake Front TV studio. Dago Patlan of CTSA and Deacon Pat Rodgers, head of communications for the Archdiocese, donated the equipment after they learned of the theft of some of the equipment from the studio. Their donation made it possible for Lake Front TV to continue as planned this semester.
Lake Front TV to introduce new format this semester
Students encouraged to sign up for staff positions
The student-run news station, Lake Front TV, will be changing formats beginning in September. Instead of a five-minute recorded news format, Lake Front TV will now be a 30-minute, live news magazine. The broadcasts will take place on Fridays starting at noon and will be seen on the digital signage screens throughout campus, online and on OLLU’s Show and Share. With the live broadcasts, Lake Front TV will be eligible to compete with other universities from throughout the United States for the College Television Award, sponsored by the Emmys Foundation.
Any OLLU student can be a part of the Lake Front TV staff, even those who are not majoring in mass communications. Students who are interested in being part of the staff should contact Antoinette Winstead at awinstead@lake.ollusa.edu or 210-434-6711, ext. 2257, or Michael Thompson atmgthompson@lake.ollusa.edu or 210-434-6711, ext. 5548.
Deadline to submit health insurance waiver is Aug. 31
The deadline for students to submit a health insurance waiver for fall 2013 is Aug. 31. The waiver can be completed online by logging in to the myOLLU Portal and completing the form under “Links to Forms.” After the waiver is completed and submitted, a confirmation email will be sent to the email on file.
Per Our Lady of the Lake University policy, international students are not allowed to waive coverage. Students who are enrolled in less than seven semester hours, or who are taking 100 percent online classes, do not need to complete a waiver.
OLLU men’s basketball adds junior transfer Warren ‘Theo’ Plowden from Daytona State College
OLLU has signed junior point guard Warren “Theo” Plowden, a transfer student from Daytona State College in Daytona, Fla.
Head Coach Russell Vanlandingham said, “Theo has all the qualities I look for in a recruit on and off the court. I expect him to display his keen abilities as a point guard immediately, and I fully expect him to excel in the classroom and to become one of our team leaders.”
Plowden, who is 6’0″ and 183 lbs., is a native of Ocoee, Fla., where he attended Ocoee High School. While there, he averaged 16 points, five rebounds and four assists per game his senior year. He graduated with honors as part of the National Junior Honor Society with a 3.75 GPA. Plowden was a member of the Central Florida All-Star Team. Read more online.