The 24th 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 24th 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.
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.
The Center for Service-Learning and Volunteerism (CSLV) and the vOLLUnteer Unity Council (VUC) hosted “OLLU Make a Difference Day” on Oct. 26. More than 100 volunteers participated in one of two projects. In partnership with City Council District 5, 85 volunteers helped in a graffiti wipeout in neighborhoods close to the University. At Elmendorf Park, another 20 volunteers helped pull items from the lake, painted, and cleaned up the area.
Many students received feedback from members of the community as they were thanked for their services in beautifying the area. To participate in future service projects, email vuc@ollusa.edu or call 210-431-3990.
Jeff Stafford will deliver the presentation, “Slice of Leadership,” Thursday from 5-7 p.m. in Providence Hall, Blue Room. During this interactive event, Stafford will help students discover their place in the world without hesitations.
For more information, email halo@ollusa.edu.
To celebrate OLLU’s time capsule opening, the Student Government Association will host a screening of “Back to the Future” Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in the Library Community Room. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own pillows and blankets. Snacks will be provided.
For more information, call 210-431-3931 or email sga@ollusa.edu.
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is the entrance exam for graduate studies and OLLU will offer a preparation course for the test.
PSYC 5362 GRE Exam Preparation will be offered in the spring 2014 semester on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30-2:45 p.m. The course will teach students test-taking skills to help them earn a higher score on the new GRE.
For more information, contact John Gomez, PhD, professor of psychology and instructor for the GRE preparation course, at 210-434-6711, ext. 2728 or jpgomez@ollusa.edu.
All first-year students are invited to attend “Academicopoly,” Oct. 25 from noon-1:30 p.m. in Providence Hall, West Social Room and Providence Hall, Blue Room. “Academicopoly” is an event that gives first-year students the opportunity to learn more about their academic program or consider other majors and minors at OLLU. Deans, faculty and academic advisers will be available to answer questions about programs and majors. There will be food and prizes.
For more information, contact Vanessa Meling at vmeling@ollusa.edu or 210-434-6711, ext. 5521.
The event is sponsored by the Office of Student Success and the Office of Student Life.
OLLU Counseling Services is hosting the event, “Managing Test Anxiety,” on Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. in the Providence Hall, Blue Room. The event will include a group discussion to help students learn ways to manage test anxiety.
For more information, contact Victoria Chavez at 210-431-4053 or vchavez@ollusa.edu.
The Worden Social Work Organization is coordinating a volunteer day at the San Antonio Food Bank on Oct. 25 from 9 a.m.-noon. For more information, or to sign up, contact Theresa Tellez-Valdez at ttellez-valdez@ollusa.edu.
The following message is mandated by Texas Law, House Bill 1284
Making a false threat at any Texas higher education institution is now considered a state jail felony, not a Class A misdemeanor, according to a new law passed this summer by the Texas Legislature.
House Bill 1284 was enacted in response to several threats this past year at several universities across the U.S. that disrupted classes and prompted evacuation of campus property, even though the reports turned out to be a hoax.
The Texas bill relates to the offense of making or causing a false alarm or report involving a public or private institution of higher education. A person commits an offense under Section 42.06, Texas Penal Code, if he or she knowingly initiates, communicates or circulates a report of a present, past, or future bombing, fire, offense, or other emergency that he or she knows is false or baseless and that would ordinarily:
1. Cause action by an official or volunteer agency organized to deal with emergencies;
2. Place a person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury; or
3. Prevent or interrupt the occupation of a building, room, place of assembly, place to which the public has access, or aircraft, automobile, or other mode of conveyance.
An individual adjudged guilty of a state jail felony shall be punished by confinement in a state jail for any term of not more than two years or less than 180 days and, in addition to confinement, may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.
