Category: Student News

FREEDOM-U: Student Anti-Trafficking Movement

The Center for Women in Church and Society are hosting, “FREEDOM-U: Student Anti-Trafficking Movement,” Thursday from 6-7:30 p.m. in Chapel Auditorium.

The event will engage University students in the movement to end the trafficking of children and young people in the United States. Participants in this event will gain the knowledge, skills and tools needed to become advocates for those who are at the highest risk of being lured into the world of human trafficking. They will also become aware of the immediate opportunities to become involved in the movement to end human trafficking.

The event is free and open to all college students, but registration is required. Register at http://www.freedomyouthproject.org/p/freedom-u.html.

Students invited to ‘Talk About LGBTQI Rights’

The Center for Women in Church and Society is hosting,  “Let’s talk about LGBTQI rights,” Thursday from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in Providence Hall, West Social Room (PWSR). The event, which will celebrate World Day of Social Justice, is meant to be a respectful, engaging and open dialogue among OLLU students who are interested in the issues of human rights, the LGBTQI community and national sovereignty.

The dialogue comes in light of the recent legal restrictions on LGBT rights placed by the Russian government prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

This event is free and open to all OLLU students. Pizza will be provided.

RSVP to kgibson@ollusa.edu.

Community Agency Fair and P.E.A.C.E. bake sale on Tuesday

The Center for Service-Learning and Volunteerism and the Worden School of Social Service are hosting the Community Agency Fair on Feb. 26 (NEW DATE)  from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the Mall Area. Students can network, and learn about internships, jobs and volunteer opportunities with the more the 60 agencies that will be represented at the event. Students are highly encouraged to bring plenty of resumes. Free pizza and drinks will be available.

During the agency fair, the Worden Social Work Organization will hold a bake sale in the Mall Area. Proceeds from the bake sale will help support the P.E.A.C.E. (Putting an End to Abuse Through Community Efforts) Initiative.

1098T now available online

The 1098T, also known as the “Tuition Payment Statement,” is now available for students online at http://www.1098T.com. The 1098T form is the information that colleges and universities are required to issue to students for the purpose of determining their eligibility for the Hope and Lifetime Learning education tax credits when filing their annual tax returns.

For those who elected to receive a paper copy of their 1098T, they will be printed and mailed by Jan. 31.

Any questions about the information contained in the 1098T form can be answered by calling the call center at 877-467-3821.

OLLU-The Woodlands students receive scholarship

Michelle Alvarez, Keri Margraves and Roderic Moses, students at the OLLU-The Woodlands campus, have been awarded a $250 scholarship by Lone Star College-University Center.

The students will be awarded their scholarships during the Presidential Scholars Dinner and Awards Ceremony at Lone Star College-Montgomery on March 24.

Deadline to apply for spring commencement extended to Wednesday

Because offices were closed on Jan. 24, the deadline to submit an application for spring graduation has been extended to Wednesday, Jan. 29. Students who plan to graduate at the end of the spring semester and take part in the May commencement ceremonies must apply for graduation by Wednesday with the Registrar’s Office. Visit the Registrar’s webpage or stop by the office in the Walter Center.

Deadline to submit student health insurance waiver is Friday

The deadline for students to submit a health insurance waiver for spring 2014 is Friday.

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 submitted a waiver for fall 2013 do not need to submit a new waiver.

Students who are enrolled in less than seven hours or who are taking 100 percent online classes do not need to complete a waiver.