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Thursday’s commencement schedule

9 a.m.  – Veterans Graduation Ceremony
Location: Chapel Auditorium
Regalia not required.

10 a.m. – Ring Blessing Ceremony
Location: OLLU Sacred Heart Chapel
Regalia not required.
Students may bring class rings or any other significant items such as jewelry that they wish to have blessed at this prayer service. Graduates should arrive by 9:50 a.m.

10:30 a.m. – Alumni and Family Meet and Greet for students and their guests
Location: Mall Area
Regalia not required.
Enjoy pastries and refreshments with faculty,  and staff from the Alumni and Family Relations Office (immediately following the Ring Blessing). Parking Permits for commencement will be available for purchase at this time (cash only). 

OLLU dining services will be open for those who would like to enjoy lunch with their graduates. 

11:30 a.m. – Graduation Liturgy Line-up
Students will line up in Chapel Auditorium, located below Sacred Heart Chapel.
Regalia required. 

Noon – Graduation Liturgy
Location: OLLU Sacred Heart Chapel
Regalia required. Caps and gowns will be worn for the liturgy, with bachelor’s and master’s degree candidates carrying their hoods over their arms. Doctoral candidates will receive their hoods on stage at commencement.

It is recommended that guests arrive early since seating is limited. Students whose guests require special seating due to a disability, and those graduating students who wish to participate as readers/lectors, altar servers, or trained Eucharistic Ministers should contact University Ministry at 210-431-3973 or by email: ministry@ollusa.edu. Special seating requests made to University Ministry are only for Sacred Heart Chapel.

5 p.m.  – Commencement Exercise
Location: Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum (off campus)
3201 East Houston St. San Antonio, Texas 78219
Regalia required

PLEASE NOTE: The ceremonies will be live streamed. The link will be available on the Graduation web page on the day of commencement.

Time to prepare payment plan for spring semester

It’s Nov. 20. Have you registered and made your payment plan for the spring semester?

Contact the Student Business Office for assistance with setting up a payment plan and Get it Done by Dec. 1. Students only need to set up a payment plan at this point. The first payment is not due until Jan. 2, 2024, unless you enroll in a five-payment plan option in which case the first payment is due Dec. 2. If you set up a payment plan before Dec. 1, you’ll receive a free t-shirt. T-shirt has to be picked up in the Student Business Office.

Students who complete these steps before leaving campus are able to more easily receive assistance, if needed. For more help:

Advising Assistance
First-Year Students
Advising Office
Moye Hall, Lower Level
210-431-3966
advising@ollusa.edu
All Other Students – contact your Faculty Adviser

Registration Assistance
Registrar’s Office
Walter Student Service Center, Main Floor
210-431-3959
registrar@ollusa.edu

Payment Plan Assistance
Student Business Office
Walter Student Service Center, Main Floor
210-434-6711, ext. 3929
studentaccounts@ollusa.edu

Financial Aid Assistance
Financial Aid Office
Walter Student Service Center, Main Floor
210-431-3960
finaid@ollusa.edu

For questions, contact Sabrina Zertuche at sczertuche@ollusa.edu or call 210-431-4199.

First Generation Friendsgiving Fiesta set for Saturday at OLLU-RGV

A First Generation Friendsgiving Fiesta will be held on Saturday from 3:30-5 p.m. at the OLLU-RGV campus and is open to all first=generation RGV students. Come out and enjoy games, sweets and drinks!

For more information, contact Amanda at 956-313-4695.

The Phi Alpha Honor Society is working to present first-generation testimonies of students, professors and alumni at the fiesta. If you have a story to share, or some advice to give to a first-generation student, fill out the form located at the following link:

https://forms.office.com/r/xmPyFzY4Z3

Save the date: ‘Sandra’s Return’ documentary to be shown on Nov. 2

“Sandra’s Return,” an acclaimed documentary by OLLU Professor Renelinda Arana, PhD, and her husband Colin Bressler, will be shown on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m. in Main Building, Room 204.

The film, which has won recognition at multiple film festivals, follows Sandra who fled Nicaragua 30 years ago for a better life in the United States. The documentary explores identity, memory and if you can ever go home again.

Seats are limited. To reserve, contact rabressler@ollusa.edu. You may attend virtually at: https://ollusa.webex.com/meet/rabressler

The event is sponsored by the Center for Women in Church and Society, the Sociology Program, and the Honors’ Program. No RSVP is required for the virtual screening.