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The OLLU community is invited to kick-off the Christmas season tomorrow beginning with the decorating of the Christmas tree in the Mall Area from 12:30-1:30 p.m. The official lighting of the Christmas tree will take place at 6 p.m. in the Mall Area and will also include a special blessing and performance by the OLLU chorus.

Two longstanding traditions, Las Posadas and Candlelight, will also take place this week. Las Posadas celebration will take place Friday and Candlelight will take place Saturday evening.

Las Posadas
Friday, Dec. 4
6 p.m.
The procession will begin at Annunciation Chapel, followed by a celebration and reception in Chapel Auditorium.

Candlelight
Saturday, Dec. 5
5:30 p.m. – Dinner in Chapel Auditorium
7 p.m. – Advent Prayer Service in Sacred Heart Chapel
8:15 p.m. – Caroling in the Moye Rotunda
8:30 p.m. – Dance in Chapel Auditorium

Several students in the Leadership Studies PhD program will be defending their dissertations throughout the next two weeks in preparation for commencement. The OLLU community is invited to attend the defenses. The schedule is as follows:

• Dec. 1: James Phillip McNeely – “A study of the Differences between Normative GLOBE U.S. Leadership Preferences and Black American Catholics’ GLOBE Leadership Preferences,” at 11 a.m. in Main Building, Room 311B.
• Dec. 3: Elizabeth Schlimmer – “A phenomenological study of residing at the Corpus Christy Ronald McDonald House,” at 1:30 p.m. in Moye Hall, Room 418.
• Dec. 7: Gabriela I. Nunez – “A Narrative Inquiry of the Interpretations of Mexican-American Families that Experienced Separation due to U.S. Immigration Policies in the 21st Century,” at 10:30 a.m. Location to be determined.
• Dec. 8: Elaine Dispo – “On the field and outside the lines: Relationships between student athletes’ perceptions of their intercollegiate coaches’ practices and student athletes’ self-reported satisfaction, athletic, and academic performance,” at 1 p.m. in Providence Hall, West Social Room.

To ensure that all projects for the end of the semester are completed in a timely manner, the last day to submit project requests to Marketing and Communications for the fall semester is today. This includes ecards, evites, event registration forms, programs, fliers and any other print or digital items.

To submit a digital request, visit www.ollusa.edu/webrequest

To submit a print request, visit www.ollusa.edu/printrequest.

The OLLU Board of Trustees is seeking input from the University community as it makes a decision regarding a recently passed Texas law about carrying concealed handguns on university campuses.

The OLLU community is strongly encouraged to share their thoughts by completing the survey. All members of the campus community should have received a link to the survey from the Marketing and Communications email box.

Surveys must be completed by Tuesday, Nov. 24, at midnight.

Jaime Leal, a student in the Leadership Studies PhD program, will be defending his dissertation, “An examination of GLOBE leadership preferences of elementary school teachers based on age, gender, ethnicity, tenure, and language of instruction,” on Thursday at 4 p.m. in Main Building, Room 304.

Twenty-four OLLU students have earned the President’s Volunteer Service Award.

The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation was established in 2003 to recognize the contributions volunteers are making in their communities. The Council created the President’s Volunteer Service Award program as a way to honor Americans who inspire others to engage in volunteer service. The honor is awarded to those who have completed at least 100 hours of service within a year.

The following students earned the award for the 2014-2015 academic year:

• Alexandra Berrones
• Rene Cantu
• James Crawford
• Marta Diaz
• Takiya Elliott
• Carmen Escobar
• Stephanie Everitt
• Kelly Fernandez
• Abigail Garcia
• Michael Garcia
• Amber Gonzalez
• Joshua Gutierrez
• Celeste Hernandez
• Tiffany Hernandez
• Lauren Luna
• Rebecca Olivarez
• Jessica Ortiz
• Maria Perez
• Samantha Perez
• Patricia Rojero
• Henrique Saldana
• Paulina Trevino
• Emily Villanueva
• Brittany Wilson

To ensure that all projects for the end of the semester are completed in a timely manner, the last day to submit project requests to Marketing and Communications for the fall semester is Nov. 30. This includes ecards, evites, event registration forms, programs, flyers and any other print or digital items.

To submit a digital request, visit www.ollusa.edu/webrequest

To submit a print request, visit www.ollusa.edu/printrequest.

The Lake Weekly is taking a break for the Thanksgiving holiday and will return Nov. 30. OLLU will close beginning Wednesday, Nov. 25, and will reopen Nov. 30.

Have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving.

The Board of Trustees, along with faculty, staff, students and other guests, formally installed Dr. Diane Melby as OLLU’s ninth president last week. The day included Mass, the President’s Scholarship Luncheon and the Installation Ceremony.

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OLLU will host the Annual Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday from 12:30-1:15 p.m. in the Mall Area. Major General Angie Salinas, U.S. Marine Corps Retired, CEO of the Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas, will deliver the keynote address. The event will also include a blessing of veterans.

In addition to the daytime celebration, there will be a viewing and discussion of the film, “On Two Fronts: Latinos & Vietnam,” a documentary by Mylène Moreno, Wednesday from 7-10 p.m. in Providence Hall, Blue Room. The film explores the rich history of Latino service in the Vietnam War and the contributions and sacrifices made by the soldiers and their families.