Tag: Adriana Rocha Garcia

Community invited to ‘Call to Action’

The OLLU community is invited to “A Call to Action – The Journey of a Servant Leader,” a dialogue facilitated by Dr. Jane Grovijahn with special guest, District 4 Councilwoman Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia. The event will take place on Thursday at 5 p.m. in Main Building, Room 311. Listen to the story of Dr. Rocha Garcia’s journey of faith that led her to see public service as a way of life and a calling and learn how you can answer your own call to vote at this year’s upcoming election.

Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP by Tuesday through the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/VL7dJdRSjT

Questions? Contact Mission and Ministry at missionandministry@ollusa.edu or call 210-528-7171.

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Dr. Rocha Garcia elected to National League of Cities Board of Directors

Adriana Rocha Garcia, PhD, Associate Professor of Marketing and City Councilwoman, District 4, has been elected to the National League of Cities (NLC) Board of Directors.

Elected to a one-year term, Dr. Garcia will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy, governance and membership activities.

NLC is the largest and most representative organization for cities, their elected leaders and municipal staff. NLC advocates for city priorities in Washington by building strong federal-local partnerships.

She said, “As a Latina leader who was born and raised in San Antonio, it is a distinct privilege of representing our dynamic city as we usher in an era of transformational change and life-changing investments in people and communities.”

OLLU new home to Ukrainian School

The Ukrainian School in San Antonio held its grand opening Saturday in Metz Hall. The school, which meets every other Saturday, teaches Ukrainian language and culture to children living in San Antonio and South Texas. Many of the children and their families have been displaced by the war in Ukraine.

Prior to finding a home at OLLU, the families met sporadically in an attempt to ensure that the Ukrainian culture and language is imparted to their children.

The OLLU-Ukrainian School connection was created by District 4 City Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia, PhD, who is the European liaison for the City of San Antonio and also an OLLU professor of marketing. She, along with OLLU President Abel A. Chávez, MBA, PhD, were present Saturday to welcome the Ukrainian School to its new home on the OLLU campus.

Olenka Bravo, one of the organizers of the Ukrainian School, led a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new school and thanked the university for providing a home base for the school.

Dr. Rocha Garcia elected President for National League of Cities group

Adriana Rocha Garcia, PhD, Assistant Professor of Marketing, has been elected president for 2025 of the Women in Municipal Government constituency group for the National League of Cities. 

Dr. Rocha Garcia will serve as second vice president in 2023 and first vice president in 2024, then president in 2025.  

Professor Garcia earns award from Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Assistant Professor of Marketing and District 4 City Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia, PhD, has received the “Gerencia Con Corazón – Management with a Heart” award from the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Presented at a welcome reception last week for the Chamber’s 2022 Alexander Briseño Leadership Development Program (ABLDP), the award was given to Garcia for her contributions to the San Antonio community.

“As an alumna of the ABLDP program, I know how it really makes a difference in helping prepare our future leaders to be able to address the needs of our community,” Garcia said. “It is an honor to receive this award.” 

The award is named for the philosophy of Briseño, a former City Manager who spent 24 years in public service. As a city leader, Briseño encouraged colleagues to serve with compassion, to practice “Management with a Heart.” 

Sister Nagy presents invocation at San Antonio City Council Inauguration

Sister Margit Nagy, CDP, PhD, served as the Official Invocator on June 15 for the 2021-2023 Mayor and San Antonio City Council inauguration at City Hall. 

The ceremony included the swearing-in of Mayor Ron Nirenberg and the city council including newly elected council members Mario Bravo in District 1, Jalen McKee-Rodriguez in District 2, Phyllis Viagran in District 3 and Teri Castillo in District 5. District 9 Councilman John Courage was the only incumbent to be re-elected in the run-off.

Councilmember Adriana Rocha Garcia was re-elected in District 4. She is an Assistant Marketing Professor at Our Lady of the Lake University, where she teaches marketing in the School of Business and Leadership. Others re-elected were Melissa Havrda in District 6, Ana Sandoval in District 7, Manny Pelaez in District 8 and Clayton Perry in District 10. OLLU is located in District 7.

In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to Our Lady of the Lake University:

On April 16, a WOAI-TV story about $1.5 million in donations stewarded to OLLU by Jim Drought: https://news4sanantonio.com/news/education/san-antonio-lawyer-makes-large-donation-to-ollu-to-help-students-in-financial-need

On April 13, an editorial in the San Antonio Express-News endorsing Adriana Rocha Garica, PhD, Assistant Professor of Marketing, for re-election to City Council District 4:

https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/editorial/article/Editorial-Incumbents-strongest-in-these-City-16098100.php