In The News

On Jan. 8, a story on KIIITV.com about President Abel A. Chávez, MBA, PhD, serving as the keynote speaker at the Dr. Hector P. Garcia Legacy Luncheon which will take place Jan. 20 in Corpus Christi.

Dr. Hector P. Garcia Legacy Luncheon to honor educators Jan. 20 | kiiitv.com

On Jan. 6, an interview published on Arizona State University’s Zócalo Public Square with OLLU English professor Dr. Octavio Quintanilla who is serving as the January poetry curator for the publication.

An Interview with January Poetry Curator Octavio Quintanilla (zocalopublicsquare.org)

On Dec. 29, a San Antonio Report article about County Judge Nelson Wolff’s service with information about him serving as OLLU’s December 2022 commencement speaker.

A look back at Nelson Wolff’s half century of public service (sanantonioreport.org)

On Dec. 28, an opinion piece about domestic violence in Utah written by OLLU Master of Social Work student Samantha Hutchinson.

Do children who witness domestic violence get help? | Opinion – Deseret News

On Dec. 12, a story in the Times Daily Telegraph and the Kileen Daily Herald about OLLU alumna Ashley Jones who was promoted to Temple Independent School District’s Director of Digital Learning.

TISD promotes educator to be new director of digital learning | Region | kdhnews.com

In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Oct. 6, a story on news4sanantonio.com about OLLU and other universities securing a grant to benefit STEM students:

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/local-universities-granted-millions-to-assist-minority-stem-students

On Oct. 6, a story in the San Antonio Express-News about a dramatic reading of the classic book, “… Y No SĂ© Lo TragĂł La Tierra,” that was held in Thiry Auditorium on Saturday and Sunday Oct. 8-9:

https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Ayala-San-Antonio-hasn-t-forgotten-Tom-s-17491658.php

On Oct. 4, an opinion piece by an OLLU graduate student in the Desert News about food insecurity:  

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2022/10/4/23379419/opinion-pandemic-free-school-lunches-food-insecurity

On Oct. 3, a story in the San Antonio Business Journal about OLLU’s stakeholder interest in the new, $45 million Multi-Assistance Center at Morgan’s Wonderland: 

https://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/news/2022/10/03/hartman-multi-assistance-center-morgans-wonderland.html

On Sept. 28, a story in the Mercedes Enterprise about OLLU President Abel A. Chávez and his recent visit to the OLLU-RGV campus: