In the News
On June 28, a brief in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education about the retirement of OLLU President Diane Melby:
https://www.diverseeducation.com/from-the-magazine/article/15293323/a-lasting-legacy
On June 28, a brief in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education about the retirement of OLLU President Diane Melby:
https://www.diverseeducation.com/from-the-magazine/article/15293323/a-lasting-legacy
Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:
On June 26, a story in The Columbian about combating homelessness written by OLLU MSW student Cecilia Engleman:
https://www.columbian.com/news/2022/jun/26/local-view-is-2m-enough-to-combat-homelessness-crisis/
On June 23, a story in the San Antonio Business Journal about alumnus and former OLLU Vice President Dan Yoxall:
On June 21, a story in the San Antonio Business Journal about OLLU professor Jared Montoya and alumnus David Hill and the launch of their new app:
On June 20, a story in USEducation about alumna Asia Ciaravino becoming CEO of The Children’s Shelter:
On June 20, a story in USEducation about alumna Asia Ciaravino becoming CEO of The Children’s Shelter:
On June 14, a story in the San Antonio Report about alumna Asia Ciaravino assuming the role of CEO of The Children’s Shelter:
On June 13, a story on KMA Land radio about Iowa Western hiring Tommy Turgeon, former OLLU women’s basketball assistant coach:
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On June 4, a story on Telemundo San Antonio about Father Eduardo Morales and his ministry as the only Catholic priest in Uvalde after the mass shooting:
On June 2, a story in the Washington Post about alumnus Father Eduardo Morales (BSW 1982, MSW 1985) who is serving as Uvalde’s only priest and presiding over numerous funerals:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/02/uvalde-church-priest-texas-shooting/
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On May 12, a story in the San Antonio Business Journal about new college graduates hitting the workforce with a comment from OLLU President-elect Abel Chávez:
On May 12, a story in Glasstire.com about alumna Asaiah Puente who is the new Education Manager of Blue Star Company:
On May 9, a story on Victory Sports Network about the OLLU softball team reaching the championship game of the RRAC Tournament:
On May 9, a story on Texas Standard about students at OLLU and UTSA who are collecting oral histories of women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces:
On May 8, a story on Crossroads Today about the OLLU baseball team’s game against the University of Houston-Victoria: https://www.crossroadstoday.com/uhv-baseball-gets-19-5-win-over-ollu/
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On April 22, an opinion piece in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times by MSW student Krista Lara:
On April 19, a story in MediaMoves.com about alumna Arantxa Loizaga (BA 2012) being named evening anchor of the weekday newscast for the Telemundo Network:
On April 19, a story on WOAI-TV about the arrival of DeLorean jobs to San Antonio and comment from OLLU professor Adriana Garcia and OLLU Trustee Jim Perschbach:
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On April 3, an obituary in the Austin American-Statesman about alumna Elizabeth Carrow-Woolfolk (BA 1949):
https://www.statesman.com/obituaries/p0202162
On April 2, a story on KALB.com about OLLU’s baseball doubleheader against LSU-Alexandria:
https://www.kalb.com/2022/04/03/daigles-three-run-double-ninth-lifts-lsua-victory-sweep-ollu/
On March 28, a story in Victory Sports Network about the departure of OLLU women’s basketball coach Jillian Flores Bennett:
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On March 16, an opinion piece in the San Antonio Express-News by OLLU Professor and City Councilwoman Adriana Rocha:https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/Adriana-Rocha-Garcia-Give-women-in-leadership-17006362.php
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On March 12, a story in the San Antonio Express-News about the passing of distinguished alumna Mary Esther Bernal (BA 1956, MEd 1973):
On March 12, a story on Fox34.com about the NAIA Tournament basketball game between OLLU and Wayland Baptist University:
https://www.fox34.com/2022/03/13/iowa-queens-roll-opening-round-crown/
On March 11, a story in Victory Sports Network about the OLLU women’s basketball team’s NAIA Tournament game against Wayland Baptist University:
On March 10, a story in the Express-News about OLLU women’s basketball player Emiko Hemphill and her team that advanced to the NAIA Tournament:
On March 10, a story in Al Dia News about the hiring of OLLU president-elect Abel Chavez:
https://www.aldianews.com/education/education/next-ollu-pres-latino
On March 7, a story in the San Antonio Express-News about a new book on Mexican Americans’ battle for equality and roots of fight at OLLU:
On March 7, a story in the Victory Sports Network about the OLLU softball team:
On March 6, a story in the Texarkana Gazette about a series between the OLLU and Texas A&M-Texarkana baseball teams:https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2022/mar/06/am-texarkana-splits-twin-bill-wins-series-over-ollu/
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On March 3, an opinion piece in the Connecticut News by MSW student Julian Stakely:
https://www.ctpost.com/opinion/article/Opinion-Diversity-key-to-a-sound-education-16974239.php
On March 1, a story in the Victoria Sports Network about the OLLU women’s basketball team winning the RRAC Tournament:
On Feb. 28, a story on KALB.com about LSU-Alexandria’s loss to the OLLU women basketball team:
https://www.kalb.com/2022/02/28/slow-start-hurts-lsua-rrac-tournament-loss-our-lady-lake/
On Feb. 25, an opinion piece in the Corpus Christi Caller-Times by MSW student Eliana Rosete: