In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Oct. 28, a story in the Huffington Post about discrimination, mental health and physical health with comment from OLLU Professor Jared Montoya: 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/discrimination-physical-mental-health-effects_l_6359543ae4b0b7f89f685be7

On Oct. 28, a story in Yahoo! about the impact of discrimination on mental health that quotes OLLU Professor Jared Montoya:

https://news.yahoo.com/discrimination-affects-mental-physical-health-161414831.html

On Oct. 28, a story in the Bharat Express about the impact of discrimination on our brain and body that quotes OLLU Professor Jared Montoya: 

On Oct. 24, a story on KSAT-12 about the Latino vote featured an interview with OLLU senior Jacqueline Baldozo: 

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/10/24/what-does-the-latino-vote-mean-ksat-explains/

On Oct. 23, a story in the Beaumont Enterprise about candidates vying for Jefferson County Clerk, including alumna Roxanne Acosta-Hellberg (MBA 2002):

https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Vote-Guide-Jefferson-County-Clerk-17515637.php

In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Oct. 23, a story on KENS-5 about the voting location at OLLU featuring an interview with Dr. Leda Barnett, professor of Political Science:

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/san-antonio-young-voters-election-bexar-midterm/273-52f3fa9c-b3d9-4821-b76c-1895effb7c97

On Oct. 23, a feature in the Victoria Advocate about OLLU soccer player Kyleigh Spree-Kolos: 

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/advosports/east-grad-spree-kolos-having-noteworthy-year-with-ollu/article_65405d40-5262-11ed-9b06-0ff647ac757f.html

On Oct. 20, a story in the Victoria Advocate about a tie between the University of Houston-Victoria women’s soccer team and OLLU:

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/advosports/uhv-womens-match-with-our-lady-of-the-lake-ends-in-draw/article_fb440e28-50bd-11ed-96c6-cbc0f35fe9b0.html

On Oct. 20, a photo gallery in the Victoria Advocate previewing a women’s soccer match between the University of Houston-Victoria and OLLU:

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/advosports/sports/local/gallery-uhv-womens-soccer-vs-our-lake-of-the-lake-university/collection_5fdf9c9e-4fdd-11ed-bed5-1f3804465ffe.html

On Oct. 20, a story in the Victoria Advocate about the University of Houston-Victoria men’s soccer team victory over OLLU: 

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/advosports/uhv-men-overpower-our-lady-of-the-lake-with-big-second-half/article_4fe6ff72-50d6-11ed-9c63-5fd0ce68cdfe.html

On Oct. 19, a photo gallery in the Victoria Advocate previewing a men’s soccer contest between the University of Houston-Victory and OLLU:

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/advosports/sports/local/gallery-uhv-vs-our-lady-of-the-lake-university/collection_890a4db2-4fdd-11ed-a341-e3b1417e91ea.html#2

On Oct. 18, a story on Valley Central CBS about the OLLU-RGV “Trunk or Treat” event: 

https://www.valleycentral.com/nbc-lifestyle-show/valley-por-vida-our-lady-of-the-lake-university/

In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Oct. 17, an interview with President Abel A. Chávez in Hispanic Outlook on Education Magazine:
https://www.hispanicoutlook.com/articles/del-barrio-presidente

On Oct. 12, an interview with the family of former OLLU student Angelina Martinez on KENS-5: 

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/family-ollu-volleyball-player-dies/273-852f570b-55bc-44fe-b94b-6b792643a404

On Oct. 12, a story in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about the tragic death of OLLU student Angelina Martinez: 

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article267151216.html

On Oct. 12, an opinion piece in the Marshall News Messenger by an OLLU student about controversial legislation: 

https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/opinion/guest-column-are-legislative-laws-really-legit-or-just-based-on-what-they-believe/article_eab1896a-49b4-11ed-b526-63782fef8949.html

On Oct. 11, a story in iHeart about the death of OLLU student Angelina Martinez:

https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-10-11-texas-college-athlete-dies-in-devastating-wrong-way-collision/

On Oct. 11, a story on KENS-5 about the death of OLLU student Angelina Martinez:

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/ollu-student-athlete-dies-head-on-crash-san-antonio-university/273-f7eab163-154a-4b33-9c3b-40887a9067d8

On Oct. 10, a story on KSAT-12 about the death of OLLU student Angelina Martinez: 

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/10/10/ollu-student-athlete-killed-in-weekend-head-on-crash/

On Oct. 10, a story on news4sanantonio.com about the death of OLLU student Angelina Martinez: 

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/our-lady-of-the-lake-mourns-student-athlete-who-died-in-car-crash-local-san-antonio-texas

On Oct. 10, a story reflecting on ‘a beautiful personality” and the life of late OLLU student Angelina Martinez:  

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/ollu-prayer-service-student-athlete-dies-crash/273-e068cd95-ef37-4ab2-862b-b1408827b665

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 Sé Lo Tragó 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:

In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Sept. 30, a story on WOAI-TV about OLLU hosting the 10th annual Purple Run for Domestic Violence Awareness:  

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/our-lady-of-the-lake-hosts-purple-run-for-domestic-violence-awareness-month

On Sept. 29, a story on News4SanAntonio.com about OLLU’s plan to award 20 full tuition scholarships to 20 incoming first-generation students: 

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/our-lady-of-the-lake-university-to-award-full-scholarships-to-20-first-generation-freshman

On Sept. 28, a story in the San Antonio Express-News about an alumna and former speech pathologist, Yvette Zuniga Jemison, who published a new cookbook, “My South Texas Kitchen: Traditional Recipes and Modern Tips”: 

https://www.expressnews.com/food/recipes-cooking/article/Cookbook-favorite-South-Texas-recipes-17470159.php

In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Sept. 25, the Longview News-Journal, a story on the Saints volleyball team defeating the Texas A&M-Texarkana Eagles:
Jarvis Notebook: | Etvarsity | news-journal.com

On Sept. 21, Inside Higher Ed, a story on new university presidents and provosts, including OLLU’s President Abel A. Chávez, MBA, PhD:
New presidents or provosts: Fayetteville Huntsville OLLU Smith UNTHSC (insidehighered.com)

On Sept. 19, a story in the Laredo Morning Times about the midterm elections and the voting location that will be hosted by OLLU:

What to know about Texas’ midterm elections 50 days out (lmtonline.com)

On Sept. 18, a story on Fox-29 News about the 10th Annual Purple Run which will take place at OLLU on Oct. 1:
Teens combatting domestic violence | KABB (foxsanantonio.com)

In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Sept. 16, an opinion piece by a former OLLU student in the San Antonio Express-News about a former OLLU professor:

https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/Commentary-Remembering-Richard-G-Santos-and-the-17447518.php

On Sept. 16, a story in the San Antonio Current about former OLLU student Amadeo Rivas and his pilot for an unsold TV show, Salesman the Series:

https://www.sacurrent.com/movies-tv/the-crew-behind-tv-pilot-salesman-the-series-aims-to-spotlight-san-antonio-culture-and-talent-29808141

On Sept. 15, a story on KENS-5 about OLLU President Abel Chávez: 

https://www.kens5.com/video/news/local/ollu-president-talks-about-new-role-as-hispanic-heritage-month-kicks-off/273-cbf98397-104d-49cc-9fcb-ef363ab3d65f

On Sept. 15, a story on WOAI-TV about the opening of OLLU’s Food Pantry and the 80th anniversary of the Worden School of Social Service:  

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/ollu-opens-food-pantry-for-students-west-side-community

On Sept. 15, a story on KSAT-12 about OLLU’s Food Pantry and the 80th anniversary of the Worden School of Social Service:  

https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/09/15/ollu-opens-food-pantry-at-worden-school-of-social-service/

On Sept. 15, a story on KENS-5 about OLLU’s Food Pantry and the 80th anniversary of the Worden School of Social Service:  

https://www.kens5.com/video/news/local/ollu-opens-food-pantry-in-celebration-of-wording-school-of-social-service/273-dbd1a269-a747-4d99-bfa1-0d503fc7c670

On Sept. 15, a story on Catholic Television about OLLU’s Food Pantry and the 80th anniversary of the Worden School of Social Service:  

On  Sept. 15, a story on Fox 29 about OLLU’s new Food Pantry: 

https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/ollu-opens-food-pantry-for-students-west-side-community

On Sept. 15, a story on nbcnews.com about what it means to be a Latino with comment and observation from OLLU President Abel Chávez: 

https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/who-s-latino-amid-growing-numbers-the-definition-is-expanding/index.html

On Sept. 15, an article in Frontiers in Education by OLLU President Abel Chávez: 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2022.948399/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field&journalName=Frontiers_in_Education&id=948399&fbclid=IwAR3-7OKuQeChFg2bPCSC6bo9D3xvEve6hq_r5glhlvm1mUOZqnECbGSvkHw


On Sept. 15, a story in SeguinToday.com about OLLU’s volleyball matches with Texas Lutheran: 

On Sept. 14, a review in the San Antonio Express-News about Sandra Cisneros’ new poetry collection, written by OLLU English Professor Yvette Benavides:

https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/Sandra-Cisneros-talks-about-her-new-poetry-17436905.php

In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Sept. 9, a story in Texas Border Business about the election of alumnus Rodney Rodriguez to the OLLU-RGV Alumni Executive Council: 

https://texasborderbusiness.com/an-honorable-and-prestigious-role/

On Sept. 8, a sports roundup story in MyPlaineview.com about the OLLU men and women’s soccer matches against Wayland Baptist: 

https://www.myplainview.com/sports/article/WBU-roundup-Sept-3-7-17428257.php

On Sept. 6, a story on KENS-5 about an effort to saving polling places, including the impassioned pleas of OLLU students, at a Bexar County Commissioners Court meeting: 

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/community/san-antonio-budget-hearing/273-f2b07aa9-e14e-4935-8437-898e5ae42cfa

In The News 

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU: 

On Sept. 3, a story in the Salina Post about the OLLU women’s soccer team defeating Kansas Wesleyan:  

https://salinapost.com/posts/ce2e45a0-1b10-4ee8-b556-5e93294c21ed

On Sept. 3, a story in the Salina Post about the OLLU men’s soccer team playing to a tie against Kansas Wesleyan: 

https://salinapost.com/posts/1e4313b6-b095-41ad-a012-4a558739bedb

On Sept. 2, a story on KSAL.com about the OLLU women’s soccer team defeating Kansas Wesleyan: 
https://www.ksal.com/womens-soccer-tripped-up-by-our-lady-of-the-lake-2-1/

On Sept. 2, a story on KSAL.com about the OLLU men’s soccer team playing to a 1-1 tie against Kansas Wesleyan: 
https://www.ksal.com/mens-soccer-plays-to-1-1-draw-with-our-lady-of-the-lake/

On Sept. 1, a story in the San Antonio Express-News quoted Christopher Carmona, Visiting Professor of English, about Hispanic Heritage month:  

https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/DC-Comics-hispanic-stereotypes-17412652.php

On Aug. 30, a story in the Paris News about former OLLU men’s basketball players Jared and Jordan Embry signing to play professionally overseas: 

https://theparisnews.com/sports/article_2edc5ed0-2881-11ed-a4f1-93d504362558.html

In The News

Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:

On Aug. 21, a story on kdhnews.com about an alumna, Vené Baggett, who has been named an associate lecturer and field coordinator in the Social Work program at Texas A&M University-Central Texas in Killeen: 

On. Aug. 17, a story on KENS 5 about how OLLU and other colleges and universities are preparing for potential cases of monkeypox:

How San Antonio colleges are preparing for potential monkeypox outbreaks | kens5.com