Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU:
On July 6, a story in MSN.com about five Trailblazing Latinas features alumna Rosie Castro:
Tag: Rosie Castro
‘March for Justice’ press conference set for Wednesday on Chapel steps
The Cesar Chavez Legacy and Educational Foundation (CCLEF) will hold a “March for Justice” press conference on the front steps of Sacred Heart Conventual Chapel at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
The theme for the 28th annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice is “Let the Spirit Flourish and Grow.” The march will begin at 9 a.m. on March 23 at the corner of South Brazos and Guadalupe Street, next to the Guadalupe Theater.
Last year’s march featured he Castro family – alumna and former City Councilwoman Rosie Castro (BA 1971, 1975), Congressman Joaquin Castro and former U.S. Housing Secretary Julián Castro – as Grand Marshals.
In The News
On April 29, a story in MySA.com about alumna Rosie Castro and her service to San Antonio:
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/rosie-castro-district-7-city-council-17918462.php
On April 28, a story in the San Benito News about San Benito High baseball player Rowen Garcia signing a letter-of-intent with OLLU:
On April 27, a story in San Antonio Magazine about OLLU President Abel Chávez:
On April 22, a story on KENS-5 about OLLU’s Confetti 5K Run & Walk:
https://www.kens5.com/article/entertainment/events/fiesta/our-lady-of-the-lake-university-annual-confetti-5k-run-walk-fiesta/273-12e8bd10-376e-4655-a9a1-059f84e10ca6
On April 22, a story on FiestaSanAntonio.org about OLLU’s Confetti 5K Run & Walk:
On April 19, a story in the San Antonio report about a new public art monument created by the late Jesse Trevino, an alumnus (BA 1974):
On April 19, a story in Axios.com about the origins of Fiesta quotes Yolanda-Escobar-Rodriguez, Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies and Literature, and paraphrases Valerie Martinez, PhD, OLLU Assistant Professor of History: https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2023/04/19/why-do-we-celebrate-fiesta-in-san-antonio
Recent media coverage that brought attention to OLLU
On April 29, a story in MySA.com about alumna Rosie Castro and her service to San Antonio:
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/rosie-castro-district-7-city-council-17918462.php
On April 28, a story in the San Benito News about San Benito High baseball player Rowen Garcia signing a letter-of-intent with OLLU:
On April 27, a story in San Antonio Magazine about OLLU President Abel Chávez:
On April 22, a story on KENS-5 about OLLU’s Confetti 5K Run & Walk:
https://www.kens5.com/article/entertainment/events/fiesta/our-lady-of-the-lake-university-annual-confetti-5k-run-walk-fiesta/273-12e8bd10-376e-4655-a9a1-059f84e10ca6
On April 22, a story on FiestaSanAntonio.org about OLLU’s Confetti 5K Run & Walk:
On April 19, a story in the San Antonio report about a new public art monument created by the late Jesse Trevino, an alumnus (BA 1974):
On April 19, a story in Axios.com about the origins of Fiesta quotes Yolanda-Escobar-Rodriguez, Director of the Center for Mexican American Studies and Literature, and paraphrases Valerie Martinez, PhD, OLLU Assistant Professor of History: https://www.axios.com/local/san-antonio/2023/04/19/why-do-we-celebrate-fiesta-in-san-antonio