Tag: Sueltenfuss Library

University community invited to create DĂ­a de los Muertos ofrendas

The Education Department, Center for Mexican American Studies and Research, and Sueltenfuss Library invite you to view DĂ­a de los Muertos ofrendas created by students, faculty, and staff, and contribute a photo of your loved one. The ofrendas will be on display beginning Thursday and will remain until Nov. 3. Ofrendas will be display on the second and third floors of Moye Hall and at the front entrance of the library.

Additionally, OLLU will welcome and greet approximately 139 students from neighboring Rodriguez Montessori Elementary who will be on site Thursday from 12:25 to 3 p.m. to view the ofrendas.

Everyone is invited to create their own ofrenda or contribute a photograph of your loved one.   Please let Dr. Belinda Schouten know how you would like to participate in this event. Email her at btschouten@ollusa.edu.

Library to hold ‘Get Out The Vote’ event

The Sueltenfuss Library will host the League of Women Voters today from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. for a “Get Out The Vote” event. It will take in the Library Lobby.

Participants will have the opportunity to register to vote, verify their registration, cast a test ballot in a voting machine. There will be free snacks, voting buttons and books on voting rights.

Library celebrating ‘Banned Book Week’

The Sueltenfuss Library is celebrating ‘Banned Book Week” today through Saturday. Students are invited to stop by the library lobby and take a “mugshot” with a banned book. Students who post a photo on Instagram and tag the library will be entered into a drawing for a gift card. Tag the library at #sueltenfusslibrary, #bannedbooks and #imwiththebanned.

Library to hold ‘Get Out The Vote’ event

The Sueltenfuss Library will host the League of Women Voters on Sept. 30 for a “Get Out The Vote” event. It will take place from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Library Lobby.

Participants will have the opportunity to register to vote, verify their registration, cast a test ballot in a voting machine. There will be free snacks, voting buttons and books on voting rights.

Summer hours announced for Sueltenfuss Library

The Sueltenfuss Library announces summer hours for: 

Saturday, May 18-Friday, August 4

Sundays: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Fridays: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Saturdays: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. REMOTE ONLY​

August Inter-semester Hours: Saturday, August 10-Saturday, August 17

 Saturdays: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sundays: 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Holiday Exceptions – the library is closed for the following holidays:
Monday, May 27, Memorial Day

Wednesday, June 19, Juneteenth

Thursday-Friday July 4-5, Independence Day

Sueltenfuss Library to hold reception for Professor Quintanilla

The Sueltenfuss Library will hold a reception on Tuesday at 4 p.m. to celebrate the work of OLLU English professor and poet Octavio Quintanilla, PhD., during National Poetry Month.

Sueltenfuss Library Director Maria Cabaniss will welcome everyone to the event. OLLU Dean of Academics Candace Zepeda, PhD, will introduce Dr. Quintanilla, who will read poems and discuss his FRONTEXTOS exhibit on the third floor library loft. 

The two-hour reception also will feature the visual poems of OLLU students and music from the Holmes High School Mariachis. Wine and light appetizers will be served, along with Tehuacan Mineral water.

Quintanilla’s FRONTEXTOS exhibit went on display April 9. The exhibit will continue through April 30. A former San Antonio Poet Laureate, Dr. Quintanilla was honored earlier this month with a solo exhibit at the Mexican Cultural Institute. He also participated in Urban-15’s annual Mega Corazón’s annual poetry event.

Quintanilla is the author of the poetry collections, “If I Go Missing” (Slough Press, 2014) and “The Book of Wounded Sparrows” (Texas Review Press, 2024). 

StudyCon set for Wednesday in Sueltenfuss Library

Spring 2204 StudyCon will take place on Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. in the Sueltenfuss Library.

StudyCon offers students a holistic approach to preparing for exams. It includes massage therapy, yoga, meditation, karaoke, prayer, food, and games, as well as tutoring in math, science, and writing, mental health support, and a prayer wall. Most importantly, StudyCon emphasizes taking care of yourself so you engage in long-term learning and long-term academic success.

Registration is available through the QR code on all the promotional flyers and at the event. Registrants qualify for raffle prizes; pre-registrants receive an extra raffle ticket.

See the flyer for details.

Sueltenfuss Library features ‘Frontextos’ exhibit

To mark National Poetry Month, the Sueltenfuss Library is presenting “FRONTEXTOS,” a captivating poetry exhibit by renowned author, artist and OLLU English Professor Octavio Quintanilla, PhD.

The exhibit began on April 9 and will continue through April 30. The exhibit will culminate with a special reception on April 23 at 4 p.m. in the library. Alongside Quintanilla’s work, OLLU student contributions and interactive elements will be showcased to fully engage the audience. 

A former San Antonio Poet Laureate, Quintanilla will also be honored this month by San Antonio’s Mexican Consulate General with a solo exhibit at the Mexican Cultural Institute. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

“I decided to write in Spanish so I could think and feel in a language I am fluent in, but that I needed to practice,” Quintanilla said. “I wanted to become intimate with it and add more layers and nuances to the frontera Spanish I grew up speaking.”

Thanksgiving Holiday hours

*Student Holiday Nov. 20-24 (M-F) | Employee Holiday Nov. 22-24 (W-F)

Chartwells Dining Services – https://dineoncampus.com/ollu/hours-of-operation

Sister Annie B’s

Nov. 18-19 (Sat-Sun) 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Nov 20-21 (Mon-Tues) 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Nov 22-26 (Wed-Sun) Closed

· Normal Hours resume Monday, Nov. 27

Saints Lounge and Market (C-Store)

Nov. 18-26 12 a.m.-12 p.m.

Starbucks in Sister Annie Bs | 24th Street Subs | Saints Café

Nov. 18-26 Closed

· Normal Hours resume Monday, Nov. 27

ITS Help Desk

Nov. 20-21 (Mon-Tues) 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Nov. 22-26 (Wed-Sun) Closed

Sueltenfuss Library

Nov. 18-19 (Sat-Sun) 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Nov. 20-21 (Mon-Tues) 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Nov. 22-24 (Wed-Fri) Closed

Nov. 25 (Sat) 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Nov 26 (Sun) 1 p.m.-10 p.m.

UWAC Hours

Nov. 20-21 (Mon-Tues) 10 a.m. 4 p.m.

Nov. 22-24 (Wed-Fri) Closed

Nov. 25-26 (Sat-Sun) 12-6 pm.

‘Life and Death on the Border’ panel exhibit begins Saturday

OLLU, the Center for Mexican American Studies and Research, the Sueltenfuss Library, and Refusing To Forget proudly present “Life and Death on the Border: 1910-1920,” a panel exhibit that includes photographs, postcards, court documents, and rare artifacts that tell the story of daily life and re-examines Texas historical events of the early 1900s in the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas.

The exhibit will be on view from Saturday through March 31, 2024, at the OLLU Sueltenfuss Library.

The Refusing to Forget project worked alongside colleagues throughout the state and nation to help research and put together this exhibit and event series. These histories inspired Tejano literature, art, and music and influenced the creation of the Mexican American civil rights movement.

The schedule for the event is as follows:

Saturday from 10 a.m. 2 p.m.

Historias de la Gente: Oral History recording session where OLLU students and volunteers will help record the stories of the community:

Topics might include:

1.     Stories of living through anti-Mexican violence and its impact.

2.     Stories of living growing up in the West Side | South Side of San Antonio, South Texas

3.     Stories of civil rights struggles

4.     Stories that detail family history and lore

We will also be opening a call to community members to donate/ have on display items and artifacts that reflect the history of Mexican Americans in San Antonio and South Texas or that relate to the history of Chicanos in South Texas. These items will only be on loan to the OLLU library during the length of the exhibit: Nov. 11, 2023 – March 31, 2024.