Melissa Aguirre

A nonprofit organization in San Antonio is offering free services to woman fighting cancer

Published on : October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 Published by : Melissa Aguirre

SAN ANTONIO – October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and one San Antonio nonprofit organization offers free services to women currently fighting cancer. SLEW Cancer Wellness Center is a San Antonio nonprofit agency helping uninsured and under-insured women fighting cancer. SLEW, which stands for Support Lending for Emotional Wellbeing, is the only […]

OLLU opens a third eating open with extended hours

Published on : September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Published by : Melissa Aguirre

SAN ANTONIO — Students at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) now have a third eating option which offers extended hours. Located inside the University Wellness and Activity Center the new eatery, 24th Street Subs is open all day Monday thru Friday from 11 am to 8 pm. Making […]

OLLU cheer squad making noise

Published on : September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 Published by : Melissa Aguirre

As the only university in San Antonio and South Texas with a competitive cheer and dance program in the NAIA, OLLU Cheer earns NCA Nationals bid. SAN ANTONIO – In a brief time as head cheer and dance coach, Crystal Brock and Assistant Coach Gabe Guel have catapulted the coed […]

Former OLLU student-athlete gives back to the community

Published on : August 22, 2021August 25, 2021 Published by : Melissa Aguirre

OLLU alum, Lo’Ron Smith and men’s basketball assistant coach, David Smith (facemasks were briefly removed for photo).

TikTok lands OLLU alumna a voice-over gig

Published on : August 21, 2021August 23, 2021 Published by : Melissa Aguirre

SAN ANTONIO — One Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) alumna is living her dream performing one gig after another, with her latest coming from non-other than TikTok. After viewing a casting call on @SaturdayMorningTV, Josey Porras, gave it a shot and landed the voice of Ely on Saturday […]

Fields brothers set to graduate from OLLU

Published on : April 24, 2021May 8, 2021 Published by : Melissa Aguirre

SAN ANTONIO — Cameron and Christian Fields will be members of the 2021 Commencement Class of Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) and will receive their Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. The Fields twins are from Kerrville, Texas. They arrived at OLLU as transfer students in 2018 from Howard […]

OLLU women’s basketball bid farewell to Zërina Shatri as she is set to graduate

Published on : April 20, 2021May 4, 2021 Published by : Melissa Aguirre

SAN ANTONIO — International student, Zërina Shatri, who arrived at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) in 2017 only having literary skills in her native language will graduate in May. Shatri, a kinesiology major, will be part of the spring 2021 graduating class. She is from Istog, Kosovo and […]

End of an era for Our Lady of the Lake University

Published on : April 20, 2021May 13, 2021 Published by : Melissa Aguirre

SAN ANTONIO – Our Lady of the Lake University’s last teaching Sister of Divine Providence is nearing the end of a distinguished career. After 41 years, Sister Margit M. Nagy, CDP, Ph.D., Professor of History, will be transitioning to another role next fall. “I won’t be teaching full-time next year,” […]