Profiles

Fall into Volunteerism

October 15, 2019

SAN ANTONIO – The Volunteer Unity Council (VUC) comes together every week to serve the OLLU campus and the San Antonio community. The group lead by Jennifer Bendele hit the ground running with a spontaneous love to helping others. The past two meetings have been successful in discussing future volunteer opportunity dates. VUC encourages all […]

Mexican American Student Association (MASA)

October 15, 2019

SAN ANTONIO – Interested in knowing more about your culture and the culture of the people around you? Students at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) can join the Mexican American Student Association also known as MASA. MASA is a diverse association here at OLLU that welcomes not only Mexican-American backgrounds but international students along […]

Pride Rocks

October 15, 2019

SAN ANTONIO – At Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) students have come together to form The Alliance. This is a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered group at OLLU that was established in the fall of 2018. The Alliance allows everyone and anyone to join with welcoming arms. The goal for the group is […]

Grant Writing for all

October 15, 2019

SAN ANTONIO – Want to become a better writer? Students at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) can take Grant Writing, a course that is available to all majors. The Grant Writing course allows students to learn about grants and funds. The students focus on social issues, nonprofit organizations, grants and much more. This […]

Meet the new Provost

September 12, 2019

SAN ANTONIO – Dr. Lourdes Maria Alvarez is the daughter of refugees that came into this country. She was born in Galveston, Texas, but lived the majority of her life in California, her first language was Spanish and learned how to speak English in school where she was mostly attended catholic schools. She started college […]

A new face at the Elliot House

September 12, 2019

SAN ANTONIO – Our Lady of the Lake (OLLU), University Ministry has a new Assistant Director. Sister Christina Chavez of the Congregation of Divine Providence (CDP) started this position on Aug. 19. 2019. Chavez has been working with the University Ministry to bring new events and opportunities to campus. Chavez first joined the ministry program […]

Rudy Ortiz graduating as sole Visual and New Media Arts Major

May 5, 2019

Stigma surrounding which college majors can provide a stable career and which ones do not continues to be in the spotlight today. However graduating senior Rudy Ortiz is determined to fight this stigma. Ortiz is one of the 506 students graduating this semester from Our Lady of the Lake University. However, one major difference setting […]

Striving to change lives

May 5, 2019

By: Gerardo Zavala Jr. Throughout his college career, senior and Social Work major AJ Cortez fell in love with Our Lady of the Lake University, and made the most of his college life through the memories he made with his friends and family, as well as discovering new aspects of life that he grew to […]

Social work major cherishes relationships, opportunities

May 5, 2019

This week Our Lady of the Lake University bids farewell to 506 graduating students, including Social Work major Naudia Gonzalez. Gonzalez is from the small city of Snyder in West Texas, and transferred from Western Texas College in the Fall of 2017. She came to OLLU because “I love San Antonio and all the culture […]

Father, daughter set to walk the stage together

May 5, 2019

While many parents are going to be at this spring Our Lady of the Lake University’s commencement ceremony, one parent is taking it to the next level. Father and daughter Jose Rodriguez Jr. and Alma Rodriguez are set to walk the stage and receive their diplomas together. Alma Rodriguez, a psychology major with a minor […]

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