Over 40 students, staff and

faculty from OLOL College met

very early at Broadmoor Middle

School on Monday, January 17,

2011 for a “day on” and not a

“day off” of service. Everyone

first met in the gymnasium to

see the City Year Louisiana

Volunteers and AmeriCorps

Students put on a dynamic,

energy-filled display/physical

drill to get the crowd fired up

and ready to work.

Classrooms were painted,

gardening projects were under-

taken, and general clean-up

crews worked diligently all day

to help make Broadmoor

better and brighter for the

middle school students.

OLOL College plans

another partnership with City

Year Louisiana for the 2012

MLK Day of Service.

Submitted By:

Chandler LeBoeuf

SGA President

SGA MLK Day Of Service 2011

Louisiana March for Life

Several of our students

recently joined with 3000 other

walkers and participated in the

2011 Louisiana March for Life on

Saturday, January 22, 2011.

Richard Land, president of the

Southern Baptist Convention‟s

Ethics and Religious Liberty

Committee, was the featured

speaker for the day.

Co-sponsors of the event were

the Louisiana Right to Life

Federation, the Louisiana

Conference of Catholic

Bishops Life and Justice

Committee, the Louisiana

Knights of Columbus, the

Louisiana Baptist Convention

and the Louisiana Family Forum.

Submitted by:

Dr. Phyllis Simpson

Dean, Student Services

SGA Advisor

Latest at the

Lake February 2011

Volume VIII, Issue X

Student Nurses Association Welcomes New Spring Officers

2

Louisiana Catholic College Conference 2

College Library Resources for

Community Engagement 3

Students Personal health Data available via

WebServices 3

Celebrating Catholic Colleges Week

4

Magee named to Health Equity Board

4

Student Ambassadors Welcomes New Members 5

Job Fair Announcement 5

For Brags 6

Black History Month Tribute 7

Calendar 8

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Dynamic musicians, Shawn and Lance,

performed several hits from their

newest sprititual CD, “Backdoor”.

Some of the OLOL College students

will be assisting with plans for next

year‟s conference – scheduled to be

held in New Orleans during January

2012.

Submitted by:

Phyllis Simpson

Dean, Student Services

At the recent Louisiana Catholic

College Conference held at SLU in

Hammond, Louisiana, several OLOL

College students were in attendance.

The theme of this year‟s conference

was “IGNITE”. Special guests at the

Conference included Bishop Robert W.

Muench, Roy Petifils, Sister Judith

Gomila, , David Thies, Cory Hayes, Dr.

Paul Ceasar, Father Paul Gros, Sister

Carmelita Centanni, Cashel Rodriguez,

Roch Gernon, Father Than Vu, Beth

Joubert, and Sister Alice Abate.

The Student Nurses Association

(SNA) would like to congratulate our

Spring Officers:

Lauren Thompson - President

Amy Meeks - Treasurer

Alyssa Rodman - Secretary

Davendar Kimble - 3rd Semester Class

Representative

Brittany Mills - Pre-Nursing Class Rep

The following positions are

available: Vice President, Special Events

Coordinator, Fundraising Coordinator,

Historian, and 1st, 2nd, and 4th

Semester Class Representatives. If you

are interested in serving in any of these

positions please contact Ms. Dupuy via

email at kdupuy@ololcollege.edu.

The SNA is extending an invitation

to all Pre-Nursing and Nursing students

to join our organization this semester.

Stay tuned for information regarding

meeting dates and times. Have a great

semester!

Submitted By:

Kasey Baldwin

Louisiana Catholic College Conference

Student Nurses Association (SNA)

Welcomes Their New Spring Officers

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Pictured left to right:

Michelle Lee, Kristen Spence, Brennen

Comeaux, Chandler LeBoeuf, Courtney

Cherco, Tara Hollins

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The Health & Safety Office is

excited to announce a customization

for student health reports has been

completed!! Students can now view

(and print!) their personal health data in

WebServices. The purpose of this

report is twofold. The top half of the

report will display all health require-

ment data received by the Health &

Safety Office. The bottom half of the

report will display any health require-

The College Library Staff welcomes

students to the spring 2011 semester.

Announced the first week in January,

the College has been honored for com-

munity engagement by the Carnegie

Foundation for the Advancement of

Teaching. The Library has designated

with appropriate spine labels, those

books which support civic engagement,

service learning, and servant leadership.

For additional reading on this important

initiative check out:

Civic Service, by David P. Redlawsk,

Jossey-Bass, 2009.

Service Learning in Theory and Prac-

tice, by Dan W. Butin, Palgrave Macmil-

lan, 2010.

Service-Learning in Higher Education:

Concepts and Practices, by Barbara

Jacoby, Jossey-Bass, 1996.

Creating Our Identities in Service-

Learning and Community Engagement,

edited by Barbara Moely, Information

Age Publishing, 2009.

Submitted By:

Travis Dudley

Dean, Library

Students Personal health Data available via WebServices

College Library Resources for Community Engagement

Page 3

ment compliance issues you may have.

Watch your email for more details. We

hope you find this new report useful

and meaningful. Please contact us at

healthandsafety@ololcollege.edu for

any questions.

Submitted by:

Denise Gillespie RN BSN

Director, Campus Health & Safety

Miss Black USA. It is the mission of

Miss Black Louisiana USA to provide

educational opportunities via scholar-

ship and financial literacy to outstanding

young women of color and to develop

the "whole woman mind, body, and

spirit” while serving the communities

within the state of Louisiana.

“The current board of LCHE is happy

to welcome the new board members,"

Alma Stewart, LCHE President. "LCHE

is currently working to address the

increasing disparities in health and

health care across Louisiana. LCHE will

reach out to the local communities by

providing information and education,

and identify and distribute information

about effective and proven practices."

Submitted by:

Tiffany Magee

Director, Financial Aid

Article courtesy of www.wafb.com

The Louisiana Center for Health Eq-

uity (LCHE) announces the appoint-

ment of seven new board members.

Among them is Tiffany D.

Magee, director of financial aid at Our

Lady of the Lake College. Magee, who

has more than 12 years of experience

in higher education, is also a site coor-

dinator for College Goal Sunday. She

is the state director for the Miss Black

Louisiana USA pageant, an affiliate of

Our Lady of the Lake College will

be holding a week of events from Feb-

ruary 21 – 26 highlighting the benefits

of a Catholic education.

On Monday, February 21st at

10:30am and again on Wednesday,

February 23rd at 2 pm, Dr. Francis Van-

derwall will discuss the symbolism of

the San Damiano Cross and its rela-

tionship to St. Francis in the Reflection

Room, Student Services building.

Also on Monday, February

21st at 2 pm will be an open forum by

the College faculty and staff of the

Catholicity Task Force about how the

College is living the Catholic mission.

Tuesday, February 22nd will in-

clude a silent prayer session in the Re-

flection Room lead by the Franciscan

Student Fellowship starting at 11 am.

The College will hold two Campus

Gatherings which will offer a chance for

the entire College community to come

together for food and a celebration of

faith. On Tuesday, February 22 from

12:00 to 1:30 next to the Library

Commons the Campus Gathering will

include lunch, a „Blessing of the Hands

Ceremony,‟ and a talk by OLOL

College faculty Dr. Bert Swafford enti-

tled “Catholic Higher Education at Our

Lady of the Lake College: Responsibili-

ties, Challenges, and Benefits.”

Wednesday, February 23 will

include a Brown Bag event starting at

12:30pm for a presentation by OLOL

College professor Dr. Suzanne Carpen-

ter called “New Hope for Catholic

Higher Education” about practical ways

to incorporate Ex corde Ecclesiae into

the life of our campus.

“Mississippi Burning,” a movie which is

to be shown at the College Library on

Wednesday, February 23 starting at

5pm, is a thoughtful starting point for a

discussion on the College‟s monthly

Franciscan theme of „Justice for All.‟

All are invited on Thursday,

February 24 to the second Campus

Gathering from 12:00 to 1:30 next to

the Library Commons. This Campus

Gathering will include lunch, and a

panel of faculty, students and Commu-

nity Partners reflecting upon the

achievements of Service-Learning at the

College.

And lastly, the College will hold a

Quarterly Mass on Friday, February 25

at 12:30 in the Rosary Chapel. All are

encouraged to celebrate Catholic

higher education at the Mass with us!

Submitted By:

Elaine Crowe

Communications Coordinator

Institutional Advancement Office

Magee named to Health Equity Board

Celebrating National Catholic Colleges Week

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Together: Making a Difference!

On January 3rd, the new 2011 Spring Student

Ambassadors had their first meeting. The student am-

bassadors represent the student body at Our Lady of

the Lake College at events such as open house and

orientation. During their meeting, they performed train-

ing activities that help them improve their communica-

tion and teamwork skills. Each semester new students

join student ambassadors to enhance their experience

as college students by getting involved.

The Spring 2011Our Lady of the Lake College Student Ambassadors:

Martika Abdullah Christina Mullins

Olivia Davis Megan Pellegrin

Kendall Duet Caroline Pourciau

Mera Durgapersad James Sledge

Caroline Green Jessica Street

Britney Leblanc

Student Ambassador Advisor: Karen Goodridge

Faculty Support: Dr. Emily Kosh and Dr. Dixie Gautreaux

MARK THIS IMPORTANT DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR!

OLOL COLLEGE STUDENTS

JOB FAIR JOB FAIR

SPRING 2011

COME AND BRING A RESUME TO THE JOB FAIR

Date: FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011

Location: OLOL College – Health Sciences Building

7443 Picardy Ave.

Time: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Sharon W. Walker, LPC, NCC, MCC

Our Lady of the Lake College

Career Services

5421 Didesse Dr., Ste. A

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

225-768-0813

swalke02@ololcollege.edu

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“Mr. PresidentThank you for…

... the "room-lighting" smile: ... the mind that is always thinking:

...preventing a second Great Depression:

... bringing the num-ber of women in the

Supreme Court to 3.:

... making the White House the

"people's" house: ... 1.1 million jobs created in 2010 alone, more than

the entire 8 years of

George W. Bush:

... the love of family:

... Health Care reform:

... leaving the past behind:

...the world having respect for America, again:

... the capacity to know that you are, as we are,

imperfect!.

... having the sense to not let it destroy

you!

... the capacity to be

compassionate:

...being an inspira-

tion to so many:

... facing the most diffi-cult and loneliest job in

the world with grace, dignity, honesty and

guts in spite of so

many despisers:

... being, in spite of all the hate, pettiness, racism, corruption and immaturity around, the most

progressive president in decades:

And simply for this:

For Being................

"MR. PRESIDENT"!

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those of the College, Board of

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Staff, Alumni, or the Student

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Dean of Student Services

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Student Development Specialist

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Administrative Assistant,

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