Congratulations!

Hi everyone! This is Randy.  We would like to congratulate all high school seniors who have graduated or will graduate soon.  We would also like to congratulate Delgado Community College and Nunez Community College graduates as well.  To all current juniors, or soon to be seniors, we hope you have a safe and refreshing summer.  Becky and I look forward to seeing you in the fall.  For a list of all high school and college fairs we will be attending, please check the Recruiting link under Admissions and Financial Aid.  Good Luck!

New personalized viewbook!

Hi again!

Have you seen the new personalized viewbook online yet? If not, you should check it out at www.olhcc.edu under the admissions and financial aid section. It allows you to create your own tour guide and get a personalized look at OLHCC. You even get to pick a character!

Don’t forget about the Northshore Open House on April 30th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. It will be held at the Holiday Inn, 501 N. Hwy 190 in Covington. We welcome you, and your family and friends to join us to learn more about what Our Lady of Holy Cross College has to offer.

Becky

Down to the Nitty Gritty

There’s about two weeks left before all of my assignments are due!  Talk about stress.  I’m taking 2 literature classes, and there is a research paper for each.  I figure I have to write at least 2 pages a day in order to get both of the assignments done and turned in on time. 

But considering there is so little time left until the end of the semester, I haven’t sensed much panic in the masses yet.  I’m bracing myself against the worst.  I just keep reminding myself that it will all get done.  One step at a time. One page at a time. Then finally Dum Dum dee dum dummmm duuummmm [That's the graduation song]

Can’t Wait!

Literary, Art, and Music Festival

“Its a festivus for the rest of us!”

OOoOOk so on the 21st, the Literary Club is putting on its annual Literary, Art and Music Festival. Its a showcase of talented students and also the release of the Calliope magazine. Dr. Champagne has sent out a mass email to the student body giving everyone an opportunity to perform [sing or play an instrument] or read their poetry, short stories, reflections, etc.

Its very exciting because this will be my last LAM Festival, and as this year’s President of the Lit Club, I really want it to turn out perfect! I want to plan a small party for the club, but I’m kind of running low on ideas. So if y’all have any suggestions: COMMENT COMMENT COMMENT. lol

I’m also thinking of gag awards to give out. I just need to think of some categories. Fun Fun

We’re on a roll…!

Wow! We have had so many activities in the past few weeks.

The SGA/ Alumni crawfish boil was so much fun; we were able to enjoy a beautiful day with friends, family and CRAWFISH! The student organizations were selling yummy snacks and they even had a dunking booth. Watching the faculty falling into the water was priceless.
Sunday turned out to be a great day for the Golf Classic. The weather was perfect and the golfers were excited to play on such an excellent course. We were able to have a great time with our co-workers, students, family and friends; all while raising money to support the college.
Dr. Baglow had the Reel Faith Vocation Film Festival in the Moreau Center this week. A few films were shown, and we even had one of the actors join us for a Q and A session. This was a great experience for all of the high school students that attended. We will hopefully be able to have other events like this on campus.
Don’t forget about the Northshore Open House on April 30th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. It will be held at the Holiday Inn, 501 N. Hwy 190 in Covington. We welcome you, and your family and friends to join us to learn more about what Our Lady of Holy Cross College has to offer.
Do you want to visit OLHCC? Just give me a call, and we will schedule you for a campus tour. We have a beautiful campus and I know that you will love it as much as I do.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am always here to answer your questions and to help you through the process of enrollment.

Rebecca Kientz
4123 Woodland Dr.
New Orleans, LA 70131
(504) 398-2238 phone
(504) 394-1182 fax
rkientz@olhcc.edu
www.olhcc.edu

P.S. – Don’t forget to leave a comment about my blog! Let me know what else you would like me to discuss, or what you would like to know about me.

Pep in Holy Cross’ Step!

So we just finished up the newspaper, and although there are some grammar issues and mistakes made, overall the hard work of the staff and everyone else involved really made for a great issue. I hope that it continues to grow after I graduate. In the year that I’ve been editor, we’ve become members of the Associated Collegiate Press, attended the Clinton Global Initiative University conference, expanded the newspaper to include an Arts and Entertainment page and Opinion columns, and really with a bit of interest and dedication the paper can grow larger and larger.

But it gets me to thinking… Because OLHCC is such a small college, it is sooOOOOooO difficult to plan anything extracurricular or have a successful club or organization like the newspaper. When people go to Holy Cross, they tend to arrive, go to class, and leave. There really isn’t the interest in the student body to invest extra time into other school related things. It can be disappointing to those who work so hard to plan and organize events and have poor turn-outs or other related situations.

There needs to be some enthusiasm for school participation. We need some SCHOOL SPIRIT. Maybe we can start a pep-club I bet a bunch of the faculty would join in as well!!! Can you imagine some of your teachers with pom-poms and tube socks?! Okay so maybe I took it a bit too far. But you get my point.

Get to know me a bit…

Ok so this is my first blog, and I feel it is appropriate to introduce myself. My name is Jillien. I’m an English major graduating [FINALLY] in May of this year. I tutor in the writing lab, and I’m trying to prevent my gpa from plummeting to a -2.3. These last few weeks have been some of the most incredibly busy, stressful, and all around frantic weeks of my life! I’m sure most seniors can feel me on that note.

Everyone’s been asking me what I’m going to do after I graduate, but the truth is that I can’t even see that far in the future yet. I still have a British literature paper due Monday, a Shakespeare paper due Tuesday, a few waltzes to learn for Dr. Gitz by Tuesday morning, all while commuting from Baton Rouge and all that personal jazz. Anyways… I’ll be posting [more like venting] my thoughts here occasionally. Thanks for reading.

peace

Outstanding Student in Biology

Last night, Ms. Ashley Dureau was announced as the outstanding student in Biology for the academic year 2007-2008. The department selected Ashley based on her excellent academic record and for her service to the department. Congratulations.

Dr. Ellis

A Beginning

This is Dr. Ellis. Today, I start the spotlight on science. I will be making periodic announcements about what is happening in the sciences (Biology, Pre-Med, Pre-Dent, Pre-Pharm, Pre-Vet, Pre-Physical Therapy). The first announcement I have to make is that there will be a meeting for all science majors on April 17th in the Moreau Center at Noon. Light snacks will be availible. I plan on presenting some catalog changes that will appear in the upcoming catalog, I also want to talk about the sequencing of course offerings in science, I will talk about the new facilities that will be used for Biology courses starting next Fall, and I am looking for student imput about the future of the department. Specifically, I am considering listing and offering  more 400 level courses - is there a specific course you would like to see offered at OLHCC? We are considering starting an honors program in Biology - What are you thoughts on this idea? I also have ideas about what should be happening at OLHCC for the pre-professional majors, but I would like to hear about what students want and maybe even expect. Bottom line - show up, find out about the direction of the program, and contribute to the process.

Alumni Board Meeting

Hey everyone, its Keith again! I hope everyone had a good time at the Crawfish Bowl. Thanks to everyone for attending. The Alumni Association will be holding its monthly meeting Tuesday, April 1. This is no April Fools’s joke!!! It will be at 6:00 pm in the upstairs Board Room down the hall from the Office of Institutional Affairs. All of the Alumni Board Meetings are open to our alums. We welcome any new ideas and suggestions.  This meeting we will be electing new board members and executive board members for the 08-09 year. I hope to see some of you attend and get involved at OLHCC.