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![No extra fees for textbooks for undergraduates](https://www.ollusa.edu/news/2020/_resources/student-studying-books.jpg)
No extra fees for textbooks for undergraduates
The OLLU All-Access program will allow undergraduate students to "rent" textbooks and digital materials for free for the semester. If everything is returned at the end of the semester, there will be no out-of-pocket costs.
![Alumna (ʼ94) named Texas Elementary Teacher of Year](https://www.ollusa.edu/news/2020/_resources/maria-elena-pacheco-web.jpg)
Alumna (ʼ94) named Texas Elementary Teacher of Year
The Texas Parent Teacher Association has named Maria Elena Pacheco (BA Spanish ʼ94) the Elementary Teacher of the Year for 2020.
![Statement from OLLU President Melby](https://www.ollusa.edu/news/2020/_resources/logo-web.jpg)
Statement from OLLU President Melby
I have been made aware of accusations of sexual assault against current and former OLLU students that were shared on Twitter. I take this very seriously. Violence and abuse are against everything OLLU stands for.
![OLLU celebrating graduates with Drive-Thru Diploma Pick-Up Parades](https://www.ollusa.edu/news/2020/_resources/diploma-pick-up-parade.jpg)
OLLU celebrating graduates with Drive-Thru Diploma Pick-Up Parades
OLLU will be celebrating our spring 2020 graduates with Drive-Thru Diploma Pick-Up Parades on the San Antonio, Rio Grande Valley and Houston campuses.
![Professor Quintanilla awarded $10,000 arts grant](https://www.ollusa.edu/news/2020/_resources/octavio-quintanilla.jpg)
Professor Quintanilla awarded $10,000 arts grant
The Luminaria Arts Foundation has awarded a $10,000 literary arts grant to Octavio Quintanilla, PhD, former San Antonio Poet Laureate and Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) associate professor of English, Mass Communication and Drama.
![OLLU announces plans for fall reopening](https://www.ollusa.edu/news/2020/_resources/main-building.jpg)
OLLU announces plans for fall reopening
OLLU is assembly a team of faculty, staff and student leaders to begin planning for the opening of the three university campuses for the fall semester. The team will be guided by health and safety practices recommended by the Centers for Disease Control, World Health Organization, Texas Department of Health Services and the local health districts in each of the communities served by the university.