Congratulations to Dr. Yolanda Reyes Guevara of Northwest Vista College, who was part of a fundraising team for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – South Texas Chapter. Yolanda, who is also NVC’s director of Enrollment, was selected as the Top Team Member – Top fundraiser for South Texas Chapter and brought in $10,203 for the cause! During the virtual
Learning and teaching has taken on a whole new creative process during this pandemic. A few instructors have turned to podcasts to engage their students in a different kind of way from talking with experts in the field to allowing students to craft their own audio essays. In Marisela Barrera’s English 1301 class this semester,
Congratulations to NVC Dean Charles Hinkley. He published a scholarly book, “Moral Conflicts with Organ Retrieval: A Case for Constructive Pluralism,” this past November. The publisher of the book, Brill, said on its website: “In this revised edition of Moral Conflicts of Organ Retrieval: A Case for Constructive Pluralism, Charles Hinkley elaborates on his moral philosophy
In every team and department at Northwest Vista College, there are always great stories to tell that show faculty and staff going above and beyond. While it’s hard to capture every story, we hope to periodically share in this space some of the major accomplishments or projects that are taking place. Members of the executive
Northwest Vista College has a new Heath & Safety team that will help faculty, staff and students as they come to campus with health screenings and overall keeping the college safe. The team will be lead by Garvin Dansby, NVC coordinator of Risk Management. His team has expanded to include Monica Roque, Rey Cardenas and
In-Person Early Voting: Tuesday, Oct. 13 – Friday, Oct. 30 (can vote at any early voting polling location, including Northwest Vista College). More information about NVC polling location will be sent via email and on our website closer to Early Voting. General Election: Tuesday, Nov. 3. You can vote at ANY polling location including NVC.
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Contributions during the annual Employee Giving Campaign make a difference in the lives of Northwest Vista College students. The Beverly Evans Memorial NVC Student Life Scholarship is one example. In three years, the scholarship has reached levels capable of offering students $10,000 in awards. This is possible by the ongoing annual contributions of NVC donors.
The annual Employee Development Day is on Friday, Oct. 30 from 9 am to 4:15 pm. The theme this year is “Equity in All We Do: Recognize, Respect, Redefine, Reassure.” To help achieve an Employee Development Day that everyone will enjoy, a call for proposals was emailed to the NVC community. Proposals will be evaluated based
In the first four weeks of NVC’s #WildcatsTogether Employee Giving Back Campaign, the participation rate reached 28% and NVC faculty and staff raised $31,820. The goal is to become a majority-giving institution with 51% overall NVC employee participation. To generate excitement, each week there are various Zoom activities for faculty and staff to share Vistaversary (how
Congratulations to Northwest Vista College’s Natalia Treviño of the English department. Her essay, “Lockdown Love and Panic” was recently included in the book titled, “Global Pandemic Crisis: A series of Literary Essays on Quarantine.” The book’s forward is by UTSA Professor Steven Kellman. According to Amazon, it says, “This collection of essays by reputable scholars
This summer Jonathan Cavazos completed his master’s degree in Library and Information Science from The University of North Texas. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Texas State University. He has worked as a Library Assistant at Northwest Vista College for a little over a year and also works as a teaching assistant in
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