When Northwest Vista College Fine Arts faculty are not busy in the classroom, they are busy putting their creativity to canvas, sculptures or finding ways to showcase their artwork. The quickest way to see how talented our faculty are is through the Faculty Exhibition featured in the Palmetto gallery and courtyard. The exhibition highlights their varying conceptual
Three composers from community colleges in Schenectady, New York, and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and a saxophone quartet recently took the stage of the Palmetto Center for the Arts Recital Hall to present the 8th Annual Jack Stone Award for New Music concert. The competition is a funding priority of the Friends of the Arts at
For the last four years, Robert DiGiovanni, aka “RobertMathGuy” on YouTube has been taking his lessons beyond the classroom. About 75,000 views later, he helps his students understand Calculus I, II and College Algebra through the step-by-step lessons he posts on YouTube. Robert says recording a class really isn’t as time consuming as one would think.
NVC Personal Fitness Training Students currently enrolled in FITT 1303 Fitness Event Planning and Promotion partnered up with Warrior Fitness Center LLC for their annual Community Fitness Event. NVC Personal Fitness Trainer program coordinator Teri Dimas said the Feb. 18 consisted of four-man relays on a 1,5000-meter row competition. SAPD, military, fire fighters and a few
Northwest Vista College’s “Dr. Don” Lucas and student Matthew Wheeler were recently one of three winners out of 150 contest entries that were selected by NISOD/Community College Week Scott Wright Student Essay Contest. This is an opportunity for students to describe how a faculty member, staff member, or administrator helped them complete a course, finish a semester,
Spring break 2017 will never be quite the same. As many of us looked forward to the much-needed break, we received the devastating news that Beverly Evans, a cherished colleague passed away on Sunday, March 12. One employee recently said, a bit of NVC’s spirit left when Beverly went to heaven. Her charisma and positive outlook touched
Northwest Vista College’s Dual Credit program is one of those areas on campus that doesn’t have a large team or a ton of resources. However, it has been quietly helping NVC achieve its enrollment goals over the last several years. Since 2013-14, NVC Dual Credit has increased enrollment of about 27 percent from 2,823 high
Students from East Central, Edgewood, Harlandale, South San Antonio, Southwest, Somerset, Southside and San Antonio Independent School Districts with a 3.0 GPA can apply for the Harvey Najim Pathways Scholarship through April 2. This scholarship will fund two years at the Alamo Colleges (San Antonio, Palo Alto, St. Philip’s and Northwest Vista colleges) and a
It’s not uncommon to see the Palmetto Center for the Arts buzzing at night from a performance. But on Friday, March 3, Palmetto wasn’t just buzzing, it was swarming with employees, students and the community to take part and see two events – the high-energy musical, “Grease” and Cosmic Art Night. Diana Kersey of Cosmic
“Employers look for someone who is willing to hit the ground running. Companies are looking for the overall person,” says Dana Reeder, CEO and founder of Reeder Consulting: College and Career Paths. “I look for the candidate to be on time for a job interview because I think if they are on time for their
By Northwest College Faculty Senate President Adam Aguirre The Executive Faculty Council will solve all of your problems. Okay…okay. Maybe that is overstating it some. To understand the EFC, you first have to understand what it is not. For some time now the Northwest Vista College Faculty Senate President has been part of the Faculty
With our ever changing student enrollment, it is often challenging to get the message across to students that visiting with their advisor prior to registration is vital to their success at Northwest Vista College. The NVC Advising Team could use your help! We are hoping our own NVC staff and faculty will help us communicate
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