By Qiaoying Joy Zhou, PhD Department Chair/Professor Math and Engineering Department In a most recent District Leadership Team meeting “Great Places to Work,” the words “pride” and “recognition” were highlighted by multiple round tables. As educators, we feel a strong sense of “pride” when our students are doing wonderful things in their educational pursuits. Our
Contributed by Qiaoying Joy Zhou, PhD Department Chair/Professor NVC Math and Engineering Department On October 19, the Math and Engineering Department held our Mid-Semester Adjunct Faculty evening meeting. The focus of the meeting was to build a strong connection between our adjunct faculty and full-time faculty in the department, with the aim of better serving
Northwest Vista College (NVC) Professor Dr. Dennis J. Gittinger has reached the golden milestone. He has been transforming opportunities for students by teaching mathematics within the Alamo College District for more than 50 years. In mathematics, the golden ratio is also referred to as the golden number, golden proportion or the divine proportion. It’s a ratio
From a student: “I just wanted to say Michele Mangold is a dedicated and hard working teacher. I have only had the honor of being the student of a handful of teachers like her and have never met someone as dedicated to her students or as resilient as her. Northwest Vista did an amazing job
Congrats to NVC math faculty Hector Trevino! Recently, a former student Alex Zamora credited Hector in a YouTube video for putting him on a path to making math easy for him which led him to become a NASA engineer. When Hector is not busy teaching, he’s also athletically talented outside the classroom. He has won the
By Qiaoying Joy Zhou, PhD Department Chair/Professor NVC Math and Engineering Department Northwest Vista College’s Math faculty (Dr. Mary Zocchi and Mr. Robert Carrillo) and Math Lab Supervisor (Ms. Debbie Rosenthal) recently attended a Regional SI (Supplemental Instruction) Supervisor Training in San Marcos. Mary reported that this intensive two-day workshop presented by The International Center
From a student: This email is long overdue but I felt I needed to share with you how Gabe Vidaurri impacted my life. Allow me to explain. You and I spoke a couple of weeks ago and you suggested I join the Zoom link to see if this course was right for for me. I
When the call went out to Northwest Vista College students to describe the program that has impacted them the most, NVC student Analissa Riojas said: “I would have to say that the most impactful program at NVC is the Learning Assistant Math Paths (LAMP) program. Growing up, I really struggled with math so having a
Recently, team members from Northwest Vista College’s Community Math grant participated in a “platica” (conversation) at Time Dollar community center on the city’s West Side. “What an honor to hear from moms (and one dad ) who are learning how to advocate for their children, and soon for each other…all while learning math,” said Heidi Hunt, Ed.D, Co-PI
Ignacia Cruz is a math tutor at Time Dollar community center in West San Antonio. Through a community project, Cruz learned to strengthen her math skills in order to help her own children with elementary-level math despite having a GED. But the program at Time Dollar shuttered after funding ran out 10 years ago. Thanks
U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro was on hand on Oct. 31 at Northwest Vista College to present a $3.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education aimed at narrowing the achievement gap in math for underserved communities. College Board research indicates that only 29 percent of Hispanic students are ready for college-level math courses. This alarming
Congratulations to Dr. Claudia Verdin, NVC Mathematics Faculty, who took part in a book presentation at UTSA Downtown Campus on May 4. Dr. Verdin co-authored chapter six in the book titled, “Despertando el Ser: Transforming Latino Teachers’ Identities, Consciousness, and Beliefs.” The chapter is based on research conducted by Dr. Verdin and Dr. Lorena Claeys,
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