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Northwest Vista College

Help Students Build Confidence Through Writing

This space is for contributions from the NVC Leadership Team. By Kate Fisher, NVC academic program coordinator, and NVC Tutor Heather Lidowski (representing Dean Patrick Fontenot of NVC Academic Services As we start the new semester, one of the best ways we can improve student success is to encourage our students to practice writing. We have

NVC Student Researcher Determines there are no Sasquatch on Campus

Over the summer NVC student Allie Sanchez used camera “traps”—motion-sensor cameras affixed to trees—to conduct an exploratory study of campus wildlife. Having been bitten by the “research bug” last year while studying, presenting, and publishing on students’ knowledge of climate change research alongside other NVC students, Allie embarked on a student-faculty, extracurricular study of her

New NVC College Events Coordinator

Rey Cardenas is now Northwest Vista College’s new college events coordinator On July 1, Rey transitioned over from the NVC Fine & Performing Arts & Kinesiology department. In his former position, he served as the technical director/auditorium manager for over four years. Rey has over 21 years of event and live-performance management experience.  He will

Taking a Hospitality Approach to Helping Students

Erika Prosper Nirenberg is not only the First Lady of San Antonio, she’s also director of customer insights for H-E-B. She recently visited Northwest Vista College’s Student Success to have a conversation about how H-E-B switched from a customer service mentality to instead focus on hospitality. Nirenberg also spoke at the recent National Council for Marketing &