If you missed graduation, here’s Northwest Vista College President Dr. Baser’s speech to students: Graduates, tonight, I am feeling so proud of you. I am feeling your sense of excitement. However, there is one thing I am not feeling right now, and that is surprised. I am not surprised by your accomplishments and your success
Last year, the Alamo Colleges Foundation enthusiastically supported a request to provide $50,000 in total funding for faculty and staff innovation grants to Northwest Vista College and our sister colleges. The quality of last year’s proposals made the task of the selection committee extremely difficult. Four Faculty/Staff Innovation Grants up to $2,500 were awarded to
A few faculty and staff were honored recently at National Society of Leadership & Success Induction ceremony. The society is the nation’s largest leadership honor society and students are selected for membership based on either academic standing or leadership potential. Candidacy is a nationally recognized achievement of honorable distinction. The NSLS officers recognized a few employees
The second annual May 4th movie viewing at Northwest Vista College again brought big crowds to watch the movie from the Star Wars series. It’s estimated about 1,300 people attended the event to watch the free screening of “Rogue One.” Like last year, there was a costume contests for both adults and children, a Chewbacca
When NVC student Jonelle Joiner enrolled at Northwest Vista College in 2015, her intentions were just to finish a goal she put on hold. She saw NVC Phi Theta Kappa brochures when she enrolled but that was the furthest thing from her mind. It wasn’t until she visited her advisor sometime later, she learned her
Three Northwest Vista College librarians will have chapters in a new book about library outreach to be published by the Association of College and Research Libraries. “Add a Dash of Tuscany: Book Discussions that Go Beyond the Book,” co-authored by Norma Velez-Vendrell and Amanda Gorrell, is about the programs they facilitate every semester for NVC’s Academy of Lifelong Learning.
Congratulations to the newly-elected 2017-2018 NVC Staff Council officers! President- Yalitza Guerra Vice President- Sarah Dominguez Secretary- Yolanda Owens Treasurer- Alicia Baltazar Parliamentarian- Mark Tovar Historian- Amanda Gorrell Committee Chairs: Event Planning: Diane De La Garza (ex-officio, Advisory) Fundraising Chair: Omar Chavira and Alice Martinez EOM: Marsha Gonzales (and Yolanda Owens) Scholarship: Michael Raso and Veronica
It is hard to believe that another year has breezed by and NVC’s commencement ceremony is scheduled for Monday, May 15 at 7 p.m. at the Freeman Coliseum. This is a formal occasion where we have the opportunity to celebrate our students’ success and completion of their certificates and degrees earned at Northwest Vista College.
“Your mom always believes in you. But when you are fortunate enough to receive a scholarship, that says that someone else believes in you,” Julissa Del Bosque, an NVC alumna from the class of 2015. She received an associate’s degree in biology and liberal arts with a concentration in Peace and Conflict Studies. She is
Northwest Vista Psychology students are making waves across the city and state presenting their research and knowledge against their four-year university peers. Make sure to read this article in the NVC Voice (an NVC blog for student news) about NVC alumni taking 1st place for their presentation, and another group of NVC Psychology students almost
The fiesta-themed Bragging Breakfast opened with Dr. Russ Frohardt, Northwest Vista College dean of Arts & Sciences, introducing his academic areas to the audience through a quiz complete with fiesta medals as prizes. The areas that Russ oversees include: Dual Credit, Community Engagement, NVC librarians, Humanities, Natural & Physical Sciences, Fine and Performing Arts and Kinesiology, Mathematics
This June, GM Financial plans to open its new 100,000 square-foot servicing center right up the street from Northwest Vista College on Ellison Drive. In the spirit of community, the company recently established the GM Financial Next Level Scholarship for full or part-time NVC students pursuing a plan of study in business. GM Financial has
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