The first graduates of the Information Literacy Academy presented their capstone projects in Manzanillo Hall’s Innovation Center on April 7. Faculty and staff began attending information literacy workshops led by the NVC librarians starting in fall of 2016. The culmination of training was the presentation of a capstone project, which had to be the creation of
La Prensa San Antonio published on March 29 that Northwest Vista College was ranked No. 1 in the state by BestColleges.com. To read the story, go here: http://laprensasa.com/news/alamo-colleges-nvc-ranked-best-community-college-texas/
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
Librarians Present at Baltimore Conference Four Northwest Vista College librarians – Amanda Gorrell, MLS; Kristin Johnson, MLIS; Linda Reeves, MLIS, MA; and Norma Velez-Vendrell, MLIS, MA — recently presented at the Association of College & Research Libraries conference in Baltimore. They shared their insights into creating professional development programs around the information literacy framework in support of NVC’s Quality Enhancement
Northwest Vista College Psychology department rocked the annual meeting of the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA) March 31 to April 2 in San Antonio. NVC Professor of Psychology, Dr. Don Lucas, instructors of Psychology Anna Evans, Jen Fox, and Cindy Jacox, and NVC staff member, Gerona Nylander, along with more than 20 current and former NVC Psychology
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.
As we reflect on our recent Northwest Vista College state and national recognitions, I am grateful for the phenomenal work of our students, faculty and staff who each and every day produce outstanding and measurable results. While this collective effort has been recognized at the state and national levels, there remains many more opportunities for
Northwest Vista College faculty Rudy De La Cruz, Jr. is featured in the Rivard Report for the work he is spearheading along with his students and several community partners to preserve San Antonio’s history from the 1500s to the 1800s. To view the story, click on the link: https://therivardreport.com/local-historians-native-american-story-will-not-be-left-out-of-tricentennial/ Also, this past weekend, Cox Radio
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
Northwest Vista College government faculty Rudy De La Cruz, Jr. conducted a tour of historical sites in Von Ormy, Texas on Wednesday, March 8 for representatives of the Rivard Report, a local online magazine, which will publish a series of stories on the early history of San Antonio. Rudy and his students have been researching the early
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