Northwest Vista College has become the first community college in south-central Texas to provide Amazon Web Services (AWS) training for students. The Amazon Web Services Academy will teach students how to provide a managed cloud-computing solution to clients through the world’s largest cloud computing company: Amazon.com, Inc. Students will learn how to create EC2 instances
In every team and department at Northwest Vista College, there are always great stories to tell that show faculty and staff going above and beyond. While it’s hard to capture every story, we hope to periodically share in this space some of the major accomplishments or projects that are taking place. Members of the executive
What is one thing that the maker of Jaguar Land Rover, Detroit’s Henry Ford Health System, and billion-dollar company Cargill Inc. all have in common? These powerhouses are the recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Now, Alamo Colleges District has been added to this esteemed list. Alamo Colleges Chancellor Dr. Mike Flores recently
Congratulations to Northwest Vista College’s Homer Guevara Jr., who was recently recognized at the Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees board meeting for his 10 years of service on the CPS Energy Board of Trustees. Homer was also featured on KSAT News recently as being one of 150 leaders going to the state capitol to advocate
Michelle Oxendine-Lewis is a new enrollment specialist at Vista Central-Welcome & Admissions Center for Northwest Vista College. Michelle and the team at Vista Central are responsible for providing a positive and supportive experience for first-time, transfer and retuning students during the admissions and enrollment process. Michelle brings to NVC her experience in higher education administration
Recently new officers were selected for Northwest Vista College’s Staff Senate, which advocates for career advancement, job welfare and the working environment of all staff. The new officers are: Officers President – Yalitza P. Guerra Vice President – Amparo Garcia Secretary – Veronica Gonzalez Treasurer – Marsha Gonzales Historian – Diane De La Garza Parliamentarian
The Northwest Vista College Business Council is seeking employee alumni mentors and coaches to help expand the Business Leader Career Coaching program. Participants will be matched with a Student Development instructor and his or her class for one semester. Each coach or mentor will coordinate meetings or presentations with the class of first-year college students
Northwest Vista College Director of Public Relations Renata Serafin participated in the San Antonio District 8 ’80s 5K run at the UTSA Main Campus on Saturday, June 23. Renata (47) finished fifth in her age group (40-49) with a time of 26:31.5 minutes. She was the 34th woman to finish the race and 108th person
During the 2018 spring semester, the Information and Communication Technology Team at Northwest Vista College tested the business and academic capabilities of wearable technology including Apple and Android watches. The pilot objectives set for this project were completed successfully. “This initiative was 100 percent supported and funded by our NVC Cabinet,” said director of Information
Last week, Northwest Vista College hosted a meet and greet gathering with our incoming Chancellor Dr. Mike Flores. The goal of this event was to create the opportunity for NVC faculty, staff, students and NVC business and college partners to visit with Dr. Flores and ask questions about the future of the Alamo Colleges District.
Aryn Edwards Vista Central Senior Advisor What her peers say anonymously: Aryn Edwards shows a work ethic that can’t be matched. She is very creative and has displayed that in many of our projects. She has gone the extra mile to make sure that the ideas of staff are brought into fruition. Aryn has been
This is an ongoing series to help inform staff and faculty about Alamo Institutes: What does a caring community look like? For the Creative and Communication Arts Institute Team, a CAREing community is one where students are encouraged and given information to achieve their educational, professional, and personal goals: Consistent – We all speak the same
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