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NVC STEM and Partners Present at WETC Crossroads to Success Event

Dr. Prakash Nair interacting with community members. Humberto Buenrostro (FUERTE NVC Transfer and St. Mary’s University) and Dr. Mary Zocchi St. Mary’s University from left to right (representing FUERTE and St. Mary’s University): Humberto Buenrostro (FUERTE NVC Transfer and St. Mary’s University), Hannelore Tampipi, Desiree Martinez, and Kristianna MartinezUTSA Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated

NVC Students Use STEM Skills to Give Back to Community

Northwest Vista College students are not just sitting in an idle classroom, they are making reading fun for elementary students. And, getting kids to read is becoming a national crisis. “Per the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), there has been a significant decline in reading skills during the last three years due to the pandemic—only about

NVCsi and STEAM Blast Attract Students

Northwest Vista College’s Math, Engineering and Science teams had a busy February and March with two of their key events happening back to back.  NVCsi NVCsi (NVC Crime Scene Investigation) had a great comeback turnout! At least 300 passports were picked up and 141 were returned. We had 17 individual activities available for students. Many

Creating a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment for STEM

As part of the FUERTE project (Fostering Undergraduate Education, Retention, and Transfer Environments) at St. Mary’s University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong (Florida International University), and Dr. Meagan Kendall (University of Texas at El Paso) facilitated a workshop Nov 17 and 18 at St. Mary’s University. The following faculty/staff members from Northwest Vista College participated in

Celebrating Community Colleges & STEM

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

Helping STEM Students Get to St. Mary’s University

Northwest Vista College will partner under St. Mary’s University on a grant project funded by the National Science Foundation to increase the transfer and retention rates of Hispanic students majoring in STEM fields. The NSF’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program grant awarded to St. Mary’s will help implement Project FUERTE: Fostering Undergraduate Education, Retention and

New Building Names

Thank you for helping NVC select names for the STEM building and the future renovated Cypress Campus Center. The new STEM building will be called Cedar Elm STEM Center and the Cypress Campus Center will be renamed as Cypress Cultural Center. Survey results are below. STEM Building: 42.7% – Cedar Elm STEM Center 25.4% – Cedar Elm

STEM Careers Pandemic Proof

STEM workers are in demand! Engineering and STEM-related jobs will take precedence in the employment industry through 2029 according to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — professions are expected to increase 8% between 2019 and 2029, compared to just 3.4% for all other careers.