Dr. George Gittinger, associate professor of Philosophy, has accepted the appointment to serve as interim dean for Performance Excellence. This new team will report to the President’s Office and will include MarCom, Grants, Community Collaborations, and Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness. Christina Brown is transitioning from her role as director of advising in Student Success to
Northwest Vista College welcomes Marika Dabney, its new human resources partner. She previously worked for SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment and Santikos Entertainment. Marika has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Texas A&M University-San Antonio and a Master of Science in Human Resources Development from the University of Texas at Tyler. Marika’s office at Vista
Our Northwest Vista College Staff Senators recently gathered at the beautiful Botanical Gardens for their annual retreat. It was a day filled with vibrant discussions, team-building activities, and lots of purple pride!They celebrated their amazing Staff Senators with well-deserved awards for their dedication and hard work. Congratulations to all the award recipients! They are excited to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWIIJBmriBY By NVC’s Dr. Thomas Pressly Bringing the spin to mathematics! Twelve whizz students, backed by NVC’s PLUS+STEM Department of Education Grant, created a stunning prize wheel as part of a service-learning project. The NVC Math Department and support labs (JH-308 Math Advocacy and JH-316 Math Tutoring) plans to use the wheel at college events
Recently, NVC’s Dr. Qiaoying (Joy) Zhou, Kari McKay and Mallory Plummer attended the InstructureCon conference in Las Vegas. Sparked in 2008 by two enterprising grad students, Instructure is the home of Canvas LMS (Learning Management System) and the Instructure Learning Platform that benefits millions of students and teachers worldwide, every single day. InstructureCon gave attendees
During the summer season, Northwest Vista College librarians helped the community through outreach in science education with its partner Southwest Research Institute. SWRI invites San Antonio area high school seniors to participate in its YES program. The SWRI engineers and scientists’ mentor the students as they do research and select a project to perform during
By Jessica Heppard, MSc.Northwest Vista College Biology Instructor Pura vida literally means “pure life,” but represents the Costa Rican motto of living in the moment and enjoying life. Four Northwest Vista College students lived and breathed pura vida during a 14-day study abroad program through the Alamo Colleges International Programs Office. Students completed two
Northwest Vista College has recently received approval for level change with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). This means Vista is now approved to offer bachelor degrees, in addition to offering associate degrees and certificates. In 2017, the 85th Legislature in Texas passed Texas Senate Bill 2118 that made it
Recently, Teri Dimas and Dr. Russ Frohardt visited the sets of the morning shows of KABB Fox 29 and News 4 San Antonio to promote Northwest Vista College’s new Bachelor of Applied Technology in Cloud Computing. To see the shows, go to the links below. News 4 San Antonio KABB Fox 29
Recently, the Alamo Colleges District and YMCA of Greater San Antonio announced the start of a strategic partnership to help close the gap between achieving a higher education and removing barriers to childcare access faced by student parents and working families. While new YMCA on-campus day camp options have begun this summer across the Alamo Colleges,
Northwest Vista College has a lot to celebrate this summer: commencement, being an Aspen finalist, YMCA summer camps, and a new Bachelor of Applied Technology in Cloud Computing. Students can now register for the new bachelor’s degree program in a fast-growing IT field: Cloud Computing. Cloud computing delivers computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, and
The Aspen Institute named Northwest Vista College as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence on June 11. The $1 million award is the nation’s signature recognition of strong performance among community colleges. The institutions selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high
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