NVC students, faculty, and staff gathered near the Redbud Learning Center Nov. 20 to celebrate a ribbon cutting for the Deb Morgan Reflection Station. This mosaic bench and permanent work of art honors Dr. Deb Morgan, a founding member of NVC and the late wife of NVC math professor Dr. Dennis J. Gittinger. NVC faculty
October Employee of the Month: Ernest Tolliver NVC Math Department, Academic Program Specialist What his peers say anonymously How does he exemplify the NVC culture? Ernest exemplifies the NVC culture through his dedication to the core values. His commitment to student success is evident in his ability to assist students in achieving their academic goals,
Meet Josh Austin, dean for student success, and Steven Montemayor, dean for academic success. They are joining Robin Lund and Jennifer Comedy-Holmes, deans for student success, Yolanda Reyes Guevara and Teri Dimas, interim deans for academic success, and George Gittinger, interim dean for performance excellence, in creating opportunities for success for NVC students. Prior to
Northwest Vista College’s Dr. Thomas Pressly recently participated in the AMPLIFY institute Fall 2024 on Sept. 26– 27 at the University of Texas at El Paso. The AMPLIFY institute provides a workshop and peer support for Engineering Instructional Faculty (EIF) from universities and community colleges from HSIs around the nation to improve student centered undergraduate
Congratulations to many of our full-time faculty who were recently promoted for fiscal year 2024-2025. Full-time faculty must meet certain criteria to apply for promotion. There are three different ranks to promote to: from instructor to assistant professor, assistant professor to associate professor, and associate professor to professor. In addition to recognizing faculty who were
Employee of the Month Naomi Gordon of NVC Student Life What her peers say anonymously Naomi Gordon demonstrates the core values of Students First, Respect for All and Can-Do Spirit. According to her co-workers – she is not afraid to advocate for our students and does it professionally. She does not back away from a
Northwest Vista College President Dr. Amy Bosley recently shared her higher education insights on a “Higher Aspirations” panel with President of the University of North Texas Harrison Keller and Texas Tech University System Chancellor Tedd Mitchell during the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas. The moderator for the panel was Sara Hebel, co-founder and editor-in-chief at Open Campus, a
From: Randall Garza, Ph.D.Interim Director of Advising Adriana Alcala (advisor) reached out to our NVC Advocacy Center to discuss what they were running low on and what students need. Backpacks was the answer and Adriana started a backpack drive in our office. We collected a total of 79 backpacks and have delivered them to the
Russ Frohardt, interim vice president for Academic Success at Northwest Vista College, recently shared his insights on enhancing student retention and success through innovative scheduling strategies for Ad Astra, a company many colleges and universities use to create course schedules. In the video, he discusses how NVC uses Ad Astra analytics, is working to secure
From Sara Trim, Grant Writer [email protected] 210.486.4741 I am thrilled to be working in College Grants Development as a grant writer for Northwest Vista College. It is an honor to be able to collaborate with Judy Camargo (NVC Director of Grants) on research and grant applications and I look forward to working with NVC faculty
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
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