PETA or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals recently honored Northwest Vista College adjunct instructor Zach Sokoloski as part of a teacher duo for their 2022 Teacher(s) of the Year Award. TeachKind hosted PETA’s annual contest which aims to give teachers a a round of applause. Five teachers were recognized for building a more compassionate world
The Northwest Vista College Advocacy team is grateful and sad to see their latest group of interns move on with their careers. Six interns, who will be soon receiving a degree in Master of Social Work (M.S.W.), worked with the Advocacy team that helps nearly 200 students a day. The team’s services include finding food
Welcome new Northwest Vista College English faculty Samantha Raymond. Prior to coming to NVC, she was the assistant manager at Dragon’s Lair Comics & Fantasy in Alamo Ranch. She says she absolutely loved that job, because she loves reading comics and talking to people about comics. Nearly 15 years of her career experience has been
Congrats to NVC math faculty Hector Trevino! Recently, a former student Alex Zamora credited Hector in a YouTube video for putting him on a path to making math easy for him which led him to become a NASA engineer. When Hector is not busy teaching, he’s also athletically talented outside the classroom. He has won the
Congratulations to Northwest Vista College’s Elizabeth Sirchia Murray from the Student Success team. She represented the Alamo City Cornhole as part of a 10-athlete team to compete at the Texas Club Cup on April 29 – May 1. The San Antonio crew had a great showing with many “clutch” performances and were able to finish 3rd overall.
Five Northwest Vista College and two Alamo Colleges employees were recently recognized at the district-wide ALAS completion ceremony on May 6. The ALAS Class XV graduates are: Mallory Plummer, NVC Elladean Moreno, NVC Dr. Randall Garza, NVC Jonathon Gonzales, NVC Sgt. Jill Sprowls, DSO Eva Gaitan, DSO Stacey Blum, DSO Along with the graduates, NVC
It’s with sad news that we report that Kitty (also known as Kiki) recently passed away. She was beloved by our students, faculty, and staff. Her home was near the back entrance of Manzanillo Hall and she often greeted people near the door. She brought many smiles to her NVC family.
Doctorate Degree Congratulations to Northwest Vista College faculty, Corina Gonzalez-Stout. She recently received her Ph.D. this spring from the University of South Africa in Pretoria. Her Dissertation was titled, “Carnal, Vigilance, Vending Vice: Race, Gender and Sexual Commerce in Cape Town, 1868-1957.” Pedagogy Conference Northwest Vista College’s Dr. M. Pilar Damron recently gave a presentation
The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce recently announced their new cohort for their Latina Leadership Institute 2022. Among the 24 individuals selected, Dr. Yolanda Reyes Guevara, Ph.D, from Northwest Vista College’s Student Success team was chosen. She will participate in a six-month program designed to build the skills of professionals looking to serve the community
At the April Bragging Breakfast, the Touchstone for Synergy and Wildcat Sprit Awards were presented to an individual and team who always go above and beyond for NVC. Paul Vallejo of the NVC Marketing & Strategic Communications team received the Touchstone Award. NVC President Dr. Ric Baser recognized Paul for the Touchstone award. The person
Employee of the Month for April Erica Arcos, NVC Natural & Physical Sciences What her peers say anonymously “In my mind, Erica is the epitome of all that is the NVC culture. She embraces all of the college’s values and has been a consistent light in my professional life at NVC. Despite the difficulties we
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