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
Even during quarantine, Northwest Vista College still found a way to honor its employees who go above and beyond through Zoom celebrations. Last month, NVC Staff Senate provided lunch to the employees who couldn’t receive their Employee of the Month awards in person. March 2020 – Alicia Baltazar May 2020 – Lucy Gauna August 2020
Northwest Vista College recently won the Alamo Active February Heart Health Challenge with over 1,900 miles logged by NVC employees. A big Wildcat High Five to those who participated: Steven Rocha Valerie Acosta Elizabeth Murray Mark Bourland Luz Hernandez Steven Gonzales Edgar Garza Norma Velez-Vendrell Shirley Pena Abigail Garcia Deb Cardona Necola Glaze Laura
The UTSA Women’s Studies Institute welcomed Northwest Vista College Librarian, Rose Rodriguez as a guest speaker for Women’s History Month. Her talk was titled “Zines as Feminist Resistance.” There were 50 participants who learned about what a zine is, the history of zines, and how zines can be used for healing and feminist resistance. Rose
By NVC Faculty Dr. Claudia Verdin This spring semester we started to have face to face sessions again with the Latino Teacher Academy Learning Community (Latino Talc) students. We are so excited to be working with students who are passionate about K-12 education. Our team is focused on providing academic and personal support to make
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