Boerne Independent School District recently welcomed current and future business partners from across its area to the first Connecting Through Partnerships Event. Guests heard first-hand from students and staff about BISD’s programs, including medical, Incubator, PTECH, and more. Last semester, Boerne ISD and Northwest Vista College partnered to establish an Early College High School for
Heidi Hunt, Ed.D Co-PI Community Math Grant Northwest Vista College What her peers say anonymously Heidi embodies how we should work together to produce positive outcomes for all of our students, faculty, and staff. She works individually with students, and then also all of her colleagues under multiple departments. Because of her collaborative efforts, she
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 Feb. 24 and Feb. 25 at St. Mary’s University. Dr. Qiaoying Zhou – Chair of Math and Engineering, Kelli Bradshaw – Math
Wildcat Spirit Award Congratulations to the Facilities department at Northwest Vista College for going above and beyond of always taking care of the campus. They were honored with the Wildcat Spirit Award at the March 11 Bragging Breakfast. NVC Community Math On Feb. 17, the NVC Community of Educators (NVC Community Math grant) held their
Kudos to Northwest Vista College’s Lisa Black who co-authored an article titled “Food, Internet, and Shelter: What Emergency Services Did Community College Students Prioritize During the COVID-19 Pandemic?” Lisa, who is NVC’s director of Advocacy Services, co-authored the article with Zachary Taylor, PhD, of the Trellis Company. The article, featured in the December 2021 edition
Congratulations to Northwest Vista College English faculty, Denise Tolan, for being named a finalist in the fiction category of Best on the Net for her “Sell You, Sell Me” from Atlas and Alice Literary Magazine. Read the piece here. The Best of the Net is an awards-based anthology designed to grant a platform to a diverse
Northwest Vista College leadership partnered with NVC Staff Senate to have its first in-person on campus employee event of 2022! The two groups were at the Desert Willow Welcome Center bright and early at 8 am, ready to greet and welcome staff and faculty back to campus. The tacos were tasty and the coffee was
Betty Cunningham Elizabeth “Betty” Cunningham, NVC’s senior coordinator and leader of Veterans Affairs is NVC’s first employee and first graduate. She will be retiring from full-time employment on March 31. Betty has led NVC’s veteran’s support services since day one on the job. She made it her responsibility to provide quality care to those serving
Wildcat Spirit Award: NVC Help Desk The team that has been selected embodies synergy because they work with every department at Northwest Vista College. They have been a lifeline to our students, faculty and staff. This team was the essential backbone of support for every issue before and during the pandemic. Walker Hobbs (previous Wildcat
Catarina Garza Cat is amazing at her job. She knows that serving students is the library’s top priority and she is always ready to help out. On top of all her job duties, she creates amazing flyers for events and social media. She is our Canva guru! Cat is kind, honest, humble, hardworking, innovative, creative,
Northwest Vista College welcomes Kari McKay as a new certified career experience navigator. She previously worked for Grand Canyon University as an advisor with online military students in Phoenix, Ariz. Kari moved to San Antonio last month. Before moving here, she lived in Arizona all her life so she is adjusting to a new state and
Northwest Vista College welcomes Vada Garza as a senior specialist in the Veteran’s Center. Prior to NVC, she worked for Petco Corp. where she did logistics as part of the supply chain department. She was at Petco for some years and was part of a massive layoff in 2018. However, this bad news turned out to be the
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