Employee Highlights

Wildcat Spirit Award and Touchstone Champion Award

Felix Salinas Bestows Wildcat Spirit Award to NVC’s Technology Device Checkout Team “First and foremost, I am humbled and thankful for the recognition and time that I was able to spend with Sparky, the Wildcat. I would like to recognize all of our unsung NVC Wildcats out there that have through thick and thin continued

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NVC Welcomes New Dean for Academic Success

Northwest Vista College welcomes Dr. Robert Ayala, a new dean for Academic Success. Since 2012, he served as the division chair of Arts and Sciences at Southwest Texas Junior College in Uvalde, Texas. Dr. Ayala has over 15 years of experience in leadership, strategic planning, curriculum design, program design, and vision setting in both academic and

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George Brown – New Career Experience Navigator

Northwest Vista College welcomes George Brown, a new career experience navigator in the NVC Career Experience & internships team. George has been in public education since 2002, working in high schools from Georgia, California and Texas. Most recently, he was an at-risk program coordinator for one of our San Antonio school districts. He’s originally from California

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Librarians Leading, Teaching, Presenting

Three NVC Librarians Lead Sessions for Employee Development Day Librarian Amanda Gorrell joined with Personal Counselor Adriana Cantu in presenting “Move Over Cozy Books—Here Come Cozy Video Games!”  They discussed how video games, especially non-violent ones, can contribute to mental wellness by helping people de-stress and relax.  They shared examples of games and invited participants

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Wildcat Spirit Award and Touchstone Champion Award

Wildcat Spirit Award – Felix Salinas This award goes to a person who is always doing the best that they can for our students and for our college, and always has their best interest at heart. Everyone always looks to this person to ensure that they can get the help that they need. They always

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Employee of the Month for December: Klarissa Rizo

Klarissa Rizo (What her peers say anonymously) Klarissa Rizo is always on top of all the different tasks that need to be completed within the department. This year has been an exceedingly difficult scheduling year with a lot of changes, and she has taken on the challenge and made it seem easy. Klarissa conducts her

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Creating NVC Amabassadors

Before heading to the winter break, Northwest Vista College Marketing & Strategic Communications team held a T-shirt giveaway on Dec. 9. Prior to the pandemic, the NVC MSC team had T-shirts created recognizing NVC’s 25th anniversary. The goal of the Dec. 9 event was to get the shirts in employee and faculty hands to wear

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Employee of the Month, Wildcat Spirt and Touchstone Awards

Employee of the Month For the month of November, the winner of Employee of the Month goes to David Ardin from the IT department. (What his peers say anonymously)  “David comes to work with respect for everyone that he comes across on a daily basis. His infectious smile and positive attitude help set the tone

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Explaining Dual Credit to Elementary Students

Recently, Northwest Vista’s Pat Fontenot and Julie Boerm took the Dual Credit program on the road to help about 140 elementary students, teachers and counselors learn about the program. They used current events and/or things students see now like YouTubing, hacking, or the Minecraft game and aligned them with some of the programs NVC offers.

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Luz Hernandez and Scott Walker Recognized During International Education Week

Congratulations to Scott Walker and Luz Andrea Hernandez for being selected as award recipients for their work with international students. They were both recognized during International Education Week. Scott Walker Scott Walker was recognized by the Alamo Colleges District for his long-term commitment to the internationalization of the Alamo Colleges. Through his efforts and hard work,

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Deb Font New Coordinator of Measurement and Evaluation

Since 2009, Deborah Font has run the NVC Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Lab and coordinated campus-wide writing assessments. A large part of her new role as coordinator of Measurement and Evaluation will be leading NVC’s student learning outcomes assessment. Deb is looking forward to making the amazing work we do every day more visible

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NVC Represents at Little Pumpkin Palooza

Every year Catholic Charities organizes Little Pumpkin Palooza (LPP), a Halloween safety and outreach event for families in the community. This year the event was held outdoors at St. Stephen’s CARE Center, a client-choice food pantry, that serves residents on the Westside of San Antonio. Historically LPP is held at the Guadalupe Community Center but because

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