Employee Highlights

Saying Good Bye to Tom Norris

It’s with sad news that NVC shares the passing of one of its own – Mr. Tom Norris. He was and forever will be a member of NVC’s Information & Communication Technologies family, a good friend and colleague to many. NVC sends our deepest condolences to his family and friends. We will share funeral information

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Employee of the Month: Debbie Perales

Debbie Perales Administrative Services Specialist, NVC Humanities and Government What her peer say anonymously During the last year, Debbie has had to go well beyond the call of duty due to the loss of a key part-time assistant. During peak periods like class schedule building, budgeting deadlines, and other such cycles in the last year, she

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NVC Library Welcomes New Librarian

Northwest Vista College welcomes Angela Bilbe to the Library team. Angela, aka Bilbe, is a Reference and Instruction librarian for the NVC library. She facilitates Information Literacy classes to students and faculty. As a reference librarian, she helps students by recommending, evaluating, and locating resources for their specific needs. She also serve as the library liaison

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Wildcat Spirit Award: Melissa Monroe

Congratulations to Melissa Monroe-Young for receiving the Wildcat Spirit Award. Melissa is a manager in the Marketing & Strategic Communications team at Northwest Vista College. She received the award from October’s Wildcat Spirit nominee Garvin Dansby, coordinator of NVC’s College Risk Management.

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New NVC Counselor for Students

Northwest Vista College welcomes Josh Smith, LCSW, who is a personal counselor in the NVC Student Advocacy & Resources Center. Prior to NVC, he previously worked for Presbyterian Children’s Homes & Services for about six years in which he held a variety of positions serving children and their families with therapeutic services. Josh was born

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Faculty Stay Busy During the Pandemic

Northwest Vista College faculty stayed busy this past summer while getting their classes ready for a remote teaching environment. Here are a few things our faculty were up to: Articles, Keynote Speakers, Conferences Christopher E. Baecker, who teaches economics at NVC, is a contributing writer to “Mises Wire,” which offers contemporary news and opinion through

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Top Fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Congratulations to Dr. Yolanda Reyes Guevara of Northwest Vista College, who was part of a fundraising team for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – South Texas Chapter. Yolanda, who is also NVC’s director of Enrollment, was selected as the Top Team Member – Top fundraiser for South Texas Chapter and brought in $10,203 for the cause!  During the virtual

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Charles Hinkley Authors Book

Congratulations to NVC Dean Charles Hinkley. He published a scholarly book, “Moral Conflicts with Organ Retrieval: A Case for Constructive Pluralism,” this past November. The publisher of the book, Brill, said on its website: “In this revised edition of Moral Conflicts of Organ Retrieval: A Case for Constructive Pluralism, Charles Hinkley elaborates on his moral philosophy

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October 2020 Supervisor Newsletter

In this month’s Supervisor newsletter, the following topics are discussed: Career Development Planning Successful Approaches to Difficult Employee Ask your EAP To read the newsletter, go to this link: October 2020 Supervisor Newsletter

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October 2020 Employee Newsletter

In this month’s Employee newsletter, the following topics are discussed: Virtual Group Counseling Busy Families: Establishing a Morning Routine How to Stay Safe While Shopping Online To read the newsletter, go to this link: October 2020 Employee Newsletter

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Meet NVC’s New Health & Safety Team

Northwest Vista College has a new Heath & Safety team that will help faculty, staff and students as they come to campus with health screenings and overall keeping the college safe. The team will be lead by Garvin Dansby, NVC coordinator of Risk Management. His team has expanded to include Monica Roque, Rey Cardenas and

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