Recently, NVC’s Dr. Qiaoying (Joy) Zhou, Kari McKay and Mallory Plummer attended the InstructureCon conference in Las Vegas. Sparked in 2008 by two enterprising grad students, Instructure is the home of Canvas LMS (Learning Management System) and the Instructure Learning Platform that benefits millions of students and teachers worldwide, every single day. InstructureCon gave attendees
Congratulations to Dr. Yolanda Reyes Guevara who has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award to Germany for the 2024-2025 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. It’s part of the Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Awards. She will travel to Berlin and other destinations in Germany for two-week seminars abroad to learn about the country’s
Congratulations to Doreen Abrams. She was recently selected the new Northwest Vista College director of Career Services. Doreen began as an NVC full-time Student Success employee in 2017 with the Career and Transfer Services. Her former titles includes Student Success specialist and senior advisor. Doreen became an Advising Team lead in 2024, planning and coordinating
Congratulations to Northwest Vista College’s Education/Social Sciences department for being awarded the U.S. Presidential Volunteer Award for the 2nd year in a row from Junior Achievement. The ceremony is being held in Washington D.C. in mid June. Diana Bradford of the NVC Education/Social Sciences department said many of its students volunteered at local schools this past
Congratulations to Northwest Vista College’s English Professor Natalia Trevino. She was a recent inductee of the Texas Institute of Letter, which held their banquet on May 4 in Woodlands, Texas. Natalia was one of 12 new members for 2024: fiction and nonfiction writers. The Texas Institute of Letters announced the winners of the twelve Annual TIL
Congratulations to Jill Sprowls for earning the Wildcat Spirit Award. Jill is the NVC director of College Services. She received the honor from Jennifer Alvizo of the NVC Student Accessibility Services team.
Northwest Vista College’s Dr. Homer Guevara, Jr. was recently appointed to NISD Board of Trustees. The NISD Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Homer Guevara, Jr. as the trustee for Single-Member District 2 to replace outgoing Trustee Gerald Lopez. Dr. Guevara is currently a professor of Economics and Government at Northwest Vista College. He has
The Northwest Vista College Dual Credit program is proving strong in the NISD community. Here are some recent happenings from the program: Holmes High School NISD Holmes High School Dual Credit teacher for Cybersecurity courses was proud of her dual credit students that just earned their certifications and proudly sent photos. Dual Credit Training The
Thank you to our Amazing Administrative Professionals for doing the heavy lifting to make our college Great! We couldn’t do it without YOU ALL. They were recently celebrated on April 24 for Administration Professional’s Day. Giron, Emerald Sanchez, Graciela Rizo, Klarissa Guevara, Nancy Terburg, Nakotah Alderete, Agda Ramirez, Karina Soto, Katherine Arcos, Erica
Northwest College Dean Dr. Russell Frohardt was recently a guest on the bi-weekly podcast “Academic Dean.” Russ shared his views on higher education. “Academic Dean,” connects with passionate college leaders who share their stories and viewpoints of higher education, especially lessons learned along the way. The show is hosted by Dr. Dave Gurchiek, a former
Northwest Vista College Biology instructor Jessica Heppard received an opportunity last year to travel to India thanks to CAORC or the Council of American Overseas Research Centers. This program offers faculty from community colleges and minority-serving institutions to immerse in roundtable discussions, specialist-led site visits, and cultural excursions. CAORC says there is a global perspective
Dr. Janie Scott has been appointed as the new interim vice president for Student Success at Northwest Vista College. She assumed her new role on March 18, following announcements from NVC President Dr. Amy Bosley and Alamo Colleges Chancellor Dr. Mike Flores regarding Debi Gaitan, who will now serve as the interim vice chancellor for
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