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Student Success Directors Present at National Conference

Christina Brown, director of Advising, and Gary Bowling, director of Student Success recently presented at the 23rd Annual National Students in Transition Conference in New Orleans. The conference was sponsored by the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, University of South Carolina. The title of their presentation was Strategies for

November 18, 2016 No Comments

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New Executive Assistant to NVC President

Northwest Vista College welcomes Lisa McGoldrick as the new executive assistant to NVC President Dr. Ric Baser. Lisa will be responsible for facilitating the daily operations of the President’s Office, including serving as a liaison between the President’s Office and the campus community, coordinating special events, meetings and conferences, planning, implementing and assessing the college’s strategic plan and budget. She

November 7, 2016 No Comments

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Faculty Present Project Math Paths at Upcoming Conference

Congratulations to three faculty members – Heidi Hunt-Ruiz, Eddie Bishop, and Dr. Anna Harwin – of NVC’s Math & Engineering Department. Their proposal, “Project Math Paths: More Graduates & Better Success!” has been selected to be included as a 50-minute session at the 41st Annual Conference of the National Association for Developmental Education in Oklahoma City in

November 4, 2016 No Comments

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Presentation at English Conference

Melinda Zepeda, associate professor of English, presented at the Two-Year College English Association – Southwest Chapter. Her presentation titled, “Students Teach the Teacher: Why I Write with My Students” focused on her personal pedagogical decisions to write with students in order to help students critically analyze their own identity formation.

November 4, 2016 No Comments

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Faculty Paper Accepted at APA Conference

Congratulations to NVC Humanities faculty member Daniel Padgett. His paper, titled “Scientific Depravity and Ontological Commitment” was accepted for presentation at the 2017 American Philosophical Association (APA) Pacific meeting in Seattle. APA conferences tend to be generally very competitive in terms of having a paper accepted for presentation. This paper considers two questions. First, what are the

October 23, 2016 No Comments

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NVC Hosts National Conference

NVC’s Renewal and Reflection for Integrated Education Team hosted from Oct. 6-8, the “16th Annual Gathering of Those Active in the Work of the Center for Renewal & Wholeness in Higher Education,” otherwise known as the “Gathering.” The three-day conference, with 36 participants from around the country, focused on healing our divided world. Guest speakers included

October 23, 2016 No Comments

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Employee of the Month: Dr. Michael Lee Gardin

Employee of the Month for October: Dr. Michael Lee Gardin What her co-workers say anonymously: “Whether it is her dedication shown by her presence at all kinds of campus events or it is her willingness to meet with a student after her office hours, share a lesson plan with a colleague, or lend a hand

October 17, 2016 No Comments

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Who are the Dreamers in Higher Education?

Fernando Acevedo, an NVC Student Success certified advisor and adjunct faculty member, will be presenting “Who are the Dreamers in Higher Education” at the UTSA Academic Advising Conference on Oct. 21 at the Norris Conference Center-San Antonio. The presentation will provide an overview on the undocumented (Dreamers) student population in higher education. Undocumented students who qualify

October 7, 2016 No Comments

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Presenting Geography at Social Sciences Conferences

Scott Walker, ScEdD, Northwest Vista College Geography program coordinator, will present two accepted presentations at the International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research Conference in San Antonio on Oct. 31. Scott’s presentations are “Low-Cost Tech for Ethnographic Landscape Investigations with Community College Students” and “Visual Geography: Teaching Geography through Photography.”

October 7, 2016 No Comments

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Welcome Yolanda!

One of the newest employees of Student Success is Yolanda Owens, who is a specialist with Northwest Vista College’s Admission & Records in the Welcome Center. Yolanda earned a BAAS in Business Occupations from Tarleton State University, and M.A. in Higher Education Administration from Sam Houston State University. Yolanda worked for seven years at Central Texas College,

September 22, 2016 No Comments

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NVC Attends Pillar Recognition & Banquet

Northwest Vista College representatives were in attendance at this year’s NEF (Northside Education Foundation) Pillar Recognition and Banquet, presented by Raba Kistner on Sept. 21, at Valero Energy Corp. The event was hosted by the Northside Independent School District. NISD said on its website that “NEF is celebrating the real-life heroes who support the district

September 22, 2016 No Comments

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NVC Instructor Pens Book Foreword

Congratulations to Rudy De La Cruz of the Government faculty who recently penned the foreword of the book titled, “Dios y Tejas: Essays on the History of Von Ormy, Texas.” The book can be found on Amazon.com and according to the summary online, “Von Ormy, Texas was founded as a Tejano ranching community along the Medina

September 22, 2016 No Comments