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
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
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.”
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,
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
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
Jessica Sacal-Trent, Northwest Vista College’s Human Resources partner, and her husband Michael Trent welcomed the birth of their first child, Izán Enrique Trent on Aug. 17, 2016 at 4 p.m. Izán measured 21 inches and 7.85 pounds. Mom, dad and baby are doing well.
Congratulations to Patty Sanchez, NVC Business assistant bursar, she is one of the winners of the Alamo Colleges’ weight loss challenge. Over the course of several months, Patty lost 23 pounds and to date has lost an additional four pounds. Patty said the district-wide challenge is just what she needed to get her motivated to lose
Congratulations to the new NVC Staff Council officers, who are listed below. NVC Staff Council is an organization on campus with a mission to enhance professionalism of all staff members by increasing access to information, participation, communication, and recognition. Staff Council has been instrumental in being the voice for employees to college and district leadership,
The Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes instructors for their contributions to student learning and college initiatives. Below are this year’s full-time faculty who are the recipients. Adjunct faculty are announced in the spring. Sarah Ball, History I show up every day excited and ready to learn. She is passionate about the subject and it shows
NVC Recruitment has recently welcomed Juli Flores. She earned a BA in Psychology and M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from UTSA. Julie previously worked at UTSA for over 10 years in several capacities to include Admissions, Advising, and Recruitment. She also had the pleasure of teaching SDEV at San Antonio College for one year. Currently, Juli
Congratulations to Renata Serafin, APR, NVC director of Public Relations. She recently graduated from San Antonio Women’s Chamber of Commerce Leadership series. The six-month program explores the attributes of strong leaders of top corporations in the United States and San Antonio. The participants were also exposed to San Antonio leaders who have excelled in moving their companies forward
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