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
By Dr. Ric Baser President, Northwest Vista College NVC has learned that we are the only community college in San Antonio and one of eight in Texas that is eligible for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. This is a significant achievement because colleges have to be invited to participate in the process,
By Jennifer Comedy-Holmes NVC Dean for Student Success It’s hard to believe we have passed the mid-point of the fall 2021 semester! It is great to see students, faculty, and staff enjoying our beautiful campus once again. The NVC department of Student Life is excited to offer multiple opportunities for students to get involved and
The San Antonio Report recently featured Northwest Vista College in its publication regarding the $5 million grant it received for its STEM efforts from the federal government. Read the story here.
Northwest Vista College instructor, Dr. Robert Marbut, is a longtime friend and colleague of Retired General Colin Powell. The picture below shows Dr. Marbut and Gen. Powell in 1989 at the Day of the Panama invasion – they were both White House Fellows (different classes). Dr. Marbut says, “he was lucky and blessed to have
EduTech Live 2021 Conference on Friday Nov., 12 is a FREE virtual conference focused on using technologies in education. It’s a virtual event designed to provide full-time and part-time faculty and Instructional Technology staff from the San Antonio area with important information about the use of technology dedicated to advancing quality digital teaching and learning.
The Northwest Vista College Faculty Student Mentoring (FSM) program shared some recent brags at the October Bragging Breakfast. Mentor: Viviane Magurie-Marioneaux Mentee: Matthew Lewis Got a full-time job as a front-end developer at Trademark Productions Mentor: Nadia Bakdash Mentee: Georgina Marroquin Velasquez UTSA Kinesiology program for fall of 2021 Mentee: Martita McDonald The National Society
Registration Now Open for This Year’s Employee Development Day! Discovering Your Path To Well-Being This Employee Development Day, we’ll be offering diverse and holistic well-being opportunities for all employees to enjoy! Employee Development Day 2021 Date: Friday, October 29 Time: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Register for Keynote and Sessions Below! Stretching + Flexibility with Daniel Johnson – Sponsored by
If you missed October’s virtual Bragging Breakfast, hosted by Northwest Vista College Faculty Senate, here’s the Power Point and recording below. On the agenda this month included an NVC Faculty Senate Update, faculty brags and NVC Staff Senate updates. Also the Employee of the Month and Wildcat Spirit Awards were given out. Power Point Recording
STEM programs at Northwest Vista College (NVC) are prepared to skyrocket learning in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields and help students rebound from the pandemic with a little over $5 million in federal grants awarded to the college recently. As many as 40 students per semester will be able to participate in research
Employee for the Month for October: Angela Bilbe Northwest Vista College Librarian What her peers say anonymously: Angela’s first day at NVC was when we began working remotely. Through the pandemic she has stepped up numerous times to take the lead on projects, instruction through Zoom, helping students on Zoom appointments, and joining committees. Everything
What do I know about sexual behavior? Where can I learn more information about mental disorders? How do my senses work? Why do people do the things they do? Psychology offers potential answers to all of these questions and more. Psychology, the scientific study of behaviors and mental processes, studies a wide range of behaviors,
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