Northwest Vista College hosted its annual Jack Stone Award for New Music on March 23 – the only national music competition dedicated solely to music composition for community college students. The competition was created in 2010 by music faculty Dr. Beth May who was teaching at Northwest Vista College at the time. Both the competition
The Return to Campus Task Force will begin creating plans for May, summer and fall as we monitor local conditions and prepare to move forward at NVC. Current plans drafted with tentative start dates: • May 2021: Plan for Level 4 up to 10% capacity – May 3, 2021 • Summer 2021: Plan for Level 3 up to
Let’s Fiesta, NVC! Purchase a fiesta themed painting kit from our partner at Whimsy Art Studio (a locally female owned business) to paint with your friends, family, or NVC colleagues*. COST: $25 Includes: 1 Pre-Traced Canvas, Paints, Brushes, and Pre-Recorded Step-By-Step Video Pick Up @ Whimsy Art Studio: Friday April 16th – Sunday April
Janie Scott, Northwest Vista College’s director of Strategic Initiatives, successfully defended her dissertation on March 9. Janie is enrolled in Old Dominion University’s Community College Leadership Ph.D. program. Her dissertation was titled, “Leading Hispanic Serving Community Colleges: Latinx Faculty Perceptions About the AACC Competencies.” Her committee members included Dr. Mitchell R. Williams (Chair), Dr. David
In a year’s time, Alamo Colleges and each of the colleges have had to issue statements supporting Black, Hispanic, LGBTQ, and now Asian American communities against hate crimes and systemic racism. These public statements and the need for more action has sparked the creation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Councils at the District office and
KSAT.com recently reported a comprehensive list of what local colleges and universities are doing for their graduation events. Below is list of Alamo Colleges campuses. To read the story, go here. Alamo Colleges Each college will have different formats for celebrating graduates, whether virtual, hybrid or in-person. No information was immediately released on the number
Cybercrime has been on the rise during the pandemic with many students and employees learning and working from home and falling vulnerable to cyber attackers. Northwest Vista College students, faculty and staff are asked to safeguard their devices and accounts to prevent disruptions. Here are some simple things you can do to keep your digital
The Northwest Vista College faculty-student mentoring program consists of a partnership between faculty (the mentors) and students (the mentees). The purpose of mentoring is to provide students with greater individual attention to enable students to fulfill their potential as students, professionals, and community members. Mentors can help students transition to college, find needed resources, meet
Contributed by Julie Boerm Dual Credit Director of High School Programs Dual Credit enrollment at Northwest Vista College has slowly been increasing over the years. More and more high school students are taking advantage of the program because it helps them get started with their college education and finish a degree program sooner than expected.
Thank you for helping NVC select names for the STEM building and the future renovated Cypress Campus Center. The new STEM building will be called Cedar Elm STEM Center and the Cypress Campus Center will be renamed as Cypress Cultural Center. Survey results are below. STEM Building: 42.7% – Cedar Elm STEM Center 25.4% – Cedar Elm
Contributed by Rolando Sánchez Economics Faculty Recently, Economics faculty Rolando Sánchez joined the efforts of Alamo Colleges Online of offering digital badges certification across all five campuses. According to the District’s Course+ Badge Initiative, faculty from all disciplines were encouraged to sign up for the training in order to become certified as Badge Specialists, which are faculty
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