Rose Rodriguez, Dawna Upshaw and Veronica Luna of Northwest Vista College recently presented “Zines as a Pedagogical Tool and an Exemplar of Faculty-Librarian Collaboration” at the Palo Alto College Faculty Symposium: Celebrating Scholarship and Teaching on Feb. 28. A zine (zeen), short for “fanzine” or “magazine” is an independently published booklet and is created with the methods of
In every team and department at Northwest Vista College, there are always great stories to tell that show faculty and staff going above and beyond. While it’s hard to capture every story, we hope to periodically share in this space some of the major accomplishments or projects that are taking place. Members of the executive
Vista Chat Host Lisa McDaniel interviews Northwest College Vice President Debi Gaitan.
Tim Hedgepeth – Directed the production of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, currently playing at the Public Theater’s Russell Hill Rogers Theater. He’s also starring in “Admissions” in the Public Theater’s Cellar Theater, opening this weekend. Michelle Pietri – With her husband, Bill McCrary, co-directed and choreographed a very successful production of “The
Did you know that on the first day of classes in 1998, there was a massive city-wide flood and just a handful of employees had to strip away the mud so students could get into the building.
The spring 4DX Summit continued the ’90s theme that Northwest Vista College is celebrating all year long to honor its 25th year anniversary. The college opened in 1995 and had its first graduating class in 1998. NVC has grown from just 20 graduates and could reach 3,231 awards (associate degrees and certificates) given to students
Northwest Vista College’s Community Math project is moving full steam ahead! Since the program began in 2018 thanks to a $3.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, NVC recently added another community center on San Antonio’s West Side to ultimately improve the math rates of elementary students. The purpose of Community Math is two fold – help
For the February Bragging Breakfast, Northwest Vista College’s Academic Success department hosted a 1995 theme – the year the college was created. Employees dug deep in their closets to get their best ’90s themed clothes and oversized jackets. NVC President Dr. Ric Baser started the meeting sharing some goals for the college which includes: Spring
Congratulations to Northwest Vista College Math Coordinator Hector Trevino who recently was awarded the Patriotic Employer Award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Employer Support of The Guard and Reserve. Given by ESGR’s James Cunningham, the award is given for Hector’s “contributions to national security and protecting liberty and freedom by supporting employee
The celebration of Northwest Vista College’s 25th year anniversary this year is magnified by the current construction and renovation projects on campus. All faculty, staff, students and community members are impacted by these projects in some way. While the prospect of new things is exciting, it can also be tasking and confusing. Here is an
Employees and staff are finding creative ways to celebrate Northwest Vista College’s 25th year anniversary. To create student and employee engagement, NVC Marketing & Strategic Communications gave out t-shirts for people to screen print their own shirts with a 25th anniversary design. Additionally on Feb. 20, several employee departments hosted the inaugural NVC Beans &
Northwest Vista College not only educates students, but it helps to saves lives in San Antonio. Since 2016, through blood drives on campus, 3,775 donors helped to save 11,325 lives, according to the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center. In 2019, NVC had its biggest year and 1,288 students, employees and faculty donated blood –
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