Over the summer NVC student Allie Sanchez used camera “traps”—motion-sensor cameras affixed to trees—to conduct an exploratory study of campus wildlife. Having been bitten by the “research bug” last year while studying, presenting, and publishing on students’ knowledge of climate change research alongside other NVC students, Allie embarked on a student-faculty, extracurricular study of her
This year’s Northwest Vista College Convocation was short … just two hours long … and a message of it takes a village to raise enrollment, improve persistence, retain students, and increase graduation numbers. Northwest Vista College President Dr. Ric Baser said in his opening remarks, “If I were Julian Castro or Don Lucas, I would
Northwest Vista College welcomes a new auditorium manager in the Palmetto Center for the Arts. Daniel Mitchell recently joined the NVC family after being at San Antonio College for six years. In 2009, he began at SAC as a part timer and went full time in 2012 as the assistant auditorium manager/assistant technical director. You
A little over 40 employees celebrated anniversary milestones with Alamo Colleges and Northwest Vista College. Five years of service: Alicia Baltazar, NVC Academic Affairs Ric Baser, NVC President Elizabeth Ceballos, NVC Student Advising Richard Crabb, NVC Science Tutoring & Advocacy Lab Jennifer Fox, NVC Psychology Michael Fuentez, DIS Department of Public Safety Timothy Hedgepeth, NVC
This community resource list (created by the NVC Counseling Service) has been compiled to help students who may be experiencing challenges. It contains contact information for mental health resources, area food banks, child care assistance, and other treatment and community support agencies in the San Antonio community. This is a good place to start if
Have you met the NVC Student Life Institute Programming team? Thanks to the NVC Student Activity Fee, students have the opportunity for experiential learning through faculty-driven ideas on how to get students engaged outside of the classroom. The ideas come to life with the help of these four employees helping faculty coordinate and plan the events
Recently, Texas Public Radio did an interview with Northwest Vista College faculty member Sarah Ball, who along with NVC’s Neil Lewis, took a group of students on a multi-state trip to learn history: Study Stateside: A Critical Look At History And Its Monuments. Go to the story here.
It’s been a busy month for Northwest Vista College’s Staff Senate. Earlier in July, NVC hosted the Alamo Colleges Executive Staff Senate for its annual retreat. Staff Senates from the five colleges and the district came together to discuss issues and hear from speakers, which included Molly Cox of SA2020, Alamo Colleges Chancellor Dr. Mike
Rey Cardenas is now Northwest Vista College’s new college events coordinator On July 1, Rey transitioned over from the NVC Fine & Performing Arts & Kinesiology department. In his former position, he served as the technical director/auditorium manager for over four years. Rey has over 21 years of event and live-performance management experience. He will
The popular show “Shark Tank” has a simple premise: find a solution to a problem and if you can make money off of it, you may find yourself leaving the show with an investor. This premise opened the eyes of Northwest Vista College students who put their Shark Tank skills to use last semester. The
When the spring semester started, a goal was created to increase enrollment by 2%. But at NVC, Student Success is taking on a “can-do spirit” and trying to reach for a 5% target. To help visually see that goal, Student Success Advisor Trischa Morales created posters to showcase the team’s daily achievements in meeting enrollment
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
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