Over the past two years, faculty and staff have been preparing for the implementation of the guided pathways model, or Institutes. The pathways model is a framework for the design of a coherent educational experience. Our students already benefit from a strong advising process, quality teaching practices, and effective academic and non-academic support. The Institutes
Congratulations to four Northwest Vista College instructors who were recognized for Excellence in Teaching. Ellie Francie Breivogel Ms. Breivogel is by far the best professor I have had so far! She is so sweet, kind, and helpful. I believe she should win this award, because she definitely deserves it. John Bruno Dr. Bruno is a
A campus emergency can be a chaotic time for everyone with only seconds to react. The first priority of faculty and staff should be the safety and security of everyone at Northwest Vista College. Our campus has several layers of protection from the Department of Public Safety, Risk Management and our Crisis/Building Action Teams (CAT/BAT).
After every student advising appointment, students are given a satisfaction survey, in which they have the opportunity to leave comments about their visit. Cheri Burnside and Christina Brown have started a tradition called “Cheri’s Top 10,” where she reviews the hundreds of comments at the end of each month and (attempts) to pick her top
The March Bragging Breakfast meeting was hosted by the Northwest Vista College Humanities department, and gave the campus community a glimpse of the different programs that make up this area. Humanities Chair Charles Hinkley said the theme of his area is “One World.” They believe the 21st century liberal arts student is bilingual or multilingual,
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
Northwest Vista College President Dr. Ric Baser talked about NVC’s Community Health Worker program on KENS TV and the skills needed to be successful in this career. To see the KENS 5 “Great Day SA” segment, click here. Students can earn an Associate of Applied Science degree and/or certificate in Community Health. To learn more,
Earlier this year, Councilwoman Shirley Gonzales of District 5, said in an interview that over 30 percent of all child abuse cases in Bexar Country are coming out of two zip codes in her district on the West Side. District 5 is going to get some much needed help soon with the graduation of 10
What’s a great way to get student feedback besides giving them pizza? Give them donuts and let them give quick answers in a come-and-go format. This setting allowed 64 students to provide their feedback to the NVC Strategic Planning Steering Team. The event was called “Donuts with the Deans” and deans Jennifer Comedy-Holmes, Patrick Fontenot
It’s hard for students to learn when their stomachs are growling. According to a recent study 2 in 3 community college students are food insecure; meaning they have a limited availability of nutritionally adequate food. With over 40 percent of Northwest Vista College students on Pell grants, NVC is hoping to address this issue by
Congratulations to NVC Instructor Joe Caploe and San Antonio College music student Marco Salinas. They have both been accepted into the prestigious 2018 Jazz Meeting of the International Association of Schools of Jazz, in July. This year’s global jazz meeting is to be hosted by the Viljandi Culture Academy in Estonia. Launched in 2010, the
Northwest Vista College was named No. 4 in the country among the Top 25 Community Colleges Granting the Most Associate Degrees to Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook (HO) Magazine, which will be published this month. San Antonio College ranked No. 8 on the Top 25 list; and Palo Alto College ranked No. 6 on Hispanic Outlook’s list
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