Northwest Vista College has recently received approval for level change with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). This means Vista is now approved to offer bachelor degrees, in addition to offering associate degrees and certificates. In 2017, the 85th Legislature in Texas passed Texas Senate Bill 2118 that made it
What a great week we recently had with many student and employee celebrations! As I mentioned during Friday’s All College Meeting and our Great Places to Work Celebration, I believe that May is the best month of the year for a college president. This is my first year as a college president and I have
Enrollment and Registration One of the best parts of being at Vista is the opportunity to talk with our brilliant students. Some are looking forward to completing their degree or certificate and are filled with excitement, looking forward to graduation and future possibilities. For most of our students, however, the end of the academic term
I am pleased to share with you the exciting news that Northwest Vista College has renewed our affiliation with Excelencia in Education, reinforcing our dedication to serving Hispanic students. As part of this commitment, I will continue to be an active member of the Presidents for Latino Student Success network, joining 189 college presidents from
In the previous issue of La reVista, I wrote about Northwest Vista College investing $1 million in new full-time faculty positions which we announced during Spring Convocation. During that gathering, we also announced $1 million investment in the student experience on campus. Both of these plans are part of NVC’s 2024-2026 Strategic Plan which focuses
During the Spring Convocation in January, we announced the investment of $1 million in new full-time faculty positions. This expansion in our faculty allows Northwest Vista College to hire 12 new full-time faculty for fall 2024, with six each in core classes and an additional six in workforce programs. We used a data-informed process to
Our spring semester is off to a great start with Northwest Vista College faculty and staff coming together with donations of winter clothing and other essentials for the NVC Student Advocacy & Resource Center. In less than an hour, right before the start of the Spring Convocation, Vista employees filled five large boxes with winter
It’s so hard for me to believe that my first semester at Vista is coming to a close – and what a semester it’s been! Thank you to each and every one of you who have made me and every one of our students feel welcome, supported, and successful on this beautiful campus. I hope
One of the most frequent comments I hear about Vista when I’m in the community or talking with students is about the beauty of the campus. The trees, rocks, flowers, and the lake all make for an idyllic setting where our students and colleagues can work and learn. I couldn’t agree more that this IS
Cesar Chavez said that “We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community… Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.” We can accelerate pathways to higher education for our students and community through successful and
We are in the middle of our annual Employee Giving Campaign and our 2023 goal — with your help — is to remain a majority giving institution at 51% employee participation. When you choose to pledge this year, you are directly impacting the number of opportunities our students have to pay for school and even
Northwest Vista College is committed to community engagement, evident in our current strategic plan, and the outcomes we create for our students. I’m grateful that we continue to focus our efforts on developing community-wide partnerships to improve access to education and the quality of life in San Antonio and its surrounding communities. Over the past
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