President's Message
Earth Day & Poem for Students
I hope you will mark your calendars to get involved in Northwest Vista College’s Earth Day activities on April 18.
April 12, 2013
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I hope you will mark your calendars to get involved in Northwest Vista College’s Earth Day activities on April 18.
[image 1]Getting K-12 students to focus on math and science is not always easy, but at Northwest Vista College, we have our Texas Institute for Educational Robotics or TIER under the leadership of Andrew Schuetze to get students engaged.
I hope you can find an opportunity in your classes to remind students of the April 1 deadline to apply for Alamo Colleges Foundation fall 2013 scholarships.
As most of you know, one of our three college strategic plan objectives is “student completion.” This objective aligns with the goal for all of our Alamo Colleges to improve graduation rates. One of the strategies to support the goal of improving graduation is the development of a “STAY THE COURSE” series.
[image 1]Be Your Best! Exceed Your Goals!Reach Milestones!
Last Friday, some of us had the opportunity to attend the annual Northwest Vista Scholarship Recognition Breakfast where we thanked individuals and companies for their donations and provided the opportunity for them to connect with students who benefit from the donations.
At my invitation, Northwest Vista’s Liaison from SACS (the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools and our accreditation body), Dr. Mark Smith, will be visiting us February 13 to 15.
Northwest Vista College, under the leadership of Vice President of College Services Julie Pace, has been working hard over the last few months to plan and improve our Safety and Emergency Response processes.
[image 3]NVC Spring All Faculty Convocation – On Wednesday evening, Jan. 16, over 400 full-time and adjunct faculty members gathered to focus on key academic issues, to acknowledge employees with five years and 10 years of service, and to recognize three adjunct faculty members for Excellence in Teaching.
Once a year, the NVC Public Relations team in collaboration with other faculty and staff publish the President’s Report to inform the community about the state of our college as it relates to our priorities and successes.
As most folks know the Alamo Colleges have implemented a new Learning Management System – Canvas – to replace Blackboard Vista.
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.”
– William Arthur Ward
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