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NVC and Alamo Colleges Participate in MLK March

Nearly 25 faculty, staff and students from Northwest Vista College participated in the MLK March on Jan. 16. Each college of the Alamo Colleges District were encouraged to bring their groups to show a united front at the march, which is the largest MLK march in the United Sates. Estimated attendance is about 400,000. Participants

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January 2023 All College Meeting

Northwest Vista College kicked off its first All-College Meeting with NVC College Services hosting on Jan. 20. Student Enrollment Headcount Spring 2023 Continuing – 9,909 increase by 142 Dual Credit – 3,362 increase by 210 FTIC – 560 decrease by 5 Other – 1,144 Total to date:  14,975 Solidarity, Racial Healing, & Narrative Change Dr.

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Ugly Sweater Fun at December All College Meeting

The Northwest Vista College Staff Senate hosted the December All College Meeting. Here’s the Power Point.  On the agenda was: Student enrollment Staff Senate priorities Faculty Senate scholarship New employees Wildcat celebrations

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NVC Esports Club Growing; Becoming Competitive

In 2023, you may see the Northwest Vista College esports student club “Vista Gamers” playing competitively. Since the start of the semester, the new student club has seen a large influx of students joining. At the first Open Play event earlier in the semester, over 60 students attended. The National Association of Collegiate Esports, or

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STEAM Blast Creates Future Innovators

The fall 2022 STEAM Blast at Northwest Vista College was held Nov 8 and 9 and was supported through the Student Life Student Activities Fund. NVC has interdisciplinary interactive sessions on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math). Many sessions are focused on creation and crafting in support of our STEAM Makerspace in MLH-214 (partially

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Students Awarded NVC Geography and Environmental Scholarships

Five Northwest Vista College students were awarded scholarships of $2,100 each for two semesters through funding from the Microsoft Community Empowerment Fund. Luz Araguz Chavira, Clarissa Guillen, Amanda Martin, Sheina McManus, and Madeline Ovideo were the scholarship recipients. Luz is a first-generation student in her sophomore year. Her pre-major is Environmental Science and she plans

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Creating a Culturally Responsive Learning Environment for STEM

As part of the FUERTE project (Fostering Undergraduate Education, Retention, and Transfer Environments) at St. Mary’s University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong (Florida International University), and Dr. Meagan Kendall (University of Texas at El Paso) facilitated a workshop Nov 17 and 18 at St. Mary’s University. The following faculty/staff members from Northwest Vista College participated in

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12 Days of Christmas – Tips for Safe Online Shopping

As part of Northwest Vista College’s new online security series, we’d like to give you an early gift – 12 Security Tips for Christmas. However, hackers have made it difficult for us to do so! We got distracted with holiday shopping and were lax in our attention to cybersecurity tips. This gave hackers an opportunity

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Adventure Science Field Study Abroad

Scholarships Awarded for Costa Rica Trip Four students from across the Alamo Colleges District were awarded scholarships for next summer’s NVC Adventure Science Field Study School in Costa Rica. The scholarship was generously gifted to Northwest Vista College from the Microsoft Community Empowerment Fund. It continues support for the initial field school partnership in 2022

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NVCsi Season 7 is Making a Comeback!

NVCsi Season 7 is making a Come Back! Mark your calendar for Wednesday, March 8 from 9 am to 3 pm for the annual event. Dr. Mary Zocchi of the Math department said “we are in the initial planning phase – this is a campus-wide event, held outside. Think of it like a science fair

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Successful Return to HalloVista

HalloVISTA was a success this year as it returned to an in-person event. Northwest Vista College Marketing & Strategic Communications would like to thank everyone who worked on, donated to, volunteered at, and attended the event! “Attendance estimates are at around 1,500 people, with some people staying for the complete event and others only on

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Spring Registration Lab Breaks Records

Every year, Northwest Vista College holds Registration Labs to help first-time-in-college students with the registration process. During the latest Registration Lab on Nov. 14, NVC served 551 students. In the last five years when the event was held, the largest gathering was 383 students in the fall of 2018. During the latest Registration Lab, advisors conducted

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