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Several faculty and staff from Northwest Vista College took part in this year’s virtual EduTech conference. Below are some of the presentations that were presented. Breaking the Fourth Wall of Online Learning Presented by Alberto Vasquez Look out Wachowski sisters. EduTech 2020 brought an audience through the looking glass with “Breaking the 4th Wall” presented by

By NVC Vice President for College Services Erin Sherman Northwest Vista College served as a Bexar County early voting site from Oct. 13 through Oct. 30 and Election Day site on Nov. 3. NVC was the Bexar County early voting site with the HIGHEST number of ballots (24,410) cast onsite. Election Day voting traffic remained

Learn about recent updates from the: President’s Office Employee Giving Back NVC Faculty Senate NVC Development Employee Development Day Employee of the Month Wildcat Spirit Award  

By Lisa McDaniel NVC Marketing & Strategic Communications HalloVISTA 2020 is Going Digital! We will have several (virtual) activities for students, faculty and staff to join in on from Monday, Oct. 26 through Friday Oct. 30. Watch NVC social media on Facebook and Instagram for announcements about our costume contest, pumpkin carving contest and an

NVC will have a Wintermester of select courses. All of these courses will be taught online (synchronously and asynchronously). Faculty, chairs and deans are currently working on developing a schedule. Once that is completed and approved, NVC will begin marketing these courses on NVC’s website, via email and social media to our currently enrolled students.

It’s not every day that Northwest Vista College students get to claim that People Magazine gave them a shout out or in Micah Palacios’ case – a feature in their digital magazine. Micah was one of 11 girls featured in its story on, “Meet PEOPLE’s Girls Changing the World in 2020.” The magazine said, “In

Learning and teaching has taken on a whole new creative process during this pandemic. A few instructors have turned to podcasts to engage their students in a different kind of way from talking with experts in the field to allowing students to craft their own audio essays. In Marisela Barrera’s English 1301 class this semester,

Contributions during the annual Employee Giving Campaign make a difference in the lives of Northwest Vista College students. The Beverly Evans Memorial NVC Student Life Scholarship is one example. In three years, the scholarship has reached levels capable of offering students $10,000 in awards. This is possible by the ongoing annual contributions of NVC donors.

The annual Employee Development Day is on Friday, Oct. 30 from 9 am to 4:15 pm. The theme this year is “Equity in All We Do: Recognize, Respect, Redefine, Reassure.” To help achieve an Employee Development Day that everyone will enjoy, a call for proposals was emailed to the NVC community. Proposals will be evaluated based

In the first four weeks of NVC’s #WildcatsTogether Employee Giving Back Campaign, the participation rate reached 28% and NVC faculty and staff raised $31,820. The goal is to become a majority-giving institution with 51% overall NVC employee participation. To generate excitement, each week there are various Zoom activities for faculty and staff to share Vistaversary (how

Northwest Vista College recently broke ground on its new 52,550-square-foot STEM Building. As an innovative, project-based learning hub, STEM will encourage curiosity, creativity, and collaboration among students in fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. The inspiring and inclusive design by Overland Partners invites learners from different backgrounds, fields of study, and academic disciplines into