If you didn’t get a chance to attend the mural unveiling on Sept. 18, make sure to watch the video that nicely recaps what took place. Artist Adriana M. Garcia, created “Changing the World,” to reflect the stories of creative survival, symbols of support, and political activism that lead students to Northwest Vista College. She
Fall is officially in full swing and with it comes the preparation for Northwest Vista’s College’s 5th annual HalloVISTA event. This free event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Cypress Campus Center, overlooking the lake. HalloVISTA features multiple activities such as a costume contest where families
In a partnership to increase the number of Latino and underrepresented population teachers, Northwest Vista College and the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Academy for Teacher Excellence Research Center received a $3.75 million grant in the fall of 2018 by the United States Department of Education through the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program – Title V. This
The week prior to the start of the fall term, NVC students enrolled in Math 1414 attended the Math 1414 Orientation where they received one-on-one math advisement by math faculty members who volunteered their own personal time to support students. The Math 1414 Orientation, which was held Aug. 20-21, began because of low success rates
Over the summer NVC student Allie Sanchez used camera “traps”—motion-sensor cameras affixed to trees—to conduct an exploratory study of campus wildlife. Having been bitten by the “research bug” last year while studying, presenting, and publishing on students’ knowledge of climate change research alongside other NVC students, Allie embarked on a student-faculty, extracurricular study of her
This year’s Northwest Vista College Convocation was short … just two hours long … and a message of it takes a village to raise enrollment, improve persistence, retain students, and increase graduation numbers. Northwest Vista College President Dr. Ric Baser said in his opening remarks, “If I were Julian Castro or Don Lucas, I would
The popular show “Shark Tank” has a simple premise: find a solution to a problem and if you can make money off of it, you may find yourself leaving the show with an investor. This premise opened the eyes of Northwest Vista College students who put their Shark Tank skills to use last semester. The
When the spring semester started, a goal was created to increase enrollment by 2%. But at NVC, Student Success is taking on a “can-do spirit” and trying to reach for a 5% target. To help visually see that goal, Student Success Advisor Trischa Morales created posters to showcase the team’s daily achievements in meeting enrollment
A select group of high school graduates this summer are getting a unique opportunity to participate in Alamo Colleges new AlamoBRIDGE program, which gives them a jump start on their college career. Northwest Vista College kicked off this pilot program with 20 students on June 24. The program is for students who placed below college-level math
Every summer the students get younger that’s because kids take part in a variety of fun and educational children’s camps. Nanotechnology Workshop Northwest Vista College kicked off the summer with its free nanotechnology workshop for high school and college students. Students learned how the billion-dollar nanotechnology field is changing how we live with the ability
Access to education can mean different things to different people and some of these stories are being depicted in a unique mural project by Northwest Vista College and award-winning artist Adriana M.J. Garcia. The massive 7 feet x 36 feet mural uses actual images of students who have gone back to school later in life, come from immigrant
For the fall 2019 spring semester, Northwest Vista College Digital Video & Cinema Production students helped several nonprofits this semester improve their marketing outreach. Most of the nonprofits selected have small budgets and little money for marketing, let alone high-quality videos. These videos were recently screened for clients on May 16. Since these video projects
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