On March 19, the Alamo Colleges District’s Board of Trustees approved Dr. Daniel T. Powell for the position of Vice President for Academic Success at Northwest Vista College. He replaces Dr. Amy Whitworth who returned to teaching in January at San Antonio College. Dr. Powell has 13 years of experience as an academic administrator in
Northwest Vista College Instructor Simon Van Dijk was recently honored by NVC student Kirsten Osborne, who wrote an essay about him for the NISOD student essay contest. While her essay wasn’t chosen, the organization said “Your deep gratitude for the positive impact this individual has had on your life is something mentors don’t always get
In the last few months, nearly 200 Northwest Vista College students have benefitted from much-needed pop-up food pantries. No questions were asked of the students and many of them left expressing their gratitude for the free food. While Northwest Vista College is located in a more affluent area than other parts of the city, the
Just a few weeks since the launch of Northwest Vista College’s archaeology field school, students from universities are taking notice. Typically, archaeology students have to wait until they are juniors or seniors before they can do hands-on field work. On top of that, many students are expected to travel out of the United States to
The February Bragging Breakfast featured Northwest Vista College’s Student Life department sharing all the interactions they have with students. Student Life helps five different institutes with their programming and funding from the student activity fee. They also oversee clubs, honor societies, recreational sports and other opportunities for students to get engaged outside of the classroom.
Northwest Vista College’s Dance program will welcome Stuart Pimsler Dance & Theater later this month – an internationally recognized company that engages communities through their performance work, as well as diverse educational programs including arts and health. Jayne King, NVC Dance Coordinator, said bringing this company to campus is significant because students and the “NVC
Faculty, staff and students today celebrated the groundbreaking of Northwest Vista College’s new Welcome Center and Parking Garage. This milestone event marks the first time in 10 years since NVC had added any new structures to its campus, despite the population growth on the far Northwest Side leads any other part in the city. In
The Math & Engineering team, Student Development team and the Graduation team walked away as the top voted projects from Northwest West Vista College’s Goal Achievement Summit on Feb. 6. The summit, which happens every semester, is a way for faculty and staff to share what they have been doing to reach their Wildly Important
The first Bragging Breakfast of the new year provided a great way for employees to learn about technical academic (formerly workforce) programs that are producing professionals with good salaries John Grillo, chair of the Computer Sciences, Technology & Business of the Science & Technology Institute, said he’s hoping to make his colleagues aware of the
With the help of a new grant, Dr. Don Lucas, Ph.D., likely could become a YouTube star, and he’s not just talking about happiness. He’s enlightening his audiences about human sexuality. The $5,000 grant from the Association of Psychological Science will allow Dr. Don (as the NVC community likes to call him) to pay NVC students
It has been more than 10 years since Northwest Vista College has undergone construction of a new building, yet the population growth on the far Northwest side of San Antonio has exploded. In 2017, Bexar County voters approved a $450-million bond for all five colleges within the Alamo Colleges District, which allows NVC to break
This summer NVC will begin an exciting new experiential learning program called Study Stateside. In the inaugural 2019 Study Stateside program, students will have the opportunity to tour iconic cities throughout the U.S. directly engaging in their own cultural history, and earning 6 course credit hours in History 1302 (U.S. History- Reconstruction to present) and
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