Northwest Vista College is helping many of its employees see American history up close. For the first time in the college’s history, it sponsored a six-day trip with 30 faculty and staff to the Deep South. Along with the collaboration of the San Antonio Peace Center, from June 7 to June 12, thirty faculty and
By NVC Faculty Scott Walker Nine students enrolled in Physical Anthropology and Environmental Science wrapped up a 16-day adventure at three research stations in Costa Rica in early June. Students practiced field research techniques in bird surveying, hawksbill sea turtle capture, water sampling, mangrove forest analysis and valuation, primate observation, primate habitat analysis, ethogram development
Northwest Vista College students are not just sitting in an idle classroom, they are making reading fun for elementary students. And, getting kids to read is becoming a national crisis. “Per the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), there has been a significant decline in reading skills during the last three years due to the pandemic—only about
Two Northwest Vista College (NVC) students are participating in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Program (NCAS) Mission 3. This experiential learning opportunity includes a 10-day virtual program followed by five days onsite at the NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. According to Dr. Martha Trevino of the Alamo Colleges District Office of Workplace Learning,
Northwest Vista College celebrated the 26th commencement ceremony on May 15, 2023, with nearly 900 students crossing the stage to receive their degrees and certificates of completion. When the Graduation team completes the verification process of student degree plans this summer, it’s anticipated that more than 2,000 degrees and certificates will be awarded for the
Northwest Vista College announces the selection of Dr. Amy Bosley, an innovative higher education administrator with extensive teaching experience and advanced communication, human resources and business expertise. She will lead NVC as it embarks on a new five-year strategic plan and the Excelencia in Education framework. NVC is also nearing its 30-year anniversary of creating
Two recent Northwest Vista College students have found success through grant opportunities available at the college and faculty who go above and beyond to help students. Read about NVC student Megan Davis who got to study dolphins in the Caribbean through NVC’s FUERTE grant with St. Mary’s University. Read about NVC student and veteran DeMarcus
Northwest Vista College leaders from across the college attended a college-specific Strategic Planning Retreat on May 5 to address Vista’s priorities for the next five years as a Hispanic-thriving institution. Dr. Vanessa Sansone, assistant professor at UTSA, was the guest facilitator for the one-day event. She shared her research, Bexar County demographic data and engaged college
On April 27, the Northwest Vista College Community Math program had its last Community of Educators event, a fiesta platica where education majors could come give feedback about the program, have lunch, network with other education majors, and get some resources to continue their journey. Here is some final trivia about the CM grant and
Northwest Vista College finished four days (May 1-4) of candidate interviews, meetings and town hall forums. Dr. Tamara Clunis from Amarillo College Dr. Laura McMillion of Lone Star College – Online Dr. Marisa E. Pierce of Dallas College Dr. Amy Bosley of Valencia College NVC Vice President for Student Success Debi Gaitan has been serving
For the last five years, faculty at Northwest Vista College has taught and raised awareness about Human Rights. Now, Dr. Haetham Abdul-Razaq will travel to New York in July to represent NVC and speak at the Youth for Human Rights Summit, which will take place at the United Nations. This event represents the 75th anniversary of
Northwest Vista College’s Math, Engineering and Science teams had a busy February and March with two of their key events happening back to back. NVCsi NVCsi (NVC Crime Scene Investigation) had a great comeback turnout! At least 300 passports were picked up and 141 were returned. We had 17 individual activities available for students. Many
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