College Commitments: Northwest Vista College creates opportunities for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
Northwest Vista College is working towards a better Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive environment for both employees and students. In 2020, NVC leadership made DEI initiatives a priority and moved to make a:
- Public commitment to be an anti-racist college
- Commitment to act for racial equity
- Commitment to transformation through achieving actions against racism and inequality
Theme: Pertenencia: Belonging, Serving, and Thriving at NVC
As a Hispanic-serving community college, NVC is committed to professional development as a way to facilitate success for all students. Our focus is on building our knowledge and skills to foster diverse, equitable, and inclusive thoughts and practices in order to ensure that we are truly serving our students and community. The goal of this year’s program is to provide interesting, informative, and educational experiences that align with our mission, that are grounded in data and best practices, and that enrich our institutional culture as an HSI.
Proposal Submissions: EDD Proposal Submission Form
The EDD team is seeking presenters to address the following areas: 1) Mission and Strategy, 2) Data and Practice, and 3) Institutional Culture.
Deadline to submit proposals is September 30.
Session Formats: (75 minutes or additional time if requested)
- Presentation
- Round Table Discussion
- Poster
- Performance
- Other
Tracks (Description and Examples):
- Mission and Strategy – As an open access Hispanic Serving Institution, NVC provides a comprehensive curriculum in a student-centered environment. NVC also serves an economic development function in the community it serves.
- Change – from serving to thriving
- Understanding what it means to be Hispanic Serving
- Clearly articulating our commitment to the community college mission and the NVC mission with the intent to serve our community
- Review of NVC Touchstones
- Alignment of Strategic Plan and Resources
- Budgeting
- Grant Writing
- Data and Practice – Responsiveness to community needs requires maintaining working knowledge of best practices in your professional field. Staff and faculty strive to use respected current data to inform their instruction and service to students.
- Culturally relevant curriculum and programming
- Curriculum and programming grounded in justice and equity
- Technology
- Equity
- Access
- Goal attainment – degree completion
- Addressing KPI gaps and opportunities
- Inclusive practices in assessment and evaluation
- Collaborations with community and industry
- Financial support for students
- Representation in administration, faculty, and staff
- Multiple measures
- Interventions to address information gaps
- Best practices in instruction, advising, and other services to students
- Institutional Culture – Community Colleges are complex social organizations with distinctive cultures. Fostering a culture of belongingness and care wherein staff, faculty, and students feel seen, connected and supported is integral to the success of our institution.
- Validation Agents
- Cultivation and support of talent in students and employees
- Culturally relevant programs, services, and practices
- Communication
- Experiential Learning
- High touch practices like “intrusive advising”
- Mentoring
- Active engagement in our community
For questions or additional information please contact:
Dr. Lisa McGoldrick, Director of Community Engagement lmcgoldrick2@alamo.edu