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Giving Campaign Heating Up: Dr. Baser May Have to Wear NLC Green

The competition is heating up! Northwest College has to put the pedal to the metal because it’s NO LONGER in the lead to win the district-wide giving campaign. Instead of NVC President Dr. Baser wearing our beloved purple, he may have to wear NLC green. Here are the latest participation numbers: NVC – 45% participation

Promoting NVC and its Water Resource Science Program

Northwest Vista College President Dr. Ric Baser was on News 4 San Antonio, Texas SA Living Show on Sept. 27 talking about NVC’s recognitions and programs. After the show, Dr. Baser visits with NVC student and News 4 San Antonio intern Norris Covey. Watch SA Living segment here: http://news4sanantonio.com/sa-living/northwest-vista-college. Dr. Baser also made it to Fox

Bragging Breakfast: Leopard-Print Suits and Employee Awards

The first Bragging Breakfast of the semester started with Northwest Vista College President Dr. Baser sharing a new challenge he is taking on for the Employee Giving Campaign. He said he “mysteriously” received a leopard-print suit, complete with a tie, jacket and pants. Dr. Baser said every time NVC passes a milestone percentage of employees

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Graciela Sanchez and Bridget Torres

Graciela Sanchez Student Success Advising Team Support Specialist Graciela Sanchez was recently nominated Northwest Vista College Employee of the Month at the September Bragging Breakfast meeting. Her colleagues said she has a great attitude. She is always very positive and is always willing to go the extra mile for her team and students. Graciela is

New Academic Year Brings Promise of Crossing the Finish Line

Over the last few weeks, we have witnessed a renewed sense of energy at Northwest Vista College that occurs every new academic year. This fall semester brings added joy from NVC’s strong enrollment of 18,000 students, more than a million dollar growth in the NVC budget as well as an additional nine faculty and five

Workforce Donates Shirts & Dr. Guevara Gets Impressive Appointment

NVC Workforce Donates Shirts to High School Students This past week, Workforce Education and Training donated college shirts to the Communities in Schools organization. Communities in Schools “does whatever it takes to help at-risk students stay in school and succeed in life”.  Mary Brown of Communities in Schools, (in the picture) was thrilled to get

Math Orientation Helps Students & NVC Employees Present at Conference

Math Orientation Helps Students The Title V Project Math Paths (PMP) Team offered a second successful MATH 1414 Orientation for fall 2017. This orientation was initiated by Anna Harwin (Math faculty), because of low success rates for STEM students enrolled in MATH 1414. The orientation was conducted from Aug. 22 through Aug. 23 and was

More than 146 Volunteers Welcome NVC Students Back to Campus

NVC faculty, staff and student volunteers plus representatives of GM Financial and Nationwide enthusiastically greeted students during the start of classes for the fall semester as part of Wildcat Days 2017. Although the welcome event was postponed one day because of weather concerns, volunteers adjusted their schedules, braved wind gusts and helped NVC students find

Employee Giving Luncheon Honors NVC Employee’s Memory

While it’s only been about six months since Beverly Evans’ passing, her memory lives on through the Beverly Evans Memorial NVC Student Life Scholarship. At the annual Celebration of Giving luncheon for employee supporters of the NVC Cares …I Care Campaign, four of the first students to receive the scholarship shared their stories. In front of nine of Beverly’s

Welcome New Employees – Randall and Alyssandra

Randall Garza Randall Garza, Ph.D., has joined Northwest Vista College as an associate director in Student Success. He earned a BA in Journalism and an MS in Sociology from the University of Texas Pan American (Now UTRGV) and a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from Our Lady of the Lake University. In his 12 years working in