https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWIIJBmriBY By NVC’s Dr. Thomas Pressly Bringing the spin to mathematics! Twelve whizz students, backed by NVC’s PLUS+STEM Department of Education Grant, created a stunning prize wheel as part of a service-learning project. The NVC Math Department and support labs (JH-308 Math Advocacy and JH-316 Math Tutoring) plans to use the wheel at college events
It’s no secret that the Department of Defense is helping to build San Antonio’s cyber security infrastructure to be a national hub to combat cyber threats. The city is home to the 16th Air Force, known as Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, the U.S. Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which now
Dr. Prakash Nair interacting with community members. Humberto Buenrostro (FUERTE NVC Transfer and St. Mary’s University) and Dr. Mary Zocchi St. Mary’s University from left to right (representing FUERTE and St. Mary’s University): Humberto Buenrostro (FUERTE NVC Transfer and St. Mary’s University), Hannelore Tampipi, Desiree Martinez, and Kristianna MartinezUTSA Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated
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
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
As part of the FUERTE project (Fostering Undergraduate Education, Retention, and Transfer Environments) at St. Mary’s University, Dr. Alexandra Coso Strong (Florida International University), and Dr. Meagan Kendall (University of Texas at El Paso) facilitated a workshop Nov 17 and 18 at St. Mary’s University. The following faculty/staff members from Northwest Vista College participated in
The San Antonio Business Journal recently featured the Northwest Vista College’s new Cedar Elm STEM Center. The new facility will host classes starting in the fall. Here’s the story.
In every team and department at Northwest Vista College, there are always great stories to tell that show faculty and staff going above and beyond. While it’s hard to capture every story, we hope to periodically share in this space some of the major accomplishments or projects that are taking place. Members of the executive
STEM programs at Northwest Vista College (NVC) are prepared to skyrocket learning in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields and help students rebound from the pandemic with a little over $5 million in federal grants awarded to the college recently. As many as 40 students per semester will be able to participate in research
Northwest Vista College will partner under St. Mary’s University on a grant project funded by the National Science Foundation to increase the transfer and retention rates of Hispanic students majoring in STEM fields. The NSF’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program grant awarded to St. Mary’s will help implement Project FUERTE: Fostering Undergraduate Education, Retention and
Thank you for helping NVC select names for the STEM building and the future renovated Cypress Campus Center. The new STEM building will be called Cedar Elm STEM Center and the Cypress Campus Center will be renamed as Cypress Cultural Center. Survey results are below. STEM Building: 42.7% – Cedar Elm STEM Center 25.4% – Cedar Elm
In every team and department at Northwest Vista College, there are always great stories to tell that show faculty and staff going above and beyond. While it’s hard to capture every story, we hope to periodically share in this space some of the major accomplishments or projects that are taking place. Members of the executive
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