NVC in the News Apr 12

[image 1]Univision

Univision 41 did a report on the Alamo Colleges Foundation scholarship awareness event held at the San Antonio Area Foundation.

4th Annual Competition Showcases Winners

Four students from across the United States have been selected as winners in the third annual musical-score contest for community college students – the only national contest of its kind for two-year college students.

Learning Community Workshops

Special guest Emily Lardner, co-director of the Washington Center for Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education (The National Resource Center for Learning Communities) and faculty member at Evergreen State College joins us on April 11 and 12 for two days of faculty development with a variety of informational sessions and a lunch-and-learn workshop.

TIER Lends Hand in Huge Robotics Event

[image 1]Getting K-12 students to focus on math and science is not always easy, but at Northwest Vista College, we have our Texas Institute for Educational Robotics or TIER under the leadership of Andrew Schuetze to get students engaged.

NVC in the News

San Antonio Express-News

Northwest Vista College student Lawrence Roberts was recently featured in the San Antonio Express-News about $10,000 degrees that allow students to get degrees faster and cheaper.

Communication Conference

[image 1]Lisa McDaniel, NVC coordinator of Communication for Public Relations, recently traveled to Chicago to the 39^th NCMPR (National Council for Marketing & Public Relations) Annual Conference.

Broadway Musical Comes to NVC

Bring on the lovers, liars and clowns! Allegro Stage Company presents Broadway's classic musical farce, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.”

Nano Students Achieve Coveted Awards

Congratulations to Qiaoying “Joy” Zhou , Ph.D., NVC Nanotechnology coordinator, for having two of her students win coveted awards.

Scholarship Deadline April 1

I hope you can find an opportunity in your classes to remind students of the April 1 deadline to apply for Alamo Colleges Foundation fall 2013 scholarships.

NVC Cross Country Team Performs Well

[image 1]Getting up in the wee hours of the morning to run at NVC is something a group of dedicated students have been doing for the last few months. They run in local races, supporting charities and enjoy the camaraderie of being a part of the NVC Cross Country Team.

Alternative Spring Break Trip

[image 1] Kelly Blanco of Student Leadership and Activities took six students from NVC to Tucson, Ariz as part of the United Way Alternative Spring Break program.

Pat Fontenot

Patrick Fontenot believes that everyone deserves a satisfying life and that education is the way to achieve that.