New Baby for Staffer

[image 2]Congratulations to Jennifer Comedy-Holmes, dean of Student Success! She had a baby girl on April 12 at 7:36 p.m.

[image 1]Addison Reese Holmes was 8 pounds, 4.5 ounces and 20 1/4 inches.

Employee of the Month for April

Susan Palmer of NVC Fine Arts and Performing Arts and Kinesiology

Philosophy Faculty Present at Conference

NVC Philosophy faculty member, Andrew Hill, J.D., recently made two presentations at the Southwest Teaching and Learning Conference, which was held at Texas A&M University – San Antonio in early April.

Faculty Advise Students

Recently, 74 faculty members from all academic “clusters” (disciplines/departments), including Workforce Education & Training, participated in the college-wide faculty advising initiative that advised/assisted 164 students with degree planning, course selections and transfer questions.

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.

Nano Students Achieve Coveted Awards

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

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.

Employee of the Month for March

Patty Sanchez, Senior Accounts Receivables Assistant

Faculty Present at Ethics Conference

[image 1]On March 2, Charles Hinkley, Ph.D., of the NVC Philosophy department and NVC chair of Humanities, and Laura Cavicchi, LPC, of the NVC Psychology department, presented academic papers at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics 22nd Annual Meeting in San Antonio.

Chicano/a Studies Conference Coming to NVC

Thanks to June Pedraza, Ph.D., NVC English coordinator, Northwest Vista College will be the host for the 2014 NACCS' Tejas Foco conference, titled “Chican@ Studies in Texas: Surviving and Thriving in our Communities.”

Celebrate Vista Project Gets Recognition

Congratulations to the NVC Community Development team. Their “Celebrate Vista” project received Honorable Mention for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education accolades competition.

Facility Employee Gets Coveted Designation

Congratulations to NVC’s Bernie Zertuche, an Alamo Colleges superintendent, for recently achieving his Certified Educational Facilities Professional designation.