Supporting the NVC Alumni Scholarship Donation Form Link In the spirit of goodwill this upcoming holiday season, Northwest Vista College Alumni and Friends are participated in the global day of giving known as #GivingTuesday. NVC Alumni and Friends asked graduates, employees and students to consider supporting Vista students by making a donation to the NVC Alumni Scholarship. Since its establishment,… Read More
Nearly 12,000 Cast Votes at NVC Early Voting at NVC From Oct. 24 through Nov. 4, a total of 11,841 voters participated in Early Voting at Northwest Vista College. The polling place was located in the Boardwalk and throughout the 12 days of voting, many voters faced waiting in line for 60, 90 and even 120 minutes. NVC students volunteered both… Read More
Vista Alumnus Lands Job at NASA, Thanks Professor Often when many Northwest Vista College students graduate, we may not hear of their success stories or how NVC has played a role in their successes. However, we received a letter recently from NVC Alumnus Paul Hamilton. Paul had to go to an alternative high school after getting in trouble at his original school and eventually went… Read More
Event: HalloVista 2016 is Oct. 22 FREE Admission: Join us on Saturday, October 22, 2016 for Northwest Vista’s second annual Halloween party. Northwest Vista College will be collecting food cans for the Food Bank. Bring the family for games, music and a haunted house for those who want to be scared out of their shoes. Festivities will begin at 5:00pm. A… Read More
Welcome to NVCAlumni.org Hello Northwest Vista College Alumni and Friends, Welcome to NVCAlumni.org. We are excited to announce the rollout of this new home page created specifically for the alumni and friends of Northwest Vista College. This enhanced user-friendly web design will help connect the Vista community by making it easier to share news about the successes of… Read More
Former NVC Faculty Member Among Fatalities in Balloon Crash According to The Eagle newspaper in Bryan-College Station, Texas, former Northwest Vista College faculty member, Matthew Rowan, 34, and his wife, Sunday Stewart Rowan, were among the fatalities on board a hot air balloon crash July 30 in Lockhart, Texas. Rowan taught chemistry at Northwest Vista in the spring and summer semesters of 2014. He… Read More
Student Awarded Mayor’s Fitness Council Scholarship Northwest Vista College student, Alex Castillo, is the recipient of the City of San Antonio’s Mayor’s Fitness Council Scholarship. Special Projects Manager, Rebeca CF Baquero, with the City of San Antonio, said that Alex served as a Fitness Council Student Ambassador while at Southwest High School. There he helped implement a program which resulted in… Read More
Students Create Business Council Video The Northwest Vista College Business Council recently utilized the production services of NVC’s Digital Video and Cinema program to create a video promoting the organization. Each year, Advanced Digital Video students are required to produce a three to five-minute short film for a college department or a community-based, non-profit, service organization 501(c)(3) as a final… Read More
Friends of the Arts Offers Gift Membership to Class of 2016 The Northwest Vista College Friends of the Art’s (FANs) awarded the entire graduating class of 2016 with a free one year membership to the organization. Graduates interested in activating their membership can email [email protected] and provide a non-Alamo Colleges email. The membership is a $25 value and helps keep Vista graduates connected with campus. FANs… Read More
Vista Student Wins Miss United States Pageant Congratulations to Northwest Vista College student, Alayah Benavidez, who won the title of Miss United States 2016 on Aug. 6 at the national pageant in Las Vegas. Alayah is on track to graduate with her associate degree this fall and plans to attend UTSA. She is pursuing a career in teaching and says NVC has… Read More
Area Boxer and Vista Grad Puts His Education First Alex Rios Jr., Class of 2011, was in training and on his way to compete in the National Golden Gloves Boxing Tournament in Salt Lake City, when a life-decision arrived. Alex, who had applied to the Physician’s Assistant program at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, received an invitation for an admittance interview the… Read More
