After spending nearly 14 years in the Army, DeMarcus Credit, 35, was on a path to find his new mission in life. What he thought would be a career in law enforcement got derailed with an injury forced him to look for other options. Volunteering at his daughter’s elementary school gave him a new [...]
Not many community college students get to study dolphins in the Caribbeans, but Northwest Vista College student Megan Davis, received this opportunity thanks to the National Science Foundation FUERTE grant that NVC has with St. Mary’s University. Over spring break, Megan travelled to Roatan (an island in the Caribbean) to study dolphins, and recently [...]
Are you a student at Northwest Vista that is having challenges with daily basic needs such as food or paying a utility bill? Are you a student going through a mental health crisis? Well… the NVC Student Advocacy Center (in Husiache Hall) is here to save the day and yourself! As a student at [...]
Starting college can be exciting, but it can also be overwhelming. When I first started college, I was so lost. I did not know where I wanted to take my academic career. I did not know you had to register yourself for classes. I was struggling. Below are some tips to not only survive, [...]
By NVC Student Evangelina Ramirez Returning to school for my degree at age 48 has not been easy. When I first became a college student at age 18 life was simple. I came to school and went home to momma’s house. I never had to worry about rent or mortgage, car payments, car insurance [...]
By NVC Student Daniel Acosta First-day-of-schools can be stressful or exciting and I have had many since I was 3 years old. However, having to go through the pandemic was one of the most challenging periods in my life. Returning to school after the initial COVID lockdown felt like it was going to be [...]
There is a saying that I heard once – “You never know what you got ’till it’s gone. The truth is you know exactly what you have though, you just never thought you’d lose it.” For me, it was losing the chance to make new friends and meet familiar faces that became the epitome [...]
When you were a kid, how did you envision spending your twenties? I know I had a pretty rosy picture of myself finally being able to live life by my own rules and following my wildest dreams. I mean we all did, right? I saw myself balancing all of my most exciting adventures with [...]
In my family, a good work ethic was expected of me from a very young age. My parents always stressed that anything worth having could only be achieved through hard work. As a first-generation American, this was amplified by the idea that as foreigners in this country, the only way to be successful was [...]
The NanoEngineering program at NVC will be offering undergraduate research projects and workshops in fall 2021. The students who are enrolled in the Nano program and/or are taking nanotechnology courses can participate in these workshops and will receive a stipend up to $1,800. Students will be trained on using microscopy and spectroscopy techniques, biomedical engineering projects, [...]
