Welcome back to school folks! Just in case you didn’t get the memo, it was seventy-six degrees and about six inches of snow fell at Northwest Vista College! I’m not pulling your proverbial leg. It snowed at about 11AM and 1PM, and in full sunshine, and it was real. This can only mean [...]
Thanksgiving is over, and even though I still feel like a bloated panda in a bamboo forest, finals loom like the Great Wall of China. It doesn’t seem fair; I’ve been more or less a model student for most of the semester, and now I have homework biting at my heels like a pack [...]
Halloween is past and I’ve survived another year without being chewed on by a demented zombie. I’m relieved to say the least, but doubts are still whispering that all is not well. The reason for this uncertainty is that I feel there are zombies lurking still. ….. Lurking in Live Oak Hall. I visit [...]
There are many benefits to attending Northwest Vista College. I especially enjoyed rock climbing at the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area. The entire trip was free to NVC students and transportation was provided by the college. I have been attending NVC for a couple of semesters, but I have never signed up before because [...]
One of my favorite places I have volunteered recently is the NVC cooking program. This is a recreational class for students who are beginners or advanced who want to learn to cook new meals. This is a class separate from college classes and you pay a low fee. I went to help out for [...]
I am a Northwest Vista College student ambassador and I recently helped out at the NVC Hunger Banquet on Nov. 17. This was a great experience. They had a couple of sessions going on throughout the day. When I got there I was given a stack of paper cards that were supposed to be [...]
Last week while I was on campus for a meeting, I stopped by the advising desk and inquired about the date to apply for graduation for spring 2012 semester. After answering my question, I was asked by the smiling face behind the desk if I had done a degree audit yet. I had thought [...]
By: Jennifer Cardwell Reprinted from: http://points-of-vista.posterous.com/courtesy-patrol-to-the-rescue The Northwest Vista College (NVC) campus community has grown tremendously and getting around when you have classes at opposite ends of the campus is tough. So, who do you call? Courtesy Patrol! At NVC, there is a department that is dedicated to servicing faculty and students. The Courtesy [...]
Being a parent along with being in college seems like an unlikely feat. I have known a lot of people who have thought that having a child means their lives are over. I am living proof that this is a fallacy. I work nineteen hours a week. This semester I am taking Anatomy and [...]
Abuzz with over 400 students, the Fall 2011 orientation for The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) was an upbeat introduction to what this nationally recognized honor society is all about – leadership from the inside out! Founded in 2001, NSLS has helped many students in becoming greater leaders and contributing members of [...]