Student Ambassadors Get Leadership Experience

by Alexia Hall When NVC’s Student Leadership and Activities Coordinator  Darryl Nettles  was asked to make-over the student ambassador program at NVC  6 years ago, he had a quite a task. The program was small and hadn’t made much progress in comparison to similar programs in other educational organizations. Today, the program has grown [...]

NVC Writing Centers Can Help Students

By NVC Student Kimberly Redgate During the semester, students may need to seek assistance from one of NVC’s Writing Centers in Juniper Hall or Redbud Hall. Instructors can refer students to one of the centers or students may come in on their own. As a reminder, Caroline Kuyumcuoglu, NVC’s coordinator of the Developmental Learning [...]

Helpful Suggestions from an NVC Student

My first semester at NVC last fall was…dizzying to say the least! I attended the college that I fell in love with, but along the way, I learned a few things that I could have done differently. Through my experience, I have a few suggestions to help faculty and staff remind students on how [...]

Something to be Thankful For….

‘Tis the season to reflect and recognize just what we are most thankful for. I have never quite understood just why we only do this once a year. Shouldn’t we always reflect on this? Nevertheless, we have this one special day a year that we are supposed to share what we are thankful for. [...]

Undecided? You’re Not Alone!

Is choosing a career path stressing you out? Do you feel like you’re being rushed to figure out what you want to do? Well you’re not alone! There are so many students here on campus that are undecided or are still not sure about their major. A lot of students have also changed majors [...]

It’s Time to Aim Higher folks

Recently questions have been coming, asking whether having a degree is worth it. A friend of mine in physics class told me, “I guess what we are doing here is damn crazy. It’s not worth it at all.” I told him that for anything one is doing in life there is always an advantage [...]

Experience Science – Newton Vista Style

Science is a fundamental part of our human life in which we can’t escape or decide to live without. We wonder why people fall sick, are able to go to the moon and understand the components of our atmospheric existence. We have so many questions for Mother Nature and the only ways to get [...]