welcome nvc fall 2021 cohort members!
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A Northwest Vista College Student Leadership Experience
Welcome NVC Fall 2021 Cohort Members!
Dear NVC Student Leadership Fall 2021 Cohort,
You have done an incredible job navigating the twists and turns during a global pandemic and I know it has not
been easy, but I am proud of your resilience and persistence pressing forward in your goal of earning your
college degree. I hope everyone is happy, healthy, and ready to engage in this fall's virtual leadership series.
This leadership cohort is designed as a program to develop student leaders, create connections with industry
leaders, build career skills, network within the community, and encourage active citizenship. Additionally, this
program affords students, business/civic industry leaders and college leaders to discuss leadership topics such
as, yet not limited to emotional intelligence, diversity, learning from failure and staying motivated.
Though each one of you will have varying levels, knowledge, and skills pertaining to leadership, this program is
designed to help each one of you advance to the next level- no matter where you are in your journey! Let
companies such as Dell, Genesis Professional Solutions, Bank of San Antonio, HR Professionals, CPS Energy,
Kinsman Insurance, Frost Bank and GM Financial enhance your journey.
Through this program, you will get to know industry leaders, meet your peers and expand your leadership
capacity through individual and group reflection. In addition, you will receive tangible items to include
EXPERIENCE credit for trainings completed, a program completion certificate, access to NVC's Student Job
Board, essential skills that can be added to your resume, and assistance with your resume and interview
skills. You will also be eligible to earn a financial award for completion of the program requirements!
I look forward to hearing about your experiences and supporting your continued growth and I thank you for
choosing NVC as your higher education institution.
Best Wishes,
Northwest Vista College President
PROGRAM REVIEW
Zoom Link for all sessions: https://alamo.zoom.us/j/99417539421
WELCOME:
Thank you for selecting to participate in The NVC Student Leadership Cohort for this Fall 2021. As a cohort
member, you will be required to complete online trainings, attend sessions, complete reflections, and interact
with our President’s Office Business Council Community Leaders.
Prior to each session (after Oct. 7th) you will need to complete the assigned online trainings below. You can
complete as many as you would like as long as they are before the assigned session date. After each speaker
presents, the student members will work on a group reflection together. These online trainings are located in the
NVC Learning to Lead AlamoEXPERIENCE portal and are designed to complement the topics our speakers
will be reviewing with you.
Date/Time Topic/s Agenda
Oct 7th
4pm to
5:15pm
Orientation and
Team Building
Activity
-Marie Morgan
-Stephanie Sonneman
-Kelly Blanco
-Dr. Lisa McGoldrick
➢ Welcome (Marie) ➢ Welcome Package ▪ Meet your NVC Cohort Staff Support (Kelly) ▪ NVC President’s Office Business Council (Lisa) ▪ Zoom Expectations (Lisa) ▪ Trainings to be completed (Marie) ▪ StudentLingo (Kelly) ▪ AlamoEXPERIENCE Transcript (Kelly) CLICK HERE ▪ Agreement AE form CLICK HERE ➢ Leadership PowerPoint (Marie) ➢ Teambuilder (Stephanie) ➢ Closing (Kelly)
Oct 14th
4pm to
5:15pm
Leading with
Emotional
Intelligence
Dr. Eddie Kirby
CPS
*COMPLETE PRIOR TO SESSION
-NVC Learning to Lead Online Training:
Emotional Intelligence: The Other Key To Academic Success
CLICK HERE
Oct 21st
4pm to
5:15pm
Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion in
Group Settings
Wayne Epps
Dell Technologies
Christina Gonzales
Dell Technologies
*COMPLETE PRIOR TO SESSION
-NVC Learning to Lead Online Training:
How To Work In Groups: Creating A Productive & Positive Learning
Experience
CLICK HERE
&
-NVC Learning to Lead Online Training:
How to Develop Your Cross-Cultural Skills
CLICK HERE
Oct 28th
4pm to
5:15pm
Learning from
Failure and Staying
Motivated
Tyson Basora
AVP, GM Financial
Zach Eason
AVP, GM Financial
*COMPLETE PRIOR TO SESSION
-NVC Learning to Lead Online Training: Handling Failure In & Out
Of The Classroom CLICK HERE
-NVC Learning to Lead Online Training: NVC Learning to Lead
Online Training: Overcoming Procrastination CLICK HERE
Nov 4th
4pm to
5:15pm
Crucial
Conversations and
Critical Thinking
Skills
Larry Hobbs
Mentor,SCORE
Stacey Blum
Alamo Colleges
Human Resources
*COMPLETE PRIOR TO SESSION
-NVC Learning to Lead Online Training: Developing Critical
Thinking Skills CLICK HERE
-Upload your draft resume:
If you do not have a current resume, you may use the following
resource NVC Optimal Resume CLICK HERE
TO SUBMIT YOUR RESUME CLICK HERE
Nov 11th
4pm to
5:15pm
Showcasing
Leadership through
Resumes and
Interviews
Various Members of
the P.O.B.C.
*COMPLETE PRIOR TO SESSION
-NVC Learning to Lead Online Training: Mastering The Job
Interview
CLICK HERE
-NVC Learning to Lead Online Training: Writing Effective Resumes
& Cover Letters CLICK HERE
Nov 18th
4pm to
5:15pm
CELEBRATION!
Leadership Panel
Conversation and
Awarding of
program completion
Various Members of
the P.O.B.C and
NVC College
Leaders
*COMPLETE PRIOR TO SESSION
PRIOR: Upload a 2-3-minute sales pitch video on “Why are you the
Best Applicant.” If you able to, please wear an outfit you would wear in
an interview. You will need to submit this video as a URL. If you need
assistance on how to do this, please notify us as least 4 days before this
item is due.
TO CREATE YOUR 2-3 MINUTE VIDEO CLICK HERE:
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Day of:
➢ Q&A Panel with NVC Cabinet and POBC members ➢ Breakout room to review advice from Inst. Regarding resumes
and interviews ➢ Announce Certificate Completers ➢ Announce Scholarship Recipients ➢ Announce POBC scholarship recipients (need to create a form
with essay)
MEET YOUR NVC COHORT STAFF SUPPORT!
Marie Morgan, Student Life Director: [email protected]
Kelly Blanco, Student Life Coordinator.: [email protected]
Stephanie Sonneman, Student Life Sr. Specialist: [email protected]
Kim Pinder, Student Life Administrative Services Specialist: [email protected]
Dr. Lisa McGoldrick, Director of Community Collaborations: [email protected]
THE NVC PRESIDENT’S OFFICE BUSSINESS COUNCIL
The P.O.B.C. is 501c3 non-profit, which acts as a liaison between Northwest Vista College staff
and faculty, students, and the civic/business industry. The P.O.B.C. consists of over 30 leaders
from different businesses and the San Antonio community. This organization is designed to
help create NVC student success opportunities through collaboration, partnerships, mentorship,
career placement/assistance, marketing, and financial support. Shared philosophies of the
POBC include yet are not limited:
Increase philanthropic support to help advance access to higher education through scholarships
and innovative programmatic support
Provide life-changing gifts that help students come in, stay in, and achieve their dreams of a
college education.
&
decrease poverty in San Antonio.
Mission
To help create opportunities for success at Northwest Vista College through collaboration,
partnerships, mentorship, marketing and financial support.
Vision
Northwest Vista College will be the leading model of collaboration among businesses,
organizations and educational institutions in San Antonio.
P.O.B.C. PRESENTERS
Dr. Eddie Kirby
CPS Energy: Director Digital Experience
Dr. Kirby currently leads a team of digital experts responsible for digital strategy,
ideation, and development of new products and services. Prior to his current role,
Kirby held the position of Director, Enterprise Information Technology Business
Applications at CPS Energy and as a Strategic Research & Innovation Manager.
Dr. Kirby proudly served in the US Air Force on assignments abroad and
domestic.
Eddie holds a PhD in Organizational Management from Capella University, a
Master of Science degree in Engineering Systems Management from St. Mary’s
University and a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from the University
of Phoenix.
Wayne Epps
Dell Technologies: Talent Acquisition, Diversity Campus Manager [email protected]
Wayne Epps is a Diversity campus manager for University Relations at Dell
Technologies. He joined Dell Technologies Talent Acquisition Team in 2020 to
help launch their DE&I program for community colleges; this program was
responsible for developing the talent-attraction strategy for African American
and Hispanic students in a new initiative called Changing the Faces of Tech.
Throughout his tenure, Wayne has served in various roles, including server
engineer, midrange storage engineer and program/project management. Wayne has an MBA from Southern Nazarene University and a bachelor’s
degree from the University of Central Oklahoma.
Christina Gonzales
Dell Technologies: Diversity and Inclusion Talent Acquisition 816-555-0146
Christina Gonzales is a results-driven professional with 25 + years of
multicultural and diversity marketing, public relations/media, special events and
community outreach/grass roots experience. She is an avid, lifelong learner
committed to helping others via training and mentorship. Christina is passionate
about creating innovative development experiences and relationship building as
a pathway to meaningful and productive partnerships.
Christina holds an MA in Communications from University of Incarnate Word
and a bachelor's degree in English-Communication Arts from St. Mary’s
University.
Tyson Basora
GM Financial: Assistant Vice President, GM Financial
800-284-2271
Tyson started with an entry level role and transitioned into supervisory role
where he developed new employees. He then moved into a new training role
with an opportunity of being able to open a new servicing center. He later
stepped into his current role as Assistant Vice President.
Zach Eason
GM Financial: Associate Vice President
Zach Eason has led others to build strong interpersonal skills and business
acumen in multiple areas of business including Consumer Services and
Compliance. He is a passionate and dedicated leader in the auto finance
industry, promoting outstanding customer service, creating dynamic strategic
initiatives while focusing on career and leadership development.
Zach has worked at GM Financial for the past eight years starting as a Team
Leader, then moving up to an Operations Compliance Analyst, and lastly to the
Associate Vice President of Consumer Services.
Larry Hobbs
SCORE: Mentor
210-649-0833
Mr. Larry Hobbs has more than 30 years of Human Resource experience that
includes positions as a Personnel Management Specialist with the Federal
government and a Human Resources Manager for the General Dynamics
Corporation. He has been a management trainer in subjects such as
Management Supervision, Communication Improvement, Legal Effective
Interviewing, Performance Evaluations and Employee Motivation Productivity.
Larry has a B.S. in Business from Abilene Christian University and an M.B.A.
in Organizational Behavior Management from the University of Alaska. He is a
certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR and SCP), and an
active member of the Society for Human Resource Management.
Stacey Blum
Alamo Colleges District: Human Resource Partner [email protected]
Stacey has served as professional Human Resource practitioner for over the last
20 years. She is highly skilled in investigations and policy administration. As a
leader, she excels in advising, training and empowering employees.
Stacey earned a Master of Science Degree in Organizational Development from
Abilene Christian University.
ZOOM EXPECTATIONS
• Be on Time: Every minute of these sessions count!
• Be Engaged: Make the Most of this Professional Opportunity!
• Share Time: Give everyone a chance to speak/ask questions
• Be Visible: Turn On Your Camera & Get to Know Each Other
• Reduce Distractions: Find a Quiet Place (If possible)
STUDENT LINGO
NVC Learning to Lead: Accessing and Navigating Student Lingo
• Student Lingo is a website that NVC uses to host a series of online workshops that
cover a variety of Student Success topics. These workshops are interactive, fun, and
a great resource to further your success. You can access Student Lingo 24/7, so you
can complete these topics on your schedule!
• You can make a Student Lingo profile for free using your Alamo Colleges email
address. It is important to use your Alamo Colleges email address so that you receive
credit for any trainings or workshops you complete.
To access Student Lingo, go to StudentLingo.com/NVC, the webpage will look like this:
Once you have signed in, your webpage should look something like this:
As you scroll down the webpage, you will see some areas that will help you along your
journey towards completing workshops and trainings through Student Lingo.
One area that is important to note is View Your Progress, which allows you to see what
courses are still in progress, what courses you have completed, the certificates you have
earned for completing courses.
The Browse tab allows you to see what courses are available and where you can search up
specific courses.
Once you have completed a course through Student Lingo, it will show up as being
completed in AlamoEXPERIENCE, which will be added to your AlamoEXPERIENCE Transcript
(takes up to 5 business days). For more information on your AlamoEXPERIENCE Transcript
and what you can do with it, please visit
https://alamo.campuslabs.com/engage/event/4844395
NVC Leadership Cohort Agreement Form
https://alamo.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/487509
The following agreement form must be completed by all NVC students in the NVC Leadership Cohort Program
in order to participate.
*Any questions may be emailed to Director Marie Morgan at [email protected]
This form will require that as a participant you understand and agree that you:
✓ Understand this is a 7-week commitment
✓ Will attend 7 sessions with college and business leaders to gain access to leadership curriculum,
essential workforce skills, assistance with your resume, and interview skills
✓ Have reviewed and understand the Welcome Package and I agree to all of the materials within it
✓ Will be respectful of others and actively participate in the sessions. This includes having my camera on.
✓ Will receive credit for all trainings, discussion topics, and sessions attended in my AlamoEXPERIENCE
Transcript.
✓ I will complete all required trainings/assignments PRIOR to the upcoming sessions to be considered for the
scholarships and financial awards provided
✓ I must attend all 7 sessions fully to be considered for the scholarships and financial awards provided
✓ Will remain enrolled at NVC for the Fall 2021 semester/term (If you are to withdraw from NVC, please
notify Kelly Blanco [email protected] immediately).
✓ Will be available via Zoom Thursdays from 4PM to 5:15PM weekly from Oct 7th to Nov 18th
✓ Consent to being recorded while participating in the Zoom sessions
✓ Will notify Kelly Blanco, [email protected] within 24 hours of any situations that may affect
attendance and/or participation of sessions.
LINK TO FORM CLICK HERE or go to https://alamo.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/487509