NVC Gives Back to the Community by Giving Blood

This year, Northwest Vista College is partnering once again with the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center to sponsor blood drives on campus. In 2005, students, faculty, and staff donated 677 units of blood. In 2006, 713 units of blood were donated. In 2007, 292 units have been collected. On June 6 and 7, NVC donated 98 units of blood, contributing nearly 10 percent of the supply required by the city of San Antonio.

College Health Center Coordinator John Seimetz, Special Services Manager Sharon Dresser and Learning Disabilities Specialist Daniel Clark have been instrumental in promoting the donor drives and educating students, faculty and staff about the importance of giving blood. 

This year’s remaining blood drives at Northwest Vista College will be held on July 16 – 17, September 10 – 11, and November 26 – 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in Huisache Hall Student Lounge. For more information, please contact John Seimetz at 348-2197.

As work begins on Palo Alto College’s $21.1 million Convocation Center, Dr. Ana M. “Cha” Guzmán, PAC President, has sought and received assistance from the City of San Antonio to save five cedar elm trees located in the construction area.

The trees, estimated to be 20-years-old, had been previously marked for destruction. The trees will be relocated to Palo Alto Terrace Park, located at 9700 Celeste. There are currently no trees in the park.

“Our commitment is to be responsible to the environment so that our children’s children will enjoy theirs,” said Dr. Guzmán. “The shade of these trees at a park near Palo Alto will bring enjoyment to our community.”

The first tree was transplanted June 5 and the final tree was transplanted June 11. SpawGlass Construction, which is building the Convocation Center, is overseeing the transplanting of the trees. City of San Antonio employee Samuel Holmes, who is performing the actual transplanting of the trees, is also a PAC student majoring in Landscape and Horticulture Science. (See photo on front page)

Seimetz Named NVC Employee of the Month for June

Congratulations to NVC College Health Center Coordinator John Seimetz , who is the Employee of the Month for June.