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On Saturday, March 3, three apprentices from the Nation’s Capital Chef’s Association, who take their academic classes from NOVA, displayed their culinary skills for a panel of chefs.  Ryan Shanahan, Loreann Grimes and Gabrielle Lamonte all tested as part of the American Culinary Federation Apprenticeship Program.  This program, administered by Chef Benita Wong at NOVA, [...]

NOVA women’s basketball team won the 2012 Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Championship by defeating Southside Virginia Community College, 48-26. The tournament was held March 2 to 4 in Chesapeake, Virginia. Carlie Zirkle received the most valuable player honors and was named to the All-Tournament team along with Halley Cummins and Yvette Gilliam. During the [...]

On March 8, NOVA Police and the Office of Emergency Management and Planning (OEMP) offered faculty and staff a training seminar on active shooter situations. The training was the first of this series and was held on the Annandale Campus with over 50 people attending. Community Outreach Officer Tony Ong (AL) and OEMP Second District [...]

The NVCC Alumni Federation Board of Governors cordially invites you to attend the 2012 Faculty of the Year Reception to be held in the Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center Forum, Friday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m.  All nominees will receive a certificate and one faculty member from each campus will receive the annual Faculty [...]

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Warren Perry, writer and researcher at the National Portrait Gallery of Washington, D.C., will be speaking at NOVA on April 3 at 12:30 p.m. in the CE Forum, Annandale Campus.  Perry’s speech will be titled “Echoes of Elvis:  The Cultural Legacy of Elvis Presley.”  This is also the title of a new book just published [...]

Mark your calendar for the following performances: Saturday, March 3 3:00 p.m. Church of the Epiphany 1317 G Street, NW Washington, D.C. Sunday, April 1 3:00 p.m. Bishop Ireton High School 201 Cambridge Road Alexandria, Virginia Highlights include Songs of Sunset by Frederick Delius with The Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic featuring Grace Gori (mezzo-soprano) and Aurelius [...]

NOVA Alexandria music students will play and be coached in a master class by world renowned violinist Midori. Midori is one of the best known concert violinists performing in the world today. She has performed all over the globe with the finest orchestras and musicians in the world to great critical acclaim. She recently was [...]

Assistant Dean Fine Arts William Schran (AL) was the subject of an article in the February issue of the magazine Monthly Ceramic Art, a national Korean pottery publication. Schran conducted a workshop in crystalline glazed ceramics for a group of advanced study students at James Madison University early in 2011. Sukjin Choi, professor of ceramics [...]

Christina Dodson, a student from the Loudoun Campus, was encouraged by her adjunct professor Amanda Sauer to submit her photograph to Photographer’s Forum Magazine’s 2012 Best of College and High School Photography Contest. As a result of this encouragement, Dodson submitted her photo and was awarded a finalist in the competition. “I encourage my students [...]

Jim McClellan, dean of Liberal Arts at the Alexandria Campus, visited Dundee, Scotland, in early March where he delivered lectures on the Civil Rights Movement at the University of Dundee and the American Electoral Process at Dundee College. McClellan represented the City of Alexandria, which is the Sister City to Dundee, and NOVA. While there [...]

Two weeks ago, Marketing and Communications launched a new version of Intercom. It is still the informative publication you have come to know and like, but with a new dynamic layout. The new publication elements include a feature stories section at the top that contains the top three stories rotating with colorful images. Additional stories [...]