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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Are You Registered to Vote?
Smart people vote.
Responsible citizens vote.
Wise people know how important voting is.
You must register to vote a month ahead of time. You must also be a resident and at least 18 at the time of election.
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections/vregis.htm
- Effective July 1, 2014 New Photo Voter ID Requirements
- November 4, 2014 Election Registration Deadline: October 14th at 5:00 p.m., online: 11:59 p.m.
- Register to Vote Online or Update Your Current Voter Registration (Virginia Department of Elections)
- Download the Virginia Voter Registration Application Complete the form, sign and return to the Office of Elections
- Verify Your Voter Registration and/or Absentee Ballot Application Status (Virginia Department of Elections)
- Current and Historical Voter Registration Statistics (Virginia Department of Elections)
- Can I Conduct a Voter Registration Drive in My Community?
Suicide Prevention Day, September 10
September 10, 2014 is World Suicide Prevention Day. You can find materials to help you plan and implement activities for this important occasion on the International Association for Suicide Prevention website.
Webinar to Discuss Threat Assessment Strategies for Schools and Higher Education
On September 23, 2014, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, OJJDP, in collaboration with the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) will present “Threat Assessment Strategies for Schools and Higher Education.” During this Webinar, presenters will provide an overview of threat assessment programs for both K-12 schools and higher education campus settings, discuss school/campus threat assessment strategies and programs, and provide resources to meet standards of practice in threat assessment. Register for this free Webinar. Learn more about IACP/OJJDP online school safety training courses
Educating Nontraditional Students – Free webinar
Inside Higher Education invites you to join in a free webinar on educating nontraditional students. The webinar is September 11 at 1 p.m.
“Insider Higher Ed editors Scott Jaschik and Doug Lederman will discuss the issues related to the way colleges recruit and retain non-traditional students in higher education.”
To register, go to https://events-na3.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1002564123/en/events/event/shared/default_template/event_registration.html?sco-id=1408757316&_charset_=utf-8
Want to Pull A Plane?
NOVA Police Department welcomes to to participate in the 2014 Dulles Plan Pull event on September 20, from 11-3.
Last year, NOVA’s team pulled a 164,000 Airbus 12 feet in 8.5 seconds. Join the team or cheer them on.
For more information, contact Office Tony Ong, tong@nvcc.edu.
http://www.nvcc.edu/current-students/police/psnewsletters/publicsafetynewsletter_Sept2014_specialedition.pdf
DEA Drug Take Back Day
Many of us have unused and expired prescriptions. Do not flush these down the toilets.
NOVA Police Department is sponsoring a DEA drug-take-back day on Saturday, September 27, from 10-2 at the entrance of the CA building on the Annandale Campus.
For more information, contact Office Tony Ong, tong@nvcc.edu. http://www.nvcc.edu/current-students/police/psnewsletters/index.html
Active Shooter Response Training
NOVA Police Department is offering an active shooter response briefing to the NOVA community. They will share police responsibilities, resources, and offer tips for protecting yourself and others.
The training at the Annandale Campus is September 16, noon-1 p.m. For more information contact Office Tony Ong, tong@nvcc.edu.
http://www.nvcc.edu/current-students/police/psnewsletters/index.html
We Need to Play
“Free, imaginative play is crucial for normal social, emotional and cognitive development. It makes us better adjusted, smarter and less stressed” writes Melinda Wenner Moyer in Scientific American Mind & Brain, http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-serious-need-for-play-creativity-special/?&WT.mc_id=SA_MB_20140903
Science of Happiness
I’m taking a MOOC (massive open online course), The Science of Happiness. There are over 90,000 students enrolled in the course. We are introducing ourselves, posting videos, sharing favorite URLs, mapping ourselves on a world map, and taking a happiness survey. Feel free to enroll with me!
The instructors are UCBerkeley professors Dacher Keltner and Emilaina Simon-Thomas. This course is free and available through edX, https://www.edx.org/course/uc-berkeleyx/uc-berkeleyx-gg101x-science-happiness-1497#.VAiJGGPTd8E