Monthly Archives: December 2014

NOVA

Memorial Service for Joe Windham Planned for Jan 5

To honor the memory of our dear friend and colleague Dr. Joseph Windham, there will be a community Celebration of Life on Monday, January 5, 2015, at 7 pm at the Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College,
4915 East Campus Lane, Alexandria, VA.

Dr. Windham touched and influenced the lives of many of our students during his 22 years as a dedicated faculty member. He will be missed greatly by his colleagues and friends here at NOVA.

A Joseph Windham Memorial Scholarship has been set up, and anybody who desires can contribute by going to the NVCC Foundation website and clicking the drop-down menu:

http://www.nvcc.edu/alumni-and-friends/gifts/online.htm

Mark Your Calendar

Virginia Higher Education Advocacy Day, Jan 15, 2015

The Virginia Conference of the American Association of University Professors and the Faculty Senate of Virginia invite you to join us on Thursday, January 15, 2015, for the annual Virginia Higher Education Advocacy Day at the Virginia state capitol. We will once again visit the offices of our state legislators to advocate for our interests and the interests of higher education in the Commonwealth.

For more information contact Brian Turner, bturner@rmc.edu

Students

Three to Succeed

Seems we need three assets to reduce risks of suicide ideation and risk behaviors. A Fairfax County Youth Survey analysis reveals that having just three assets dramatically reduces teens’ risk behaviors and promotes thriving youth (http://www.unifiedpreventioncoalition.org/for-parents/youth-survey-results.html)

Assets are: Possessing high personal integrity, performing community service, having teachers recognize good work, having trusted adults to talk to, participating in extracurricular activities and having parents available for help.

To learn more about the survey link to  http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/demogrph/youthpdf.htm. This survey is done for students in middle and high schools with the results providing a snapshot of Fairfax County youth and serve as a barometer of the community’s effectiveness fostering healthy choices in young people.