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AL Campus Weekly Announcements, Student Services

THE TOWN HALL PANEL DISCUSSIONS

THE TOWN HALL PANEL DISCUSSIONS: 17th and 24th of February 2014

Pan African NOVA Town Hall | Meeting &Panel Discussion

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Students will discuss African, African Diaspora, & African American & Race Issues at NVCC

Date:                     Monday, 17 February 2014

Time:                     07:30 p.m. – 09:30 p.m.

Location:              Bisdorf Building | AA-196(room)

The US Domestic Slave Trade 1790’s to1865 | Lecture & Panel Discussion

The panel discussion will revolve around the Solomon Northrup film “12-Years A Slave” as well as the significance of Alexandria City as a major human trafficking port then.  We’ll discuss the significance of American Black Slavery historically as well as its modern impact on Race, Wealth, Politics & Society today.

Date:                     Monday, 24 February 2014

Time:                     07:30 p.m. – 09:30 p.m.

Location:              Bisdorf Building | AA-196 (room)

 

The discussions will consist of a short introductory presentation by me, Dr. Joseph E Windham,

Professor of African Civilizations, The  African Diaspora, & African American History,

with civil discussion on such salient questions with student panels, audience microphones, and surveys for all attending.

These events are sponsored by the Diversity & Black History Committees, SGA & The AASU.

Please come and bring or send your students offering them academic incentives!

Although these events focus on the Lives and Histories of African American students,

for Black History Month all Novarians are invited to attend and participate.

CONTACT:

For more information please contact Dr. Joseph Windham | jewindham@nvcc.edu

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VALENTINE’S DAY CELEBRATION | Wednesday, 12 February 2014

The Student Government Associations presents Valentine’s Day Celebration, please come in join us:

Date:                     Wednesday, 12 February 2014                                                                               

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Location:              Alexandria Campus Cafeteria

 Roses and Greeting Cards for sale

      Poetry Contest

          Games & Giveaways

 Live D J Set

 FREE FOOD!!!


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For more information please contact Viridiana Acosta  | Student Life Coordinator – AL Campus | vacosta@nvcc.edu

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PARKING LOTS A-4 & B-6 CLOSED on 2/7/14: Parking Notice

PARKING LOT A-4:

Parking lot A-4 will be closed (Friday, 07 February 2014) in front of Bisdorf for a construction project.

PARKING LOT B-6:

Due to the Beauregard Street Garage renovations, the lower levels of the garage and lot B-6  will be closed each of those mornings so that we can accommodate the Naturalization Ceremony event.

Please note that there will continue to be ample parking available in the Dawes Avenue Garage and lot B-1.

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CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

Come and join our Chinese New Year Celebrations at NOVA, Alexandria Campus on Thursday, February 06, 2014

Event Description

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The Chinese Cultural Club at NOVA Celebrates Chinese New Year – The Year of the Horse

Join us from 3:00 to 4:00 PM in Room 196 (Bisdorf  Building) for a talk on Mo Yan, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, by NOVA’s Fulbright Professor Dr. Min Ji

After that, head over to the cafeteria from 4:00 to 7:00 PM for:

• Chinese Food

• Martial Arts and Tai Chi Demo

• Fashion Show Featuring 22 Gorgeous Costumes

• Hawaiian Dance

• Hawaiian Dance Lessons

• Chinese Crafts

• Chinese Fan Dance

• Calligraphy Demo and Mini-Lessons

Location Information:

Alexandria – Bisdorf

Room: 196 Cafeteria

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6th Annual Cherry Challenge Welcomes New Participants and Reigning Cherry Champs “Cherry Challenge Week” is February 2 through 8, 2014!

The George Washington Birthday Celebration Committee in Alexandria proudly announces the sixth annual Cherry Challenge.  In the spirit of the old cherry tree tale, we are celebrating George Washington’s important presence in his hometown by inviting Alexandria restaurants to participate in this culinary contest!  We urge everyone to patronize the participating restaurants during the week of February 2 through February 8, 2014…and vote for your favorite CHERRY drinks, starters, entrees and desserts.

To participate, all you need to do is to enjoy the menu item that includes CHERRIES.  During this week, each patron who orders the item will have the opportunity to submit a ballot on which they rate the item on taste, creativity, and presentation.  At the end of the week, the ballots will be collected, and tallied.

The winners of the competition will receive an invitation to march in the largest George Washington Birthday parade in the country (taking place at 1 p.m. in Alexandria on February 17, 2014) the winning restaurant’s name and featured menu item announced from the parade grandstand during the parade, handsome plaque that can be displayed at the restaurant, press releases and promotional material sent out via social media and to area publications announcing the winners.

 

Website link with all participating restaurants and links to their websites:  http://www.washingtonbirthday.net/cherry-challenge

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CASTING CALL FOR STUDENT ACTORS

The Film Collaborative, a group created in the Fall 2013, made up of film students from NOVA Alexandria Campus (for more information on the group and its film activities please visit: http://blogs.nvcc.edu/lgebre/the-film-collaborative/).  We are in pre-production for 4 short films.

 

CASTING CALLS:

Date:                     Friday, 07 February 2014

Time:                     3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Room:                   Tyler Building  | AT-121

Info:                      Attached is the flyer for the casting call

Actors are needed for lead roles as well as extras as students in classrooms.  Professional and non-professional student actors welcomed.  Please help spread the word to NOVA students.

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VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

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On behalf of the Virginias Collegiate Honors Council (VCHC) Executive Board, faculty and student representatives, and committee members, I would like to invite you to participate in our spring conference.

The Virginias Collegiate Honors Council is an interdisciplinary professional organization, and this conference provides a forum for honors students to present their work publicly and to network with other honors students. The theme for this year’s conference is “Pay it Forward.”

The conference will be Friday, April 4, to Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Virginia State University in Petersburg, Virginia.  Participants may present individual papers, group presentations, poster sessions, or art/original work (includes dance, literature, instrumental or vocal music, and poetry).

The conference fee is $90.00 if you register on or before March 14, 2014, and $105.00 if you register after March 14 but before March 21, 201.   For information on how to register, please go to http://www.vchc.net/conferences.html.

We look forward to seeing long-time and new participants this spring at Virginia State University.

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Honors Program Students

Hello! As an Honors Program student – those attempting the 18-21 credits in Honors/Honors Option courses/officially accepted into the program, I wanted to make you aware of an Honors Study Abroad Trip to England that has the possibility of 3 credit hours (either as a HIS 295 or an ENG 272 class).

The trip dates are May 19th to June 1st, 2014, although there will be several trip/class meetings before then.  If you are interested please email Rebecca Hayes (rhayes@nvcc.edu<mailto:rhayes@nvcc.edu>) ASAP and fill out the attached application form.  We will be making our selections soon and scheduling our first meeting.

The Honors Program will be funding a portion of this trip for Honors Program students.  The estimated cost is $3800 to $4000.  Again, we are hoping to fund a portion of this and do some major fundraising.

If you have taken a Shakespeare lit class or a History of England class please make me aware of that in your response.

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LANGUAGE STUDIES AND CULTURAL EXPLORATION IN CHINA

Dear NOVA Community members,

Would you like to go to China with us to attend Chinese language classes, travel and visit cultural sights in Beijing, Wuyishan, Xiamen, Nanjing and Shanghai when you elect to join us for both of the programs described below: Program #1 Language Studies in China and #2 Cultural Exploration. Or, choose only Program #2 Cultural Exploration and travel with us to culturally enriching cities and places. Whichever program you choose, you will be immersed in Chinese culture and experience first-hand its beauty and history.

Both programs are open to all students and members of the community.  Some scholarships will be available for qualified students. (All dates, itinerary, and price may be adjusted.)

 

 

Contact: Dr. Dali Tan, Assistant professor of Chinese, China Coordinator, dtan@nvcc.edu <mailto:dtan@nvcc.edu> or 703-933-5078.

 

Information Meeting: Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014 at Alexandria Campus, Bisdorf Building 0342, 8:00pm.

 

If you can’t come to the information meeting, please contact Dr. Tan if you are interested and she can set up individual meetings with you to talk about the trip and to answer your questions.

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Faculty Spotlight: Katie Seeler

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ALEXANDRIA CAMPUS

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I attended a magnet school for Pre-Engineering in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  During my freshmen year (2000), our beginning engineering class was tasked with creating a cardboard boat from a designated list of supplies that teams of 2 would paddle across the swimming pool and back.  My partner Stephanie and I worked on the project for at least a month – gathering cardboard, box cutters, duct tape, and Thomson’s water seal; designing and constructing our boat; and testing the finished product in her family’s pool.

The day of reckoning finally arrived and it was a cold one (we’re Floridians, so cut us some slack!).  Our class was all there, along with another class to observe and cheer us on.  I’m happy to report that Stephanie and I survived the trek across the pool and back in one piece, although quite a few others were not so fortunate.  All in all, it was a lot of fun, especially watching the video afterwards when someone’s boat entirely disintegrated into hundreds of pieces when they entered the water.  Our boat was saved as an example for future students, although it’s probably long gone by now.