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AL Campus Weekly Announcements, Student Services

Touchdown to Student Success!

Touchdown to Student Success!
Tuesday, October 29th, AA158 Faculty and Staff!  Please join us for a full day of activities to celebrate NOVA’s AtD student success policy initiatives and our passion for student achievement.

ALL DAY: KICKOFF
Faculty Success Stories in the Classroom.

AtD

Share your own success stories with your students. How did you to where you wanted to be?

11:00am-2:00pm
Hall of Fame
Stop by AA158 and do a short  “Who Inspired Me to be Successful?” video
Bag of goodies will be distributed to participants.

12:30pm-2:00pm
Student Success Stories AA158
Student Panel Discussion and Lunch

Faculty and staff are encouraged to wear their favorite football jersey shirts!

Sponsored by AL AtD campus committee.

CONTACT:

For more information please contact Dr. Frances Villagran-Glover | fvillagrangl@nvcc.edu

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Faculty Spotlight: Alex M. Purugganan

ALEX M. PURUGGANAN

ENGLISH PROFESSOR

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL STUDIES

ALEXANDRIA CAMPUS

Website PhotoIf I think deeply enough, I can still recall my b-boy crew’s congratulatory hands slapping my back, brushing the top of my head, and pulling my arms high into the air.  I can also still feel the heavy bass of the music seeping into my bones and hear the whooping and chanting from the crowd.  Above all else, I can distinctly remember the euphoric emotion and the sense of accomplishment after completing my best and most important windmill while battling against another more accomplished break-dance crew in Los Angeles, California.

I was nine years old when I first started pop-locking and popping.  I danced at local parks, swap meets, and neighborhood parties, generating laughter from amused adults who smoked cigarettes and played cards.  One of the more respected, older neighborhood b-boys, “Flyman,” had asked me to join his crew after an impromptu afternoon battle at a park.  I was the youngest member of Flyman’s dance crew, so he took me under his b-boy wing, teaching me breakdancing moves to replace my pop-locking routines and presenting me with a new nickname, “Kid Krazy Legs,” because of the way my legs convulsed and kicked as I spun doing windmills, a dance move where movement is generated from legs twirling in the shape of a V.  In one particular battle against a rival dance crew, Flyman and I completed simultaneous windmills as a climactic touch – the oldest and youngest members of our crew leaving a lasting, and ultimately victorious, impression for the judging crowd.

Mr. P with his son
Mr. P with his son
AL Campus Weekly Announcements, Student Services

LIMO CONTEST

Limo Contest

Ladies and gentlemen! We have a new contest and the prize is a free limousine ride for a day!

How To Join:

1. Simply take a photograph of yours or ‘selfie’, either INSIDE or BESIDE the NOVA Shuttle, which is located in front of the library, Bisdorf Building.

2. Like this Facebook Page, Northern Virginia Community College-Alexandria. (If you haven’t liked it yet).

3. Post the photograph in THE TIME-LINE/WALL of the Facebook Page. Messaged photographs will not be accepted.

4. Get 10 likes on the photograph from your friends or other people.

5. Once your photograph got 10 likes, your entry will be part of the random drawing which will determine the winner.

*We will be accepting photographs until Friday, October 25, 5pm. After 5pm, no more photographs or likes will be accepted.

*We will then do a random drawing in the qualified entries. The winner will be announced and contacted privately on how he or she can claim his or her prize.

*The limousine ride for a day can be used until the end of the year, 2013.

Enjoy this contest folks and let the limo fun begin!

AL Campus Weekly Announcements, Liberal Arts, Student Services

Lecture Series in Celebration of Filipino American History Month

Lecture Series in Celebration of Filipino American History Month

Lyecum Lecture I

Wednesday, October 16th

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Room AA158

“The Philippine American War: A Foreshadow of Modern U.S. Warfare”

Professor Santiago Busa, Professor of International Relations at West Point

Lyecuem Lecture IILyceum Lecture IIA

Tuesday, October 22nd

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Room AA158

“Equity Now: The Fight for Filipino WWII Veterans’ Benefits”
Professor Gem Duas, Professor of Filipino American Culture at the University of Maryland

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Faculty Spotlight: Rieann Spence-Gale

RIEANN SPENCE-GALE

ASSISTANT DEAN OF ACCOUNTING AND

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT

ALEXANDRIA CAMPUS

Rieann Spence-GaleI started teaching at the Alexandria Campus of NOVA in March 1984.  I was (young!) in my late 20’s, single, and ready for a new career.  I had been working in the business field since I graduated from college in the areas of banking, retail management, and training.  I brought all that experience to my classes, along with my years of teaching aerobic classes, which meant I was already comfortable being in front of a group.

I added two Master’s degrees to my resume while teaching here. Both added to my knowledge base and allowed me, over the years, to be promoted to the rank of full Professor.  I took on the role of an Assistant Dean starting in 2000, and I am now responsible for managing seven programs, including the large programs of Accounting and Business Administration/Management.

I also met my husband here, and we now have two grown daughters.  We travel a great deal—really, every chance we get—and I see that as an opportunity to learn more and to recharge the batteries.

As a teen, I swore I would never be a teacher!  Both my parents were teachers (elementary school level mostly) and I just knew I did not want to do that!  However, once I started running training programs (being the trainer), and then teaching aerobics classes, I realized I actually liked teaching.  Now I don’t teach little kids, so that is different, but I this is now my 30th year of teaching at NOVA.

Schlesinger Center

October 2013 Schlesinger Center Events

October 2013 Schlesinger Center Events

 

Saturday, October 5, 8pm
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
To Dream
703/548-0885
www.alexsym.org

Tickets Required

 

Sunday, October 13, 4pm
Choralis

Verdi:Requiem
703/237-2499
www.choralis.org
Tickets Required

 

Tuesday, October 15, 7:30pm
The NOVA Community Chorus
703/845-6097

www.nvcc.edu/alexandria/libarts/music/novachorus/
Donations Requested

 

Friday, October 19, 6:30pm
Culture Shock International Choreographer’s Showcase
703/414-1817
www.cultureshockdance.org

Tickets Required

 

Thursday, October 24, 7:30pm

The Alexandria Band
703/845-6252
http://www.alexandria-band.org/
Donations Requested

 

Sunday, October 27, 4pm
New Dominion Chorale
In Praise of Music
703/442-9404
www.newdominion.org

Tickets Required

 

AL Campus Weekly Announcements

Faculty Spotlight: Sarah Liberatore

SARAH LIBERATORE

ART HISTORY PROFESSOR

ALEXANDRIA CAMPUS

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I guess you can say I love to teach!   In addition to being a full-time instructor of Art History, I teach cardio kickboxing part-time for a local TKD studio and for Fairfax County Parks and Rec.

I started kickboxing 16 years ago and fell in love with it; I then decided to become a certified fitness instructor soon after the birth of my son in 2001.  I did my certification through AFAA (Aerobics and Fitness Association of America) and started teaching kickboxing and then moved on to teach Boot Camp, Pilates, weight training, and Core classes, teaching part-time for facilities in the Northern Virginia area.

Currently, I teach kickboxing for Jhoon Rhee and have a fantastic group of students.  For me, there is nothing better to relieve stress then to punch a heavy bag and get a good sweat.  Exercise is so important for both the mind and the body – you feel better, sleep better, and have more energy and endurance, not to mention all the additional health benefits.  So students and staff, take time out to make exercise part of your daily routine.

 

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Green Club Meetings

NOVA Green Club Meetings for the 2013 Fall Semester

Want to help the environment?  It’s not too late to join NOVA Alexandria’s student environmental club.  Check us out!

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Upcoming meetings

October 8, 2013

October 22, 2013

November 5, 2013

November 19, 2013

December 3, 2013

All meetings are held from 1pm to 1:30pm at Room AA456

For more information, email Christine Bozarth at cbozarth@nvcc.edu.

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China Club Events for the Fall Semester 2013/Spring Semester 2014

Schedule of Events for the China Club
Events for the Fall Semester 2013/Spring Semester 2014

Panda

Lilys

 

October 3, 2013 (Thursday)

Mr. Peter Wong will lecture on “Intellectual  Properties’ in Room 158, Bisdorf Building at 2:00 p.m.  Mr. Wong was employed by the U.S. Patent Office for over thirty-five years.

October 23 , 2013 (Wednesday)
Chinese Heritage Celebration
Chinese Arts and Crafts, Martial Arts, Tai Chi Demonstrations, Sampling of Chinese Food, Door Prizes and much More
4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m, Bisdorf Cafeteria

October 25, 2013  (Friday)
Guided tour of the Embassy of People’s Republic of China,  Lunch in Chinatown, and a visit the “Arts of China” exhibitions at the Freer Gallery of Art
Bus leaves the Alexandria Campus at 8:30 A.M. and returns to the Campus at 4:30 P.M.  Students need to register with Dr. Dali Tan or Dr. Jean H. Braden.

Great Wall of China

November 16, 2013 (Saturday)
Field trip to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art to view their outstanding collection of Chinese artifacts.  A chartered bus leaves the Alexandria Campus at 7:00 A.M. and leaves New York for the return trip to the Alexandria Campus 9:30 p.m.

Cost of the Tour:  $65.00

Chinese

February 6, 2014 (Thursday)
Chinese New Year Celebration,
3:30-7:00 p.m., Bisdorf Cafeteria
Chinese Arts and Crafts, Martial Arts, Tai Chi Demonstrations, Sampling of Chinese Food, Door Prizes and much More
4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., Bisdorf Cafeteria

February 27, 2014, (Thursday)
Chinese Conference and Speaker
1230-0330 p.m.
Light Refreshments

Elephant

March 21, 2014 (Friday)
Guided tour of the Embassy of People’s Republic of China,  Lunch in Chinatown, and a visit the “Arts of China” exhibitions at the Freer and Shackler Galleries of Art
Bus leaves the Bisdorf Parking Lot at 8:30 A.M.

April 4, 2014 (Saturday)
Field trip to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art to view their outstanding collection of Chinese artifacts.
Bus leaves the Bisdorf Parking Lot at 7:00 A.M.
Cost of the Tour:  $65.00

  Bridge

Please contact Dr. Dali Tan at dtan@nvcc.edu if you are interested in our activities.

AL Campus Weekly Announcements

Faculty Spotlight: Matthew Todd

MATTHEW TODD

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

ALEXANDRIA CAMPUS

 Castle of Berry Pomeroy on Dartmoor in Devon.

In 1994, I was researching 18th-century English domestic tourism (similar to the vogue for visiting US National Parks).  One of the highlights of my travel to England was the Westcountry picturesque tour circuit was the ruin of the 15th-century castle of Berry Pomeroy on Dartmoor in Devon.

Having convinced a friend to drive me out to the remote location of the abandoned castle we discovered it was closed to the public, enclosed by a high chain link fence, with a sturdy gate and no one around.

It seemed a shame to have come so far and not make our way to our goal – I needed to take some photographs and make some sketches in support of my research.  The course seemed obvious:  Storm the castle!!!! (well, jump the fence).