Before the holiday break, a group of students representing the NOVA Chapter of Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) attended the Annual Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Anaheim, Calif. Three students from the Woodbridge Campus, along with professors Sara Mendoza and Idalia Rodriguez, went to breakout … Continued
The President’s Office received requests to access the following presentations given at Power Up Your Pedagogy (PUP) last week. Lessons Learned from NOVA to Aspen by Julie Leidig Loudoun Campus Provost Dr. Julie Leidig shares insights gained along her nontraditional path to leadership as well as her experiences as a 2019-2020 Aspen Presidential Fellow. … Continued
NOVA Workforce recently partnered with the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) to develop and release a new report titled “Northern Virginia IT Workforce Succession Planning Best Practices” The report examines regional information technology (IT) employers’ best practices in talent attraction, management, and retention. It is based on in-depth interviews conducted with C-suite executives. Key findings from the … Continued
Security Agency. He received an Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army in June 1969. Following his discharge, he became the first African-American to join the Manassas Police Department. While serving there, he continued his education in criminal justice at Northern Virginia Community College. In 1993, he was named Superintendent of the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center. In November … Continued
Join us for our 5th Annual Conference on January 31st where we’ll review the findings of transparent teaching/learning practices as well as educational research behind the concept of transparent teaching/learning in this session. Then we’ll apply that research to the design of class activities and assignments. Participants will leave with a draft assignment or activity for … Continued
Welcome to the Daily Flyer, NOVA’s new daily newsletter! The Daily Flyer, as the dual meaning of its name suggests, is a one sheet overview of NOVA “news you can use” and news you can read quickly. To be sure, it will offer just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all that … Continued
Sebastian Valenzuela Sebastian Valenzuela, a current NOVA student, is one of our rising stars in Cyber Security. Originally from Santiago, Chile, he began his formative educational studies in Northern Virginia and is a trained musician and technologist. Amazon Web Services highlighted Sebastian for his excellence in the AWS curated Associate of Science in Cloud Computing … Continued
NOVA’s first STEM Fabrication Lab (Fab Lab), located at the newly acquired Battleview Technology Center in Manassas, will support NOVA’s A.A.S. degree in Engineering Technology and provide a unique area where individuals and groups can create and collaborate! Projects, courses, events, field trips, competitions, and private events will be offered to K-12 and college students, … Continued
Chair of NOVA’s Cybersecurity program, Professor Kwabena Konadu, affectionately known as Professor KK, teaches a variety of courses in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Forensics, and Cloud Computing at NOVA’s Woodbridge Campus. Dedicated to his learning (he’s working on completing his doctorate), Professor KK has also been a crucial proponent to student success inside and outside … Continued
This year’s session of the Virginia General Assembly convened on January 8. For the first time in decades, our regional delegation will occupy many of the key leadership positions, including Speaker, House Majority Leader, and the chairmanships for both money committees. The main focus of the session was to review and act on Governor Northam’s … Continued
