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Award-winning Singer Becomes Life-saving Nurse

April 30, 2020 / Our Nighthawks

Filipino-Asian singing star, Claire Cee, otherwise known as Carol Banawa, has had a long career in the music industry spanning decades. She started singing at eight years old and was discovered during a children’s contest. She signed with her first record company IVORY Records in Manila at 13. Then from 1997 until 2003, she joined … Continued

TODAY! President’s Office Hours, Loudoun and MEC

April 30, 2020 / Events

Here are this week’s remaining Office Hours with Dr. Kress. Look for an email from your provost containing the Zoom meeting ID. Thursday, April 30 12:30-1:30 — Loudoun 2:00-3:00 – Medical Education Campus Friday, May 1 Don’t forget the goal of MEETING FREE FRIDAY!

From In-Person To Online Learning in High School, April 30

April 30, 2020 / Events

Wes Clark, 2019-2020 NOVA SySTEMic High School Professional Development (PD) Cyber participant will be presenting through Virtual Cyber Workshops (VCW). Please join us to support SySTEMic efforts to promote cyber and to learn about how high schools are adjusting to COVID-19. Click Here for more. Topic Description: Being with high school kids in-person as they … Continued

#Shoutouts for RS3s

April 30, 2020 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

As many of you know, our Remote Student Support Specialists (RS3s) have stepped up to be a caring connection to students during our remote learning and service provision. They have taken the reigns and run with the opportunity to serve students who are not currently assigned to a faculty advisor, by providing a compassionate ear/email, … Continued

Man-up and WISE Members Earn Scholarships, Acceptance into 4-year Schools

April 30, 2020 / Our Nighthawks / Uncategorized

Students from NOVA’s Man-up and WISE mentorship programs are among many who have received NOVA Scholarships and acceptance into their desired institution. In these important mentorship programs, we focus on scholarship application and encouraging students to achieve the GPA necessary to make sure that they are able to compete with other qualified applicants. Some of … Continued

Workshop for Faculty, Staff Interested in Supporting Parenting Students, May 1

April 29, 2020 / Events

NOVA is partnering with Generation Hope on Friday, May 1, 2020 at 1 p.m. Generation Hope, is a nonprofit organization that helps young parents earn college degrees and provides scholarships of up to $2,400 per year. They also provide one-on-one mentoring, case management, free mental health support, career readiness programming, and more to young parents … Continued

Wear Jeans on Denim Day, April 29

April 29, 2020 / Events

Denim Day was created in response to a ruling by the Italian Supreme Court where a rape conviction was overturned because the justices felt that since the victim was wearing tight jeans, she must have consented. The following day the women in the Italian Parliament came to work wearing jeans in solidarity with the victim. … Continued

NOVA to Host National #RealCollege Conference, Sept. 24-26, 2021

April 29, 2020 / General NOVA News

In partnership with the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, NOVA will host the 5th annual #RealCollege conference at NOVA’s Alexandria Campus in September 2021. With the support of a national advisory committee, and the generosity of initial donors like ECMC Foundation, American Cancer Society and the Lumina Foundation, the conference is a call … Continued

Germ Warfare Presentation, May 4

April 29, 2020 / Events

Join CommonHealth for a brief presentation on ways to keep yourself protected from germs. This event, to be held Monday, May 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., will cover a few surprising statistics, some less known hand washing tips and COVID-19 information from the Virginia Department of Health (and CDC) as well as fun … Continued

NOVA-Loudoun History Adjunct Interviewed on “The Feast” Podcast

April 29, 2020 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Joseph Esposito, an adjunct faculty member in History at NOVA-Loudoun, has been fortunate to receive wonderful reviews and to have had many great interviews about his book “Dinner in Camelot: The Night America’s Greatest Scientists, Writers, and Scholars Partied at the Kennedy White House.” Most of these commentaries underscore political and presidential leadership. But today, … Continued