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Reminder: Open Enrollment to Begin Friday May 1

April 29, 2020 / HR News/Training

Open Enrollment for health benefits and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for salaried employees begins this Friday, May 1 and runs through May 15. Your elections will be effective July 1, 2020. EmployeeDirect, the state’s online, self-service enrollment system, will be available for online employee elections, and paper forms may be used by those who do … Continued

President’s Office Hours This Week

April 28, 2020 / Events

Here are the remaining President’s Office Hours for this week. Watch for an email from your campus provost that contains the Zoom link and Meeting ID for your campus’ hours. Faculty, please let your students know of the special Office Hours this afternoon just for them. Zoom meeting codes will be sent by email. Tuesday, … Continued

Seeing Letter Grade Requests for your Courses

April 28, 2020 / General NOVA News

As a reminder, students are on a Pass/NoPass grading system for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester. However, if they wish, they can make an irrevocable request to receive a letter grade for all or specific classes. Instructors can easily see which students have requested a letter grade for Spring. Use this link to … Continued

Free Virtual Career Exploration and Readiness Workshops for Students

April 28, 2020 / Events

NOVA and several industry partners are collaborating to host a series of Free Virtual Career Exploration and Readiness Workshops for NOVA students. The first series will be offered on select Wednesdays from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. until 4 p.m. Registration is now open career.novastem.us/SpringWorkshops. The series will include the following dates … Continued

MEC to Host 2020 Virtual Health Fair, April 30

April 28, 2020 / Events

Each spring, NOVA’s Medical Education Campus hosts a Health Fair for the college and community at its Springfield Campus. This is a fun-for-the-whole-family opportunity for health screenings, education on important life and healthcare topics and fun activities for kids and adults. This year’s event will be a Virtual Health Fair, and will be held on … Continued

Updated: President’s Office Hours for Week of April 27

April 27, 2020 / Events

Dr. Kress’ Zoom Office Hours for the week of April 27 are below. Watch for an email from your campus provost that contains the Zoom link and Meeting ID. Faculty, please let your students know of the special Office Hours just for them. Zoom meeting codes will be sent by email. Monday, April 27 12:30-1:30 … Continued

Three NOVA Students Receive Prestigious JKCF Scholarship

April 27, 2020 / Our Nighthawks

Faiz Adem, Judith Obregon and Reham Elsayed of Northern Virginia Community College were among the 50 recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s prestigious Community College Transfer Scholarship. The highly-competitive national scholarship will provide these three outstanding NOVA students with up to $40,000 a year to complete their bachelor’s degree. Faiz Adem believes that “when … Continued