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Fall 2020 Canvas Course Shells Available April 27th

April 24, 2020 / General NOVA News

Fall 2020 Canvas Course Shells will be appearing on your Dashboard on Monday, April 27th. Please note that this does not apply to NOVA Online course copies. Those shells come fully populated following an extensive template check and the relevant course updates over the summer. Faculty can expect their Course Readiness E-mails about fall courses … Continued

NOVACares Office welcomes Teresa M. Bell

April 24, 2020 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Teresa M. Bell joined the NOVACares office as case manager in January, serving as a consultant for the CARE Teams and Threat Assessment Team. Bell is the primary mental health liaison between NOVA and community providers and partners, she assists with developing and providing mental health resources to students and cultivates and delivers outreach programming … Continued

An Inspirational Challenge for World Book Day

April 23, 2020 / General NOVA News

In honor of World Book Day today, April 23, and the celebration of libraries and bookstores everywhere, here’s an inspirational story from a seemingly unlikely visionary, Chris Wilson, an artist, advocate, and social entrepreneur dedicated to supporting citizens returning from prison (after spending 17 years behind bars himself). Click here for more on Chris’s story.

President’s Zoom Office Hours, Week of April 27

April 23, 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. I look forward to hearing your questions and thoughts. Monday, April 27 12:30-1:30 – Alexandria 2:30-3:30 – Woodbridge Wednesday, April 29 11:30-12:30 – Annandale 1:30-2:30 – … Continued

From TESOL Student to ESL Instructor

April 23, 2020 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Jean Hellwege was born in California and moved about every two years while growing up due to being a “military brat” (as she fondly describes it). She now resides in Fairfax Station while teaching at NOVA. Hellwege has a bachelor’s degree in English from Ohio State (go Bucks!) and a law degree from Case Western … Continued

How to Update Your Outlook Profile

April 23, 2020 / HR News/Training

Is your Outlook profile out of date? Has your department, office building or phone number changed? Users can login to MyProfile to update some information. Login to MyProfile to update some of the attributes in your Outlook profile. Please note: some attributes require Human Resources or a supervisor’s action to change. All users requesting name … Continued

NOVA’s Advising Toolkit: Self-Care Tips

April 23, 2020 / General NOVA News

Registration for fall 2020 starts next week! Our theme is: Nighthawks Taking Flight for Fall! The Advisor Toolkit is a week-long effort designed to provide resources and trainings for you to help students with advising, scheduling and planning for summer and helping our Nighthawks Take Flight for Fall! To add to your own Advising Toolkit, … Continued

Earth Day Every Day

April 23, 2020 / Events

In celebration of 50 years of Earth Day (4/22/1970), you are invited to join us in a virtual symposium on Saturday, April 25th, from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. via Zoom. Our theme for this year is Journey to Zero Food Waste, and the impact of the current pandemic has been interwoven into the sessions. … Continued

NOVA SySTEMic IET and NOVA Workforce to Host Mock Interviews with Digital Realty for Current NOVA Students

April 23, 2020 / Events

Faculty: Please remind your students to sign up by Friday, April 24, to participate in a Mock Interview! NOVA SySTEMic IET (Information & Engineering Technologies) and NOVA Workforce will be hosting Mock Interviews with Digital Realty for current NOVA Students. Refine your interviewing skills and receive valuable feedback to help land your dream job at … Continued

Kudos to the IT Helpdesk Staff!

April 23, 2020 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Kudos to the entire Help Desk team who muscled through last weekend’s issues with VCCS connectivity. Starting Friday afternoon and lasting into Monday, VCCS had intermittent network and system outages that affected all NOVA users. Our Help Desk team was able to quickly respond to the surge in calls by adding agents who were on … Continued