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Taking Attendance in Your Canvas Courses

May 15, 2020 / Events

Are you looking for an effective and efficient way to take attendance in your Canvas courses? Register for our new session, “Canvas in 20: Qwickly Attendance.” This session will be held Monday, May 18, at 1 p.m. and showcases the Qwickly Attendance tool available in Canvas and how you can customize that to meet your … Continued

RS3 #Shoutouts

May 15, 2020 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

NOVA’s 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 not currently assigned to a faculty advisor, by providing a compassionate ear/email, answering questions and connecting them to resources. … Continued

Health, Flex Spending Open Enrollment Ends 11:59 p.m. TONIGHT!

May 15, 2020 / HR News/Training

Open Enrollment for health benefits and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) began May 1, 2020 and will end at 11:59 p.m. tonight, May 15. All online elections through EDIRECT, as well as paper enrollment forms submitted, must be received by that date. Enrolling Online Using EmployeeDirect Employees must submit their elections through EmployeeDirect no later than … Continued

Reminder: Financial Aid Training in May

May 14, 2020 / Events

The NOVA Financial Aid Office will conduct “Financial Aid 101: The Basics,” a training opportunity for NOVA faculty and staff. The three-day training will be held on May 15, 20, and 27, with each day providing new information that will help you help your students. You can register for one, two or all three days! … Continued

Scholarship Cycle Open Now through June 1

May 14, 2020 / General NOVA News

The Northern Virginia Community College Foundation and the Financial Aid Office are excited to announce the opening of the second scholarship cycle for the 2020 – 2021 Academic Year. The Scholarship application period opened May 11 and will close on June 1. Students will submit one application to apply for multiple opportunities. For a list … Continued

NOVA-AL to Offer Virtual Summer Resource Clinic, Friday, May 15

May 14, 2020 / Events

The NOVA Alexandria Campus will host a Virtual Summer Resource Clinic on Friday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. The event is sponsored by CETL, TILT and the Center for Academic Success & Student Engagement. An expert line-up of presenters will discuss remote teaching and the resources available for faculty and staff during the … Continued

President’s Zoom Office Hours for This Week

May 14, 2020 / Events

Here are the campus Zoom office hours with Dr. Kress for this week. Look for an email from your campus provost containing the Zoom meeting ID. Thursday, May 14 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Loudoun 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. MEC

Summer and Fall Course Materials Through Barnes & Noble

May 13, 2020 / General NOVA News / Uncategorized

Barnes & Noble continues to support summer and fall course material orders despite the on-campus stores being closed. Physical course materials are being shipped directly to students. As a reminder for teaching faculty, when course materials are changed from physical to electronic materials (not just a digital textbook), students who have already ordered the materials … Continued