The Virginia Ready Initiative (VA Ready) is a newly-established nonprofit organization formed in response to the economic hardships created by COVID-19. VA Ready is a dynamic partnership with 20 of the Commonwealth’s leading businesses and the Virginia Community College System’s 23 community colleges, to retrain and equip out-of-work Virginians who want to gain the required … Continued
NOVA’s Remote Student Support Specialists (RS3s) have stepped up as 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 or email, answering questions and connecting them to … Continued
An assortment of COVID19 safety items are available for pickup at all campus Parking Offices. This equipment includes cloth face coverings, plastic face shields, latex gloves, and safety kits that include face covering, hand sanitizer and sanitizing wipes. The Parking Offices (locations listed below) are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. … Continued
With the current pandemic, there is so much information out there with little background. There have been way too many cringe-worthy news stories put forward. As part of the Night of Science program Karen Bushaw-Newton (Biology, AN) will present a 30- to 45-minute lecture via ZOOM that will explain the basic concepts of our immune … Continued
The purpose of the College Staff Forum Council (CSFC) is to serve as an instrument for the formulation and expression of faculty, student and staff points of view as represented by staff who report up through vice presidents rather than belonging to a specific campus. The Council usually considers questions relevant to its constituencies. It … Continued
The NOVA Foundation and the Financial Aid Office are excited to announce the opening of the third scholarship cycle for the 2020-2021 academic year. The scholarship application period will begin on August 31, 2020 and will close on Oct. 2, 2020. Students may submit one application to apply for multiple opportunities. For a list of … Continued
In fall 2019, NOVA served over 11,000 dual enrollment students through courses offered in 60 area high schools. The majority of these students were enrolled in high schools in Loudoun County (42 percent) or Fairfax County (29 percent).
Dr. Hong Wang, associate director of instructional technology training at NOVA Online, recently presented at the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Innovate Conference. The conference, initially scheduled in Chicago for early April, was re-scheduled as a fully-virtual conference in the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Wang’s first presentation, “Innovation, Collaboration and Advocacy: Strategies and Lessons … Continued
NOVA’s intranet is now available. Feel free to go in and poke around a bit. The intranet is pretty simple—it’s actually more of a private site. Anyone can access it from https://intranet.nvcc.edu. You’ll be prompted to enter your NOVA credentials on a gated page. Right now, the intranet is sectioned out into these areas: Admin … Continued
Did you know that although you CAN’T unpublish your Canvas Summer 2020 courses, you can close them from student participation and/or student view. Visit this link to learn more.
