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NOVA’s On-Campus Food Pantries Pivot to Help Local Communities

December 9, 2020 / General NOVA News

With safety concerns limiting access to NOVA’s campuses, the on-campus food pantries have closed. The food that could be, was strategically placed to help students who do come to campus. But many items have expiration dates. No one wanted to have items expiring in the campus food pantries! Each campus jumped into action and made … Continued

Register for President’s Final 2020 Coffee Chat–Tomorrow, Dec. 11

December 9, 2020 / Events

The president’s final Coffee Chat of 2020 will be Friday, Dec. 11, from 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. If you would like to participate, please email PresidentsOffice@nvcc.edu. You will be sent a Zoom link in advance of the chat. President Kress looks forward to talking with you and continuing to build community while we’re remote.

Annandale Student Jose Alvarez Awarded 2021 Gilman Scholarship

December 9, 2020 / Our Nighthawks

Jose Alvarez, a student at the NOVA-Annandale Campus, has been selected as a 2021 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipient, which will allow him to study abroad during the summer 2021 session. According to IIE (the Institute for International Education), less than 3% of community college students have the chance to study abroad, compared to … Continued

Vending Inventories To Remain Low for Winter Break

December 9, 2020 / General NOVA News / Uncategorized

As we approach final exams and winter break, NOVA Auxiliary Services is aware that some vending machines may be partially or completely empty. This is not an oversight. The current environment does not support machine refills at the same frequency as fully-operational campuses. This also reduces the number of vendors on campus. The current plan … Continued

Today! Braden Center to Host “Getting Through Finals Together”

December 9, 2020 / Events

Whether it’s the NBA Finals or college final exams, big moments can bring lots of pressure and stress. But don’t worry, together we can break down the full court press! Please join the NOVA Dr. Jean Braden Center for Women, Gender and Social Equity and the NOVA Office of Wellness and Mental Health for a … Continued

2020 CVC to Run Thru Dec. 18

December 9, 2020 / HR News/Training

The 2020 Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) began on Oct. 1, 2020 and will run through Dec. 18, 2020. Throughout the campaign, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to support a wide range of human service and support agencies throughout the region. Employees may support one or more agencies through payroll deduction or can … Continued

Fall Annandale Lyceum Series Concludes

December 9, 2020 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

The final Annandale Campus Lyceum Committee event for the 2020 Fall Semester was held on Thursday, November 19 as Maddy McCoy, president of the Slavery Inventory Database, presented “Alexandria’s Community Remembrance Project: Acknowledging A City’s Lynching History.” Audrey Davis, director of the Alexandria Black History Museum, was originally scheduled to give the speech, but a … Continued

New NATs System Go-Live Date Delayed

December 9, 2020 / HR News/Training

The go-live date for the new NATS system has been delayed to January 25, 2021, due to a critical system-specific difference between NOVA’s current system and the VCCS system. Please see below the message from the Shared Services Center. NOVA’s HR consultants will be reaching out to hiring managers to discuss hiring actions that were … Continued

Consider Sending a Caring Message to Students

December 9, 2020 / General NOVA News

As we near the end of a most unusual fall semester, NOVA has reason to be proud that a projected double-digit drop in enrollment never occurred; rather, our college has nearly a 3% increase in full-time-equivalent students.  This is a product of a true team effort. Our faculty know how challenging this semester was for … Continued