As the beginning of a new “Leave Year” approaches, we want to advise that effective January 10, 2021, the hours of paid leave provided in the Public Health Emergency Leave Policy (PHEL) will return to a maximum of 80 hours per leave year. The exception approved in March that expanded paid time off to 160 hours will … Continued
Puentes Abroad is pleased to announce the launch of its annual Puentes Access Grants. These grants help bridge the funding gap and support high-achieving BIPOC and low-income students to pursue international internships with Argentine and Uruguayan companies and organizations through the Puentes in-person and remote internship programs. The grant application deadline is December 23, 2020. … Continued
This year’s Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign will continue through December 18. NOVA employees can make designated gifts and contributions to the more than 1,000 charitable organizations. As you consider participating in the campaign to help strengthen our community, please consider our own NVCC Educational Foundation, which accepts tax-deductible donations directly on behalf of NOVA. The … Continued
Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may need sign language interpreters or CART (Communication Access Real-time Translation), also known as captioning, to access live or online classes, meetings, webinars and other events. The Interpreter Services Office (interpreters@nvcc.edu) schedules CART and interpreters for students, and schedules interpreters for other College events. The office will … Continued
NOVA’s Student Government Association will host a special Transfer Advice Panel on Friday, Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. until 1:10 p.m. The event will address how higher education administrators evaluate applications as well as the most successful ways applicants have tackled the daunting application process. Please share this event with your students and help them … Continued
New York Life Insurance Company offers Guaranteed Issue Employee’s Whole Life insurance to all benefits-eligible employees which allows them to purchase cash value permanent life insurance to supplement their current group life insurance benefit program. This life insurance protection has no medical exams, no medical questions, is available to your immediate family and will stay … Continued
If you have a question you would like President Kress to answer in next week’s “News You Can Use,” please submit it via this link by Friday at noon. She will answer the most frequently asked questions in Monday’s post. Thank you!
The Classified Staff Forum Council will host its open meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. Join us in welcoming Alexandria Pathway Counselor Brent Via, who will present on “Bias, Racism, Privilege and Fragility.” He will explore how to identify and combat implicit bias, how to better understand systemic racism, the ways in which … Continued
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.
Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may need sign language interpreters or CART (Communication Access Real-time Translation), also known as captioning, to access live or online classes, meetings, webinars and other events. The Interpreter Services Office (interpreters@nvcc.edu) schedules CART and interpreters for students, and schedules interpreters for other College events. The office will … Continued
