NOVA Online offers a series of webinars to promote best practices in teaching hybrid and online courses throughout a semester. The first webinar in the spring semester is “Teaching Remotely at a Pandemic Time: Strategies for Student-Centered Learning in a Hybrid Remote and Online Format.” This event will be held on Friday, Feb. 19, from … Continued
NOVA has begun the search for a Chief of Staff that will report to and support the President. This position is responsible for synthesizing information from multiple stakeholder groups and college constituencies and preparing reports, presentations, and other communications as assigned by the President. The COS assists in managing priorities within the President’s schedule, including … Continued
Given ongoing pandemic and vaccine developments, the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) has postponed its upcoming Faculty Development Seminars to India, Mexico and Senegal until January 2022 (exact dates still to be determined). Application deadlines have also been extended until Monday, August 30, 2021. Mexico: Jan. 2022; application deadline, August 30, 2021 Senegal: … Continued
The NOVA Foundation and the Financial Aid Office want to inform students that the first scholarship cycle of the 2021-2022 academic year will close this Thursday, Feb. 11! For a list of available scholarships and to apply, students can visit NOVA’s scholarship website, https://nvcc.academicworks.com. Students may submit one application to apply for multiple opportunities. Please … Continued
We are pleased to announce that Respondus has recently enabled a new feature that allows the use of Respondus Lockdown Browser in conjunction with Zoom live proctoring. This does mean there are a few requirements on both the instructor and student sides for optimal usage. When instructors set up their Canvas exam and choose to … Continued
It’s been wonderful to start a couple mornings each month with you over coffee and conversation. If you haven’t yet signed up for a coffee chat or wish to join another, you can register for the February (24) or March (4 and 19) chats by emailing PresidentsOffice@nvcc.edu. The coffee chats run 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. Spaces … Continued
The Elections and Credentials Committee is revving up for the March Forum Council elections, and we encourage you to consider serving on NOVA’s College Forum for the 2021-2022 academic year. The College Forum is composed of the Forum Councils, the College Senate and the College committees. Forum Councils share a valuable role in representing and … Continued
Washing your hands regularly helps keep you and everyone around you healthy. Visit https://www.nvcc.edu/safe-campus/index.html for more.
NOVA’s own Tom Mayhew, director of the Office of Emergency Management and Safety, was recently named by Campus Safety Magazine as a finalist for the 2021 Director of the Year. Among Tom’s notable achievements were his initiative to assign unique addresses to more than 100 college buildings, providing identifiers for each entrance to facilitate expeditious … Continued
In November 2020, the Virginia General Assembly approved new email signature requirements mandating that all employees with state email addresses and state phone numbers include contact information within their email signature. At a minimum, this should include an office phone number and/or state cell phone number. This requirement seeks to improve government accessibility to employees … Continued
