According to the American Psychological Association, stress is a natural feeling of not being able to cope with specific demands and events. However, it can become a chronic condition if a person does not take steps to manage it. Try some of the simple but effective stress relieving strategies provided in this week’s CommonHealth … Continued
It’s underway! March Mania Trivia Giveaway will be rolling out a new question and prize every day through the end of the month. You can enter daily by posting your answer to the trivia question in the comments on the student wall. It’s that simple. Tell a friend, anyone can play! Don’t have the NOVA … Continued
The Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Counselors (VACRAO) is offering a Virtual College Transfer Fair for all transfer students throughout Virginia. Participants will gain a wealth of college knowledge and have the opportunity to ask questions of admission counselors in a safe, flexible, online environment. Virtual College Transfer Fair Today, March 22 5:00 … Continued
Help us celebrate our #NOVANighthawks by submitting a quick 15 second congratulatory message by April 1. We also hope to use photos with quotes for content. We will be acknowledging #NOVAGrad2020 and #NOVAGrad2021 in a three day virtual ceremony. Your videos may be used as individual posts or added to an overall video compilation Please … Continued
Mark your calendar and join us for the next Transfer Tuesday event scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Representatives from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) will provide information to our faculty/staff about admission requirements and academic advising resources. Note: These events are not intended for students, but instead are designed to … Continued
Colleagues, should you receive any requests to relay information to Dr. Biden for speaking engagements or participation in external meetings or other events, the following is a response you are welcome to use: Thank you for contacting NOVA and inquiring about Dr. Jill Biden’s availability to speak at/participate in/attend your event. Due to her dynamic … Continued
NOVA’s Office of International Education & Sponsored Programs and CAORC (the Council of American Overseas Research Centers) has partnered to present Going Global, Growing Global: New Models for Internationalization at Community Colleges. This online symposium highlighting innovative college internationalization efforts and partnerships during the pandemic will be held on Thursday and Friday, April 8 and … Continued
4,603 NOVA students took part in course embedded critical thinking (CT) assessments in Spring 2018. Of those students, who participated in CT assessments at the 200 level, 76 percent of students met or exceeded the target. For more information, see our 2017-2018 Critical Thinking Target Data Infographic. Submitted by: Sharon Karkehabadi, skarkehabadi@nvcc.edu
Many colleges continue to accept transfer applications despite the passing of many spring priority transfer application deadlines. Also, our transfer partners continue to offer varied programs to expose our students to the many options they will have after their time at NOVA. The more you are aware of where our students are transferring, the better … Continued
Please join the College DEI Council as we continue our series, Food for Thought, on March 25 at 3:00 p.m. With the permission of Cornell University’s College of Arts & Science, we are using podcasts from their “What Makes Us Human?” series to engage in conversation. “Health Inequities” is based on an essay by Jeff … Continued
