Due to the continuing uncertainty regarding COVID public health restrictions, all of NOVA fall sport teams are suspended until further notice. Although we are very disappointed that we cannot provide our students with the vast benefits of a comprehensive Athletics program, we understand the importance of the health and safety of all of our college … Continued
Music Recording Technology Program Head Sanjay Mishra arranged and recorded “Something” by The Beatles. This song was recorded during quarantine with students Sienna Sabia on vocals and Rachel Halbedl on bass. Please listen here: https://soundcloud.com/user-301064149.
NOVA congratulates Dr. Joan Ehrlich on her retirement and her 12 years of service to the college. During this transition, NOVA is seeking an Interim Director of Accommodations and Access from approximately May 10, 2021 through September 2021. The Interim Director of Accommodations and Access has the responsibility for ensuring the highest quality of services … Continued
The Return to NOVA Advisory Group met again this week. The following summarizes two key points from the meeting. Ventilation: Recent guidance from the CDC noted that, in most cases, reoccupying buildings will not require new ventilation systems. However, as part of the preparations for our return, Facilities is taking the step to review and document … 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. Consider adding to your signature block, NOVA is strongly … Continued
In celebration of Community College Month and the 75th Anniversary of the Fulbright Program, the Fulbright Specialist Program is highlighting the contributions of outstanding alumni who exemplify the Fulbright Program’s mission of developing mutual understanding between the United States and partner nations, sharing knowledge across communities and improving lives around the world. We invite established faculty … Continued
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has listed Accotink Creek as an “impaired water” due to sediment and chloride impacts to the creek. NOVA’s stormwater permit allows the College to discharge stormwater into Accotink Creek. To reduce the impacts, the DEQ has developed a Sediment Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and a separate Chloride … Continued
NOVA-LO Adjunct Professor of History Joseph Esposito was interviewed on the “Professor Buzzkill” Podcast in anticipation of the 59th anniversary of the Nobel dinner at the White House, captured in detail in Esposito’s book, “Dinner in Camelot: The Night America’s Greatest Scientists, Writers, and Scholars Partied at the Kennedy White House.” Submitted by: Joseph Esposito, … Continued
NOVA Alumus Issmar Ventura graduated from NOVA’s Woodbridge Campus and now works as an on-air news reporter for KRGV-TV in a heavy hitting media market in south Texas. Issmar talks to us about the importance of tenaciously following your dreams. Issmar is a bilingual, multimedia communicator from the Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia area. He is a … Continued
NOVA will celebrate the great achievements of its graduates of the classes of 2020 and 2021. This year’s theme is ‘Believe, Aspire, Achieve.’ This event will be held across three days and is slated for May 5th, May 6th and May 7th. In prioritizing the health and safety of students, their families, faculty and staff, NOVA’s … Continued
