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Open Enrollment Is Here! May 3 through 17

May 7, 2021 / HR News/Training

Open Enrollment for Health Benefits and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) only, will be from Monday, May 3, through Monday, May 17, 2021. This is the period when employees may choose to change their health plan, drop family members from their plans, add eligible family members to their plans (with required supporting documentation of eligibility),, and … Continued

Don’t Forget to Dedicate a Song to Our Grads by May 7

May 6, 2021 / General NOVA News

NOVA honors our amazing 2020 and 2021 Nighthawk graduates this week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I hope you will join in the virtual ceremonies each evening at 6 p.m., and I thank those of you who sent in your video congratulations. While getting to graduation has never been easy for our students, the past … Continued

Opening a Course for a Student with an Incomplete

May 6, 2021 / Tech Notes & Training

Do you have questions about students in your course marked with an Incomplete? Once the Incomplete has been processed in the SIS, the instructor and the student(s) will continue to work out of the original course. They are just moved to a new section called Incomplete and this section closes out on last day of … Continued

2021 Summer Flex Schedule Available. Apply by May 28

May 6, 2021 / HR News/Training

The 2021 Summer Flex Schedule will begin on Monday, June 7, 2021, and end on Saturday, August 7, 2021. Full-time employees will have the option of working one of the following flexible work schedules: Four 10-hour days with one flex day Four 9-hour days and one 4-hour day with four hours of flex one day Please … Continued

Be in the Know: Important Curricular Changes for Fall 2021 Workshop Series

May 6, 2021 / Events

NOVA’s 2021-2022 catalog has arrived and with it comes a number of important curricular changes. Please join us for a two-part series to review the changes made to course offerings and degree requirements. Key transfer updates, including information on the statewide Transfer VA initiative will also be provided. Those who advise students won’t want to … Continued

“Spring Training with the Advising Academy” – Advising Week Workshops for Advisors 5/3 to 5/7

May 6, 2021 / Tech Notes & Training

Spring Training with the Advising Academy is a collection of tips, tricks, best practices workshops and videos to help take your advising “game” to the next level. “Practice” your case management skills, “come off the bench” with best-practices for helping students in Chat, “hit a home-run” with tips on connecting with students in a remote … Continued

FLUID – Inquiring Minds Want to Know!

May 6, 2021 / Tech Notes & Training

In the last week or so, many of you received an email from Matthew Fitzgerald regarding the FLUID project. Below is some more information you may find helpful. More information will be shared with you as it becomes available from VCCS. In late May, VCCS will introduce ‘FLUID,’ a new look and feel to the … Continued

Share Your Mom…ecdotes

May 6, 2021 / General NOVA News

It’s the month of Moms. We want to celebrate all the great women here at NOVA, from students to faculty to staff! During May, we will be compiling anecdotes, stories, favorite memories and short appreciation clips for Mother’s Day that will run throughout the month. We will be posting stories and profiles of NOVA Moms. … Continued