A NOVA employee has requested to participate in the Leave Sharing Program. The Commonwealth of Virginia Leave Sharing Program permits eligible employees in a Leave Without Pay (LWOP) status due to a qualified Family Medical Leave (FML) event to receive income by using leave hours donated to them by other employees. Leave must be donated … Continued
Starting this summer, many VRS members will have the ability to retire online through their secure myVRS accounts, rather than filling out a paper application. If you’re planning to retire in the coming year, the first step is to register your myVRS account if you’ve not already done so. From your account, you can access retirement counseling information, … Continued
In the Fall 2017 cohort, 60 percent of first-time students successfully completed college-level English within their first year. The completion rate was lower than the College-wide rate for the following groups: white males (59 percent), Hispanic/Latinx males (56 percent), Black/African American females (54 percent), and Black/African American males (49 percent). For more information, see the … Continued
Enjoy this week’s CommonHealth Weekly WellNote, made possible through Virginia’s Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM): Whether you are looking to resolve a specific sleep problem, or you just want to feel more productive, mentally sharp, and emotionally balanced during the day, experiment with the following sleep tips to see which work best for you: … Continued
Canvas & Educational Technology Support Services is offering a new “Tools in 20” webinar series. Tools in 20 consists of 20 minute webinars focused on specific technology tools including Canvas, Zoom, Google, Office 365, Respondus, Turnitin and more! Register for these sessions here. Submitted by: Heidi Redmond, hredmond@nvcc.edu
NOVA Libraries has some exciting news to share regarding updates to our resources! Nexis Uni will be replaced by Westlaw Westlaw was selected as a similar product to replace Nexis Uni due to budgetary limitations, improved article linking in the library catalog, and faculty input during a trial period. Westlaw access begins June 1; Nexis … Continued
Back by popular demand, the Academic Affairs team will once again host the Be in the Know: Important Curricular Changes for Fall 2021 workshop series! If you missed these events earlier this month, there will be another chance to learn about important updates involving course offerings, degree requirements and transfer planning. Those who advise students won’t want … Continued
Over the weekend, VCCS launched ‘FLUID,’ the new look and feel to the 9.2 Student Information System (SIS). This new user interface allows for a more responsive and mobile-friendly SIS experience. Navigating through the system will be slightly different and includes new terminology like Homepages, Tiles, Navigation Bar, Navigation Collections, etc. Users will log in to … Continued
