As Dr. Kress announced in Tuesday’s Letter from the President, Dr. Sheri Robertson will be leaving NOVA next week for a new one-year role as Associate Vice President for Academic and Workforce Policy at VCCS before her well-deserved retirement next year. Sheri has shaped curriculum and policy in Virginia as an innovative and compassionate academic … Continued
As a reminder, any excess annual leave that you carried over from 2020 should be used by July 9 in order to avoid losing those hours. To use your excess annual leave, please submit an annual leave request as normal. The system will deduct from your excess leave bucket before your normal annual leave. Please … Continued
Honors Faculty, please save the date of Aug. 19 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. for a virtual professional development program centered on High-Impact Practices for Honors Courses. Presenters and participants will share best practices including Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Authentic Assessment, Undergraduate Research and Portfolio Development. The Office of Academic Affairs and Center for Excellence … Continued
NOVA congratulates Associate Vice President (AVP) Sheri Robertson on her new role working with the VCCS as the Associate Vice President for Academic and Workforce Policy. With Dr. Robertson’s move to this new role, NOVA is seeking an interim AVP for Academic Affairs to serve from approximately July 10, 2021 to December 31, 2021. The … Continued
With the first day of Fall 2021 classes just two months away, NOVA is kicking off its Nighthawk Days today, June 22. During these in-person events, students can tour the campus; receive help with registration and class selection; get assistance with Financial Aid, tuition payment and scholarships; and learn more about clubs and student activities. … Continued
This fall NOVA will introduce Chordeiles, an interdisciplinary science journal run by NOVA students for the NOVA community, and we will be seeking students to get involved! Chordeiles is an online journal that will accept research, scholarly articles, creative writing and other types of science-related submissions, produced by NOVA students. We will begin in the … Continued
The Testing Centers will have limited on-site openings June 21 through July 31, 2021. The centers will be open only for select populations that need to take the VPT test. Testing for these populations will be by appointment only on the days/times listed below. This is a limited opening and does not include testing for … Continued
NOVA will begin transitioning employees back to on-site work this month. Here are ten Frequently Asked Questions to help answer your questions. What safety protocols will remain in place for our return? NOVA continues to provide a safe work location for all NOVA employees. Safety protocols continuing into the foreseeable future include handwashing signage, hygiene … Continued
Recreation and Wellness activities are not just for students. Faculty and staff can also take advantage of our daily offerings. The following are our summer semester offerings. Optimal Health and Wellness Dissected Mondays, 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. In this ten-week course, we will delve deeper into the factors that affect our health and wellness, … Continued
Enjoy this week’s CommonHealth Weekly WellNote, made possible through Virginia’s Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM): Many people exercise and eat healthy to keep their stress levels in check, but if you are seeking some complementary ways to relieve stress and feel your best, perhaps try these strategies. Laugh More: It may be a funny … Continued
