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NOVA-AL COVID Vaccination Clinics Extended Thru Sept. 15

August 20, 2021 / Uncategorized

The Alexandria Health Department (AHD) and its vaccinating partner Red Sea Homecare Agency (RSHA) are currently offering open vaccine scheduling until Wednesday, Sept. 15. NOVA is strongly encouraging everyone who is able to get vaccinated to do so. Schedule your appointment today. CLICK HERE to review the full schedule for the NOVA Alexandria Campus Students … Continued

Fall 2021 – Campus Food Services Update

August 20, 2021 / General NOVA News

An overview of the College’s food offerings is available at www.nvcc.edu/food.  At the Annandale Campus, Surefire Cafe is open from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., Monday through Thursday.  The food vendor for the Alexandria, Loudoun, Manassas and Woodbridge campuses is experiencing delays but is scheduled to open on September 7. Since Loudoun and Woodbridge campuses … Continued

New Text Messaging Feature in Navigate

August 20, 2021 / Tech Notes & Training

Faculty and Staff can now send text messages to students in Navigate! Text messaging lets you send messages to students and receive replies in the Navigate staff platform. This a powerful tool for staff to manage and view student SMS communication in one place. Texts can be sent from a Student Profile or advanced search … Continued

College Readiness Counselors Added to Office of Recruitment and Admissions

August 19, 2021 / General NOVA News

NOVA is excited to add College Readiness Counselors (formerly Pathways to the Baccalaureate) to the office of Recruitment and Admissions. Under the leadership of College Dean Debbie Wyne and Associate Director for College Readiness, Susan Nieves-Campos, College Readiness Counselors provide general academic, career and financial aid counseling to prospective students in targeted service areas throughout … Continued

Chordeiles: Interdisciplinary Science Journal for NOVA Students, Coming This Fall

August 19, 2021 / General NOVA News

Chordeiles, an interdisciplinary science journal run by NOVA students for the NOVA community, will be seeking students to get involved! Chordeiles is an online journal which will accept research, scholarly articles, creative writing and other types of science-related submissions, produced by NOVA students. We will begin in the fall of 2021 and accept submissions on … Continued

Registration for Mental Health First Aid is Open

August 19, 2021 / Events

The Office of Wellness and Mental Health is pleased to announce two Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training sessions for fall 2021 for NOVA staff and faculty. MHFA helps you assist someone experiencing a mental health or substance use-related crisis. During the MHFA training, you learn risk factors and warning signs for mental health and … Continued

Campus Digital Media System Feeds Returning

August 19, 2021 / General NOVA News

As students, faculty and staff make their way back to campuses, NOVA is restoring campus-specific feeds to the Digital Media System (DMS) appearing on college hallway monitors. Both college-wide and campus-specific slides will live in a single unified window across all DMS monitors, while a smaller window will display a timely and static slide college-wide. … Continued

Back to School Is Monday! Don’t Forget Your IT Appointment

August 19, 2021 / Uncategorized

As the college transitions back from a remote environment to an on-site work environment for most NVCC Faculty/Staff, it is imperative that the IT assets get work done as they return to the college network. This ensures the safety of the NVCC and VCCS networks. To provide a secure and seamless transition back to on-site … Continued

Scholarship Applications Accepted Aug. 30 to Sept. 30

August 19, 2021 / General NOVA News

The NOVA Foundation and the College Financial Aid Office are pleased to announce the opening of another group of scholarships offered for the 2021-2022 academic year! The scholarship application period will begin on Monday, August 30 and will close on Thursday, September 30. Students may submit one application to apply for multiple opportunities. For a … Continued

Develop New Skills as Blended/Hybrid Educators

August 19, 2021 / Tech Notes & Training

A blended or hybrid course is a thoughtful integration of in-person and online environments, with flexibility in consideration of when and where, towards a goal of student-centered and active learning pedagogies. Hybrid learning takes different forms to better meet students’ needs and achieve student learning outcomes. In a recent research-based report collaborated by the National … Continued