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SkillsUSA, NOVA Virtual Interest Meetings, Nov. 3 and 4

October 29, 2021 / Events

SkillsUSA is hosting its first Virtual Interest Meetings on Wednesday, November 3 at 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, November 4, at 12:30 p.m. via Zoom. SkillsUSA is a NOVA Club for students taking Career and Technical Education courses. It provides opportunities for students to practice their skills, compete and prepare to enter the skilled workforce. This … Continued

Virtual Update on SACSCOC Site Visit, Monday, Nov. 1

October 29, 2021 / Uncategorized

Please join Annandale Provost and NOVA’s SACSCOC Liaison Pam Hilbert, CDEIO Nathan Carter and President Anne Kress in a short webinar update on the Oct. 25 through Oct. 28 SACSCOC site visit. This virtual update will be held Monday, Nov. 1, from 8:30 a.m. until 9 a.m. The link will be sent late Friday, and … Continued

NOVA IET Speaker Series to discuss Artificial Intelligence, Nov. 4

October 29, 2021 / Events

Information Technology professionals are in high demand and essential to just about every modern business model. The need for qualified professionals is immediate! Joshua Powers is the Technical Director for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning at Dev Technology Group. Josh has 25 years of experience in researching and applying artificial intelligence technologies to a wide variety of … Continued

Crisis Protocol for Connecting Students with Emergency Personnel

October 29, 2021 / General NOVA News

The Office of Wellness and Mental Health and NOVA Police have developed a protocol for staff and faculty to utilize to expedite connecting students with professional emergency personnel. This protocol was shaped out of recognition of the need for clear, actionable steps for assisting students experiencing a medical or mental health crisis as individuals have … Continued

Canvas Course of the Week: Nancy Ali

October 29, 2021 / Tech Notes & Training

This week, we look at CST 229: Intercultural Communication, by Nancy Ali. The course welcomes students with a playful yet functional home page. The instructor does an excellent job of breaking up large chunks of content with dividers and headings. She also makes content more inviting and readable by using some of the external tools in … Continued

NOVA SySTEMic’s Tiffanie Rosier Talks Impact of STEM

October 29, 2021 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Tiffanie Rosier serves as a STEM Education Coordinator for NOVA SySTEMic. In her role, she facilitates and coordinates STEM integration and career exploration activities at all grade levels, from K-12 to post-secondary community college students. Rosier works hard to develop relationships with higher education and business partners to coordinate activities to develop students’ academic, career … Continued

Learn About NOVA Programs and Career Pathways

October 29, 2021 / Our Nighthawks

Northern Virginia Community College’s (NOVA) STEM Outreach Program, NOVA SySTEMic, is offering STEM Careers Virtual Workshops – Career & Technical Education.  The sessions will utilize the Zoom platform and is open to the high school students, NOVA students and the community. In these sessions, NOVA faculty/staff will share information about educational programs and industry representatives and/or NOVA program … Continued

Help Our Grads Celebrate! Volunteers Still Needed for Winter Commencement

October 29, 2021 / Uncategorized

NOVA’s Commencement Committee, chaired by Dr. Syedur Rahman, interim VP for enrollment management and student success, is busy making plans for the inaugural Winter Commencement to be held Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Schlesinger Center at the Alexandria Campus! Our theme will be “Go Boldly”! There will be three commencement ceremonies on Dec. 14 at … Continued

Office of DEI Presents the November Spotlight Event! Nov. 4

October 29, 2021 / Events

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in partnership with the Loudoun Campus, is excited to announce the guest for our November Spotlight Event, 21-year-old indigenous youth leader and climate activist Nina Berglund. Ms. Berglund will give a keynote speech at the Loudoun Campus on Thursday, November 4th, at 1 PM ET in HEC-203. Ms. … Continued