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
A Canvas New Release allows course notifications to be customized in a user’s Account Notifications page. The User Notifications page displays all notification options for a user’s entire account. Users can navigate between their courses and set specific notification options for each course, if preferred. To learn more about this and other new Canvas features, visit … Continued
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
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
VCCS has launched a new portal that replaces the current myNOVA portal. As part of this implementation, VCCS is now requiring Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for all users accessing the system. Faculty and staff must set up and use MFA to access myNOVA. We recommend you set up MFA as soon as possible to avoid any … Continued
What better time of the year to focus on career development than National Career Development Month! During the month of November, join NOVA’s Employer and Career Services Team for a month of career-related events, presentations and advice to support student career development. This is a great opportunity to highlight the importance of career planning and … Continued
The Transfer Virginia Portal is a new tool that will allow students throughout the Commonwealth to explore their transfer options and find valuable resources designed to assist them with navigating the transfer process. The early release date for the Portal is scheduled for November 19 and the full release is on track for March 2022. … Continued
NOVA’s Director of the Office of Emergency Management and Safety, Tom Mayhew, held his final bi-weekly COVID-19 briefing yesterday. After giving a positive report that COVID cases in the region are currently trending downward, he announced that OEMS will discontinue the bi-weekly briefings at this time. Now, we love Tom, but that is good news … Continued
In support of student wellness and mental health needs, NOVA’s Instructional and Student Services Committee has collaborated with The Office of Wellness and Mental Health to create a Virtual Self-Care Kit. This kit includes wellness strategies, like coloring and video challenges; e-resources, such as apps and social-emotional activities; NOVA resources and counseling referral information that … Continued
Applications for the InNOVAtion grant program, offered by the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in partnership with the NOVA Foundation Board of Directors, are due by Monday, November 1. NOVA’s DEI InNOVAation grants program offers faculty and staff an opportunity to apply for funding to allow for the pursuit of imaginative and innovative projects … Continued
