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Imminent Deadlines Approach for Int’l Fellowship, Scholarship

January 11, 2022 / Our Nighthawks

Please inform your students of these two imminent international opportunity deadlines. The Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship Program deadline is Jan. 31; and the Boren Scholarship deadline is Feb. 2. FAIT Fellowship Deadline:  Jan. 31, 2022 2022 application cycle for the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship program is fast approaching. Funded … Continued

The Transfer Virginia Portal Is Live! Training Opportunities Available

January 11, 2022 / Our Nighthawks

The Transfer Virginia Portal is LIVE! The “early release” of the portal provides transfer information for 35 institutions with an additional 18 institutions providing college profiles. A “full release” with more features and partners is scheduled for March 2022. The portal provides quick and easy access to transfer equivalencies, career searching, and college majors. Coming in March, … Continued

Guide Your Students to CLRI, Info Sessions, Jan. 19 & 20

January 11, 2022 / Our Nighthawks

Are your students ready to enhance their career readiness skills and network with industry professionals? Help them prepare for their careers by participating in the Career and Leadership Readiness Institute (CLRI)! CLRI gives NOVA students in any major a chance to attend virtual and in-person professional development workshops and activities on a variety of topics … Continued

Seeking Your Feedback on NOVA’s General Education Electives

January 11, 2022 / General NOVA News

Last year at one of NOVA’s Curriculum Committee meetings, a committee member suggested giving NOVA’s general education electives a customized, NOVA-branded name. To explore this option, we’d like to ask the NOVA community, including faculty, staff and students, for feedback. Please complete this brief survey to provide your feedback by Wednesday, January 12. Some potential names have … Continued

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program: News, Resources and Events

January 11, 2022 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

The application deadline for the International Education Administrator Seminars in France, Germany and Russia is Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Strengthen your international connections with an International Education Administrator (IEA) Award IEA seminars send U.S. international education professionals and senior-level higher education officials abroad to forge empowering connections with counterparts in other countries. During intensive two-week … Continued

NOVA President to Serve on U.S. Dept. of Ed. Rulemaking Committee

January 11, 2022 / Uncategorized

After being nominated by the Association of American Community Colleges (AACC) and the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT), Dr. Kress was selected by the U.S. Department of Education to represent all community colleges in this spring’s negotiated rulemaking sessions. These virtual sessions, week-long commitments spread across three months, will prepare proposed federal regulations on … Continued

NOVA’s 2022 MLK Jr. Day of Service, Jan. 17th

January 11, 2022 / Events

NOVA is starting the semester with service! As we continue to prioritize safety and well-being through the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, our MLK Jr. Day of Service has been shifted to a fully virtual event. The partnership with Volunteer Fairfax and the card making initiative for Title 1 educators remain in place. Ahead of … Continued

2022-2023 Instructional Software Requests Due Jan. 29

January 11, 2022 / Tech Notes & Training

The window for requesting central funding for instructional software for the 2022-23 academic year is now open.  These requests are for instructional/curriculum software used by students as part of the instruction in a course; it is not for presentation software, management software, software for website creation, or other software not directly used by students as … Continued

Register for 2022 CLRI Info Sessions

January 11, 2022 / Our Nighthawks

If you are a current Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) student and you are interested in participating in the 2022 Career & Leadership Readiness Institute, we invite you to complete the quick survey found @ clri.novastem.us/Track.  There is no cost to participate in the CLRI. Students in any IT, Data Center Operations, and Engineer Technology … Continued