The Office of Wellness and Mental Health is pleased to announce two MHFA training sessions for spring 2022 for NOVA staff and faculty. Mental Health First Aid is a certification course that teaches participants how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. The training gives participants the skills … Continued
You are invited to participate in a research project, “Investigating Instructor Feedback Practices.” This study is a cross-institutional investigation of feedback beliefs and practices of full- and part-time faculty. The goal is to better support instructors as they experiment with different ways of providing meaningful feedback to students. This research study is affiliated with Elon … Continued
Fulbright and NOVA’s Office of International Education and Sponsored Programs is pleased to announce the launch of the competition for Fulbright U.S. Scholar awards for the 2023-2024 academic year. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers awards for U.S. citizens to teach, research and conduct professional projects in more than 130 countries. College and university faculty and administrators, … Continued
Join President Anne Kress for her monthly office hours for faculty and staff today, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. These office hours are a great opportunity to hear directly from the president about updates and NOVA initiatives and to hear answers to commonly asked questions submitted in advance. As always, you can … Continued
The Alexandria Health Department (AHD) and its vaccinating partner Red Sea Homecare agency (RSHA) are currently offering open vaccine scheduling until Thursday, June 30. NOVA is strongly encouraging everyone who is able to get vaccinated to do so. Schedule your appointment today. Red Sea Homecare agency is now able to administer booster shots for all manufacturers as well (see information below). … Continued
As you know, NOVA no longer requires employees to show proof of vaccination or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing in accordance with Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Directive Number Two and guidance from the VCCS. As a result, the college currently has a limited supply of at-home rapid tests available for employees who want them. Now NOVA employees … Continued
Open Education Week is an annual event for sharing and learning about OER (open educational resources) and open education achievements. Open educational resources are “freely accessible, openly licensed instructional materials such as text, media and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning and assessing, as well as for research purposes.” NOVA’s Office of … Continued
Learn how to use Zoom’s newest feature, Advanced Polls and Quizzes, at our next CETSS training offered on Feb. 28 at 11:30 a.m. Sign up at https://nvcc.gosignmeup.com. Submitted by: Heidi Redmond, CETSS, HRedmond@nvcc.edu
The Slack (Feel Free to Be Frank) art exhibition has opened at Loudoun’s Waddell Art Gallery and will run from Feb. 21 through April 1. The exhibit is curated by René Treviño and features the artwork of Amy Boone-McCreesh, Alfonso Fernandez, Kristopher Heng, Eric Johnston and Cara Ober. From the curator René Treviño “The starting … Continued
NOVA’s 2022 Green Festival is scheduled for April 19, 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., and April 20, 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Register here. The theme for this year’s event is “The Greening of No.Va. – What’s happening in the Northern Virginia region?” The purpose of the festival is to increase both the college and local … Continued
