March DEI Events at NOVA

Following is a listing of DEI-related events throughout the month of March across NOVA campuses and online. Please check the DEI site throughout the month for additions or changes. Events marked with an asterisk share a specific tie to Women’s History Month.

All of March*
Free the Girls. Join Student Life as we collect new and gently use bras for Free the Girls an organization whose mission is to help women rescued from sex trafficking reintegrate into their communities. For the month of March, we’ll be collecting new and gently used bras in all varieties and sizes and will send them out at the end of the month. Drop Off Locations: Annandale’s CG 224, CF 232, TBD

Tuesday, March 1, 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m.
MEC, First Floor
Mardi Gras Celebration. What is Mardi Gras? One of our favorite campus celebrations! Come share a piece of King Cake, grab some beads and play Mardi Gras trivia for some cool prizes and create your own African Mask. What better way to bring in the fun! Sponsored by MEC Student Life and EMS. For more information about this event, please refer to the Virtual Student Union.

Wednesday, March 2, 12 p.m. until 1 p.m.
Virtual
Women’s Health Webinar. An overview of some of the most common conditions that affect a woman’s health during her lifetime. Topics include menopause, heart disease, osteoporosis, and breast cancer. Also discussed are tips on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle while navigating through specific stages of life. For more information about this event, please refer to the Virtual Student Union.

Tuesday, March 15*, 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.
Loudoun, HEC-203
“Own Your Airspace: Navigating the Turbulence of Charted Territory.” Amelia Rose Earhart (no relation) discusses her flight around the world and the controversy she encountered along the way. This is an Office of DEI Spotlight Event in partnership with the Loudoun Campus. For more information, or if you need accommodations to attend, please contact the Office of DEI.

Tuesday, March 15*, 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Virtual
Elizabeth Rule: Violence Against Native Women. For more information about this event, please refer to the Virtual Student Union.

Thursday, March 31*, 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.
Loudoun, LC-211
Coffee with Catherine the Great. Learn more about Catherine the Great, patron of the Enlightenment and pioneer of public education and public health, including one of history’s first state-sponsored vaccination programs. Presented by Stephen Campbell. For more information about this event, or if you need accommodations to attend, please contact Associate Dean Saleha Bholat.

Submitted by:
Ed Aymar, DEI-Communications Coord., EAymar@nvcc.edu