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Workshop: Using Virtual Worlds to Enhance Your Course

March 24, 2022 / Tech Notes & Training

Are you looking for alternative ways to engage your students? Virtual worlds provide an immersive 3D environment that many instructors in higher education are using with their students as an exciting teaching tool. NOVA has a region in a virtual world called Second Life that has over 20 educational activities to enhance student learning. Join … Continued

NOVA Data Center Ops Student Spotlight: Nazrawi Yenberberu

March 24, 2022 / Our Nighthawks

Nazrawi Yenberberu became interested in NOVA’s Data Center Operations course after spotting an online ad for the program. Nazrawi lives in Ashburn, Virginia and is a real estate agent by trade who hopes to capitalize on the growing data center industry. In November 2021, he participated in a two-day fusion splicing course sponsored by Amazon … Continued

2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Competition Open: Next Webinar, March 30

March 24, 2022 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Fulbright and NOVA’s Office of International Education and Sponsored Programs are pleased to announce the launch of the competition for Fulbright U.S. Scholar awards for the 2023-2024 academic year featuring over 400 awards offered in more than 130 countries in all world regions. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers awards for U.S. citizens to teach, research and … Continued

Canvas Course of the Week: Pamela Nation

March 24, 2022 / Tech Notes & Training

This week’s Course of the Week highlights Professor Nation’s Math 161: Precalculus I. Prof. Nation designed this course herself, using design practices she found throughout various other NOVA Canvas courses. Her course highlights a few ways to design a course that will reduce confusion for students and make learning easier. View this week’s featured course.  Schedule … Continued

NOVA Celebrates Federal Investment to Expand Data Center Programs

March 23, 2022 / General NOVA News

Today, in recognition of International Data Center Day, NOVA joins our region’s data center community in both celebrating the importance of this industry to our local economy and applauding the successful efforts of our congressional delegation to further equip NOVA to support the industry’s growth. Thanks to the direct efforts of U.S. Senators Mark Warner … Continued

Juried Student Fine Arts Reception on March 24

March 23, 2022 / Our Nighthawks

You are cordially invited to attend the 2022 Juried Student Fine Arts Exhibition Reception on Thursday, March 24 from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. with awards presented at 5:30 p.m. The exhibition is now on view at the AFA Gallery at the Alexandria Campus until Monday, March 28. The gallery is open 12 p.m. until … Continued

Annandale Campus DEI Virtual Event: Rediscovering Womanpower, March 24

March 23, 2022 / Events

NOVA’s Annandale Campus DEI Committee is pleased to present, “Rediscovering Womanpower: American Servicewomen in the Cold War,” featuring Dr. Tanya Roth. The event is open to faculty, staff and students and will be held on Thursday, March 24, from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. When World War II ended, women gave up their jobs so … Continued

Today at 1: Final Academic Affairs Spring Training Event: NOVA Ac. Policy Updates

March 23, 2022 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Join us for the final training session of our Academic Affairs Spring Training series! NOVA Academic Policy Updates TODAY! Wednesday, March 23 from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Description: Updates on NOVA academic policies, such as our course repeat policy and reverse transfer policy. For questions about the Spring Training series, please contact academics@nvcc.edu. Submitted by: … Continued

Generation Hope’s 2022 Student Parent Fellowship Opportunity

March 23, 2022 / Our Nighthawks

Did you know that one in five college students is parenting while attending school? NOVA is proud to announce a position for a one-year fellowship for a student parent enrolled at NOVA. We are looking for a creative, driven student parent to join us in Generation Hope’s inaugural #FamilyU cohort as a 2022 Student Parent … Continued