A Recap of the President’s Activities, Week of April 18
Below are a few of the events and activities that President Kress participated in this week.
Monday, April 18:
- Campus Visits: Woodbridge & Annandale
Tuesday, April 19:
- McKinsey / NOVA / JFF Workshop: Strengthening the Community College Experience for Black Student Learners
- Met with Annandale Provost Candidate Dr. Tony Hawkins.
Wednesday, April 20:
PTK All VA Academic Team Recognition Ceremony: Phi Theta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and largest honor society for students seeking associate degrees and credentials from community colleges. The organization includes more than 3.5 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters in 11 nations, with approximately 240,000 active members
Virginia is one of 39 participating states in the All-State Community College Academic Teams program, recognizing Phi Theta Kappa members’ scholastic achievement and promoting excellence at two-year colleges. 2022 NOVA students include: Hoang Yen Le, Farith Bascope Arenas, Anastasia Duenas, Abduljabbar Mahmood Al-Hayani, Meelod Waheed, Sami Bekuma, Hannah Finnell, Mary Henderson, Nhi Tran.
Thursday, April 21:
16th Annual Chancellor’s Award: The Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy was created in 2006 to honor leading philanthropists from Virginia’s 23 community colleges and the VFCCE. To date, nearly 400 individuals, foundations, and organizations have received this award for their contributions, which total more than $191 million for the growth and development of our community colleges and their respective educational foundations.
NOVA Recipient Rosalie Lesser: Rosalie has a deep passion for student success, a retired high school teacher who taught English and public speaking. As a young college student at Syracuse University, Rosalie received an annual scholarship of $300, which supported one-half of her tuition each year until she graduated. As a result, Rosalie was determined to establish the Rosalie and Monroe Lesser Scholarship as a way to pay her good fortune as a college student forward. The Lesser Endowment will provide renewable scholarships for NOVA students enrolled in an associate degree or non-credit program. She also crafted her scholarship criteria to ensure that our DACA students are encouraged to apply.
“We are tremendously grateful to Mrs. Rosalie Lesser for her generous and heartfelt gift to the NOVA Educational Foundation to establish the Rosalie and Monroe Lesser Endowed Scholarship,” said Dr. Anne M. Kress. “Rosalie is a champion for community college students, and her support of NOVA Nighthawks will help make their college dreams come true. Advocacy for our hard-working community college students runs in her remarkable family: her brother, philanthropist B. Mark Fried is a longtime VCCFE donor, and her nephew, Adam Fried, is an inspired contributor and advocate for Germanna. We are thankful to all for believing in our students!”
NOVA SEAL Awards. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of NOVA’s SEAL Awards that recognizes NOVA’s Nighthawks for their Service, Engagement, Academics and Leadership. Read more about NOVA’s SEAL 2022 Award Recipients.
Friday April 22:
- Will meet with Annandale Provost Candidate Dr. Eric Benjamin.
Submitted by:
Tykesha Myrick, Acting Chief of Staff, TMyrick@nvcc.edu