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Call for Volunteers: NOVA Search Advocate Program

April 18, 2022 / HR News/Training

NOVA HR is seeking volunteers among our full-time employees across the College to serve as search advocates. Search advocates support NOVA’s commitment to creating a more diverse, fair, inclusive and equitable workplace by eliminating unconscious, unintentional biases and upholding transparent, inclusive search and selection practices. Search advocates will learn principles and strategies to advance NOVA’s … Continued

Join MEC’s Open House and Health Expo, Saturday, April 23, 11 a.m.

April 18, 2022 / Events

Join the Medical Education Campus for our annual Open House and Health Expo. This family-friendly, free event will be held at the MEC on Saturday, April 23, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. This event is open to all who are interested in learning more about NOVA’s Health Sciences and Nursing Programs. You can also … Continued

TODAY! Let’s Chat: A Casual Conversation about Intersectionality

April 18, 2022 / Events

The Alexandria DEI Committee will host Let’s Chat, a casual conversation about intersectionality. This in-person event will be held today from 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. in Bisdorf AA-168 (Alexandria Campus). Open to all NOVA faculty, staff and students, the gathering will feature excerpts from a recorded interview with Dr. Sara Kaplan, executive director of American … Continued

You’ve Got Mail: NOVA Email Brand Guidelines

April 18, 2022 / Tech Notes & Training

Did you know that there are NOVA guidelines regarding your NOVA email signature? You can find those directions here, and if you’d like to learn more about your NVCC email, such as ways to organize your email better or set up auto-reply, join us for our next Tech in 20: Outlook O365 Email Setup webinar. … Continued

We Need YOU for College Standing Committees and College Forum Committees!

April 18, 2022 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

The College Senate Committee on Committees invites (and encourages) you to join in shared governance this upcoming academic year! There are multiple vacancies available on the College Standing Committees and on the College Forum Committees beginning in fall 2022. The College’s standing committees include the Budget Advisory Committee and the Curriculum Committee. The College Forum … Continued

Call for Commencement Volunteers for May 15

April 18, 2022 / General NOVA News

Your Nighthawks Need YOU to cheer them across the finish line! NOVA’s Commencement Committee needs your help with this year’s Spring Commencement. So join the Celebration! NOVA’s Spring 2022 Commencement will be Sunday, May 15, at 3 p.m. at the Eagle Bank Arena at George Mason University. The time commitment would be from 1 p.m. … Continued

Enjoy This Week’s CommonHealth Weekly Wellnote

April 18, 2022 / HR News/Training

12 Time Management Tips  Time block your day – Schedule your day in time blocks for tasks rather than simply having a to-do list to save on procrastination and travel. Schedule in buffer time – Give yourself time for things to go wrong. Set deadlines – You are more likely to get work done if … Continued

AANAPISI Grant Team Announces ‘AAPI Connect’

April 18, 2022 / General NOVA News

In 2021, NOVA was awarded a five-year $1.3 million grant from the Department of Education to support Asian American Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPI) students. As part of the grant activities, NOVA will launch a peer mentoring program on the Annandale campus for these students called AAPI Connect. AAPI Connect is a culturally based peer … Continued

Last Day: NOVA Coat Drive for Ukraine–Goal of 2,000 Coats

April 15, 2022 / General NOVA News

NOVA has partnered with the Northern Virginia Regional Commission on a coat donation effort, NOVA Cares About Ukraine: 2 Weeks to 2,000! Any last-minute drop offs can be taken to the Office of Student Life on any NOVA campus.    According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, more than three million residents of … Continued

Registration Now Open for MA FUNdraiser, May 7

April 15, 2022 / Events

Registration is now open for a college-wide FUNdraiser and movement event. Together we achieve student success and we cannot do it without every single one of us! Let’s celebrate the spring, renewal, rebirth and another successful year together by getting out and moving. Wheel, walk, or run our accessible path around our beautiful Manassas campus. … Continued