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Open for Inclusive Excellence Applications Now Being Accepted

April 14, 2022 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Open for Inclusive Excellence is a facilitated, asynchronous, online course/learning experience for any NOVA faculty interested in implementing open education and equitable teaching and learning practices in their courses. The five-week course will be offered from July 11 until August 12. The course will explore the intersection of Open Educational Resources (OER), Open Pedagogy (OP) … Continued

NOVA Radical InNOVAtion Grant-Call for Proposals: Due April 15

April 14, 2022 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

The NOVA Radical InNOVAtion Fund is distributed through a competitive grant process to provide limited funding for NOVA faculty, staff and administrators to plan and implement “new and creative initiatives” that enhance the education of NOVA students. The InNOVAtion Fund can be thought of as being similar in its approach to a corporation’s research and development (R&D) … Continued

Save the Date for NOVA’s 56th Commencement, May 15

April 14, 2022 / General NOVA News

NOVA’s Commencement Committee, chaired by Dr. Michelle Brown-Nevers, VP for enrollment management and student success, invites you to attend NOVA’s 56th Commencement Ceremony. The Spring Commencement will be held Sunday, May 15 at 3 p.m. at George Mason University’s Eagle Bank Arena, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax.   Faculty and Staff participation is vital to the success of … Continued

Join the Classified Staff Caucus Meeting, April 22

April 14, 2022 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Please join us for the Classified Staff Caucus meeting, Friday, April 22, from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. via Zoom. All full-time and part-time classified staff are welcome! Please see the Zoom information below: Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Submitted … Continued

NOVA Fact: Headcount

April 13, 2022 / General NOVA News

Between fall 2017 and fall 2021, the headcount of first-time in college students at NOVA increased from 13,054 students to 18,257 students, an increase of 40 percent. However, during this time, the total headcount of students at the College decreased from 51,190 students to 49,560 students, a decrease of 3 percent. Between fall 2017 and … Continued

The Importance of Inclusive Healthcare

April 13, 2022 / General NOVA News

“We are all learning. I ask that you give yourselves and each other grace and hold each other accountable for further growth.” Those words formed the theme of Andrew Rich’s presentation to the Medical Education Campus about the importance of inclusive healthcare, particularly in regard to trans and queer patients. This event, an Office of … Continued

NOVA’s First Internship Fair Since 2020, a Huge Success

April 13, 2022 / General NOVA News

NOVA’s All Industries Internship Fair on March 30 was a huge success! This event was the first in-person Employer and Career Services-sponsored event on the Annandale Campus in over two years. Close to 200 students took advantage of the opportunity to learn more about summer internships with twenty employers participated ranging in size and scope … Continued