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) funds. … Continued
Set It and Forget it! You’ve Got Mail: In this O365 email session, you’ll learn how to create your email signature according to NOVA guidelines, use auto-reply, how to use folders to organize and other tools for simplifying your email workflow. Register for this and other Canvas and Educational Technology sessions at https://nvcc.gosignmeup.com. Submitted by: … Continued
Let your students know that President Anne Kress will hold virtual office hours especially for them on Thursday, April 14, from 3 p.m. until 4 p.m. Get NOVA updates and learn about support programs designed for their success. During the meeting, they can submit questions through the chat and hear her answers. This is a … Continued
March was a big month for NOVA SySTEMic’s Annandale STEM Coordinator Brendan Murphy, education support specialist for NOVA SySTEMic! Murphy was awarded the Emerging Leader Award at the 2022 International Technology and Engineering Education Association (ITEEA) conference in Orlando, Fl. on March 9 through 12. The Emerging Leader Award is presented in recognition of educators … Continued
Check out the latest edition of Nighthawk News and get more information on how students can join President Kress’ upcoming Zoom session. Also, find important details for students on commencement preparation, upcoming conferences, food and financial resources, special highlighted events, information on the final week of NOVA’s Ukrainian Refugee Coat Drive and so much more! … Continued
More info on the programs below can be found at www.nvcc.edu/systemic/fablab.html. NOVA Makers This special program allows members to use the Fab Lab to work on personal and class projects. Membership is free to NOVA Faculty/Staff/Students and equipment training and safety orientations are provided. Tuesday, Open Lab, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Safety & … Continued
Give the gift of handmade ceramics! The Annandale Campus Ceramics Sale is back. Join us on Wednesday, April 20, to browse an impressive selection of handmade pottery created by students and teachers and available at very affordable prices. All proceeds will be donated directly to the Annandale Campus ceramics program through the NVCC Education Foundation. … Continued
April is officially Celebrate Diversity Month, a time to recognize and celebrate diverse cultures, perspectives and communities while drawing attention to the common humanity in all people. As part of NOVA’s DEI programming in April for Celebrate Diversity Month, we invite you to take time to join a healing circle (on campus or online). Available … Continued
The Office of Faculty Professional Development is pleased to announce a pilot opportunity for a social annotation tool called Hypothes.is. Hypothes.is is an LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) available now in Canvas that any NOVA faculty can use with their students for social annotation, a strategy which increases student success. Come learn more about this fantastic, … Continued
Seven NOVA students attended the SkillsUSA State Leadership Conference in Virginia Beach, Va. on April 8 and 9. They competed in four competitions: Cybersecurity, Computer Programming, Extemporaneous Speaking and Job Skills Demonstration A. Cybersecurity Team A (Ardian Peach and Humza Ansari) earned gold, while Cybersecurity Team B (Tyler Armendaris and Hamza Abdo) earned silver. During … Continued
