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
Save the date for our last Virtual Employer Lobby of the spring semester! Our Virtual Employer Lobbies (VELs) connect NOVA students and alumni with employer representatives to network and learn about career opportunities. Our last Virtual Employer Lobby for the semester is on April 12 from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. The virtual lobby takes … Continued
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
Getting Started With Zoom in Canvas: Enabling Zoom in Canvas is the easiest way for both you and your students to access your Zoom lectures. Come learn how to enable this setting and manage your Zoom meetings directly from your courses. Register for this and other Canvas and Educational Technology sessions at https://nvcc.gosignmeup.com. Submitted by: … Continued
Are seasonal allergies getting to you this year? Test your knowledge with CommonHealth’s five question quiz on pollen and learn more about how to feel better this spring. Click here to watch on YouTube or scan the QR Code with your phone. Visit www.commonhealth.virginia.gov for more wellness information curated for Virginia Employees. Stay Well! If you have … Continued
On April 14, from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m., the LASS Division of the Alexandria Campus will host a Zoom presentation on the history of Ukraine, presented by History Professor Dr. Kathleen Fichtel. Dr. Fichtel will provide a brief overview and discussion of the history of Ukraine that informs today’s conflict. To learn more about … Continued
Check out this week’s events to facilitate diversity, equity and inclusion. Wednesday, April 13, 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. Office of DEI Spotlight Event featuring Dr. Alexander Jun: “Model Minority or Perpetual Foreigner? A Conversation on Equity Beyond the Binary” Alexander Jun, Ph.D., is an educational researcher and equity scholar who has published extensively on … Continued
Registration for fall 2022 opens on Monday, April 11, the start of Advising Week. Thanks to our colleagues across the college, a large number of advising sessions are being offered for our students. Please click here to see the complete list of events and activities. Submitted by: Maureen Lawson, Advising/Training Coord., MLawson@nvcc.edu
The caucus is coming! What is the Administrative Faculty Caucus? In September 2021 the College Senate resolved to create constituent groups “solely for the benefit of providing information to the Senate.” The Senate therefore established constituent groups “for the sole and exclusive purpose of providing information to the College Senate on issues of concern to the … Continued
NOVA has partnered with the Northern Virginia Regional Commission on a coat donation effort called NOVA Cares About Ukraine: 2 Weeks to 2,000! The coat drive begins on Friday, April 1, and will end on Friday, April 15. During this time, new coats and/or gently used coats and jackets can be dropped off in the … Continued
