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
The Senate has been asked to put together a working group to come up with a list of requested data and questions we would like answered regarding the possibility of NOVA adding a Winter Session. We are looking for a wide range of opinions from faculty and staff, teaching and student services. Volunteers do not … Continued
If you were unable to join for the president’s Zoom office hours on Thursday, March 31, you may view the recorded version on the President’s SharePoint page using Passcode: yEZrR9Y! Submitted by: Kathy Thompson, Communications, KAThompson@nvcc.edu
Join us for Zoom Basics on April 12 at 5 p.m. Participants will learn how to set up Zoom meetings in their myNOVA/VCCS account. The session will highlight specific account settings that are recommended, creating meetings and sharing the meeting ID with others. Register for this and other Canvas and Educational Technology sessions at https://nvcc.gosignmeup.com. … Continued
Teaching students to be ethical consumers of information is rough. You know what’s easy? Canvas’s plagiarism detection tool, TurnItIn. Find out how simple it is to add TurnItIn to an assignment and what the similarity report can show you (and the student!). Register for this and other Canvas and Educational Technology webinars at https://nvcc.gosignmeup.com. Submitted … Continued
At the beginning of the spring 2022 semester, NOVA introduced TimelyCare, a new, free telehealth program for students! The service provides access to virtual mental health services, 24/7 from anywhere in the United States. Services are available by phone or video appointment via an app or web. Available services include TalkNow: 24/7, giving students on-demand … Continued
Today’s topic is connection. After weeks, months and years of remote everything, this spring has reinforced for me the importance, power and humanity of in-person connection. As I write this message, I sit on a low window ledge in the corner of a hotel hallway—earbuds in, laptop open—at the gathering of the ASU+GSV Summit. Yet, … Continued
On April 13, from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., the Office of DEI and the Manassas Campus welcome Dr. Alexander Jun to present, “Model Minority or Perpetual Foreigner?: A Conversation on Equity Beyond the Binary.” His presentation will be held in MC-226. Alexander Jun, Ph.D., is an educational researcher and equity scholar who has published … Continued
NOVA is partnering with the Northern Virginia Regional Commission to launch 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 … Continued
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative NoVa Node, in partnership with Northern Virginia Community College and George Mason University, is accepting applications for the Summer 2022 Cybersecurity Traineeship Program! This unique opportunity, providing a bootcamp-style exposure to fundamental skills necessary to break into today’s cybersecurity job market, is designed for those who do not possess much experience … Continued
