It’s recital week at NOVA! Music students and their applied teachers have been working hard all semester, and this week there multiple opportunities to take a study break and enjoy some great music by your fellow Nighthawks. All recitals are free and open to the public. For more information contact Jonathan Kolm, jkolm@nvcc.edu. Thursday, April … Continued
The Lyceum Committee will welcome Dr. Alex Weiss to discuss the “Physics of Music.” This virtual event will be held on Thursday, April 28 at 1 p.m. Please register in advance here. Music is the art of arranging sound in time that shows different characteristics. Dr. Weiss will discuss the similarities and differences between sound … Continued
We have now met all five candidates for Annandale Provost. Remember, whether or not you were able to attend candidate presentations in-person, we still want your feedback on our finalists! Recordings of each candidates’ session will be made available on NOVA’s SharePoint site. A closed-captioned version of the recording will be posted as soon as … Continued
April is National Library Month, National Community College Month and the calendar home to at least another dozen awareness months, including National Poetry Month. So, no better time for a spring NOVA Haiku contest. The theme for this round of haiku is your choice: your poem can be about libraries or community colleges (or if … Continued
Between fall 2017 and fall 2021, the number of first-time in college students who were enrolled full-time at NOVA increased from 4,430 students to 5,121 students, an increase of 16 percent. However, during this time, the total number of students who were enrolled full-time at the College decreased from 17,267 students to 13,939 students, a … Continued
The Manassas Campus is pleased to exhibit the work of three nationally acclaimed women artists, the group called WAM-Women Artists Masters. The prolific three includes Debra Keirce (oils), Carrie Waller (water color) and Maria Bennett-Hock (portrait). The show decorates the second floor of Colgan Hall and will be on display until May 9. Debra Keirce … Continued
The NOVA Alexandria Music Department invites you to attend the Spring Concert on Friday, April 29 at 8 p.m. at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center on the Alexandria Campus. The concert will feature the NOVA Community Chorus, Fairfax Choral Society Symphonic Chorus, NOVA Nighthawks Jazz Ensemble, and NOVA Alexandria Band. Parking … Continued
Feeling overwhelmed and stressed? Come decompress at the Manassas Campus, because Together We Achieve Success! 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 … Continued
John Schmitz was interviewed by Sarah McConnell for the radio program With Good Reason regarding his book, Enemies Among Us. The interview will air on some 120 radio stations and overseas between May 7 and 13. Visit the With Good Reason website here. Enemies Among Us examines the causes, conditions and consequences of America’s selective … Continued
“Why is it that every time we go and eat something, it takes the comfort out of me?” — Dr. Alexander Jun, “On Eating Discomfort Food” Based on the disquieting, often exasperating meals he’s had with friends, “On Eating Discomfort Food” is professor and author Dr. Alexander Jun’s humorous, heartfelt response to the clumsy cultural … Continued
