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OSI Updates Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Data Dashboards

May 31, 2022 / General NOVA News

The Office of Strategic Insights (OSI) has updated the following Key Performance Indicator (KPI) data dashboards with the latest available data: Applied Associate Degree/Certificate Completion within Three Years Bachelor’s Degree Completion within Six Years Gateway English and Math Completion Transfers within Three Years by Number of Credits Earned Excess Credits at Graduation Retention Rates of … Continued

Summer Flex Work Requests Due to HR by COB Today

May 27, 2022 / HR News/Training

This summer, NOVA will offer the option of a flex work schedule to full-time administrative/professional faculty and classified staff.  The summer flex work schedule will begin June 6, 2022, and go through August 6, 2022.  Approval from the supervisor and the appropriate Administrative Council member is required. Additionally, if you are on a hybrid telework … Continued

NOVA Night of Science Gets 200 Kids Excited About STEM

May 27, 2022 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

On May 12, 2022, the two-year wait was over. The Math, Science, Business and Technology Division of the Annandale Campus held its annual Night of Science. This annual event, begun in 2017, engages children in the greater Northern Virginia K-12 community with an interest in STEM, sparking their curiosity and encouraging them to pursue a … Continued

Student Emergency Grants for Summer 2022

May 27, 2022 / Our Nighthawks

American Rescue Plan (ARP) Student Emergency Grants are available for the Summer 2022 term. To apply, students may submit the Student Aid Application. Award amounts range from $425 to $2,400 depending on a student’s level of enrollment and financial need. To potentially qualify for an ARP Student Emergency Grant this summer, students must have completed … Continued

Daily Flyer to Go to Summer Schedule May 31

May 27, 2022 / General NOVA News

This is just a reminder that Monday, May 30, is Memorial Day, and the College is closed. Beginning Tuesday, May 31, Daily Flyer will publish twice weekly, on Tuesday and Thursday, until August 11, 2022. Please don’t forget us over the summer. Even we, “the summer people,” want to hear about your plans and accomplishments. … Continued

A Few Reminders from HR

May 27, 2022 / HR News/Training

Excess Leave Balance Expiration. For those employees who carried over annual leave from 2021, please remember that the excess leave will expire on July 9, 2022. If you have not already, please plan to use the excess leave before then. Any excess leave not used by July 9 will be lost. Expiration of PHEL. Public … Continued

No More Dropbox Access on Va. Networks After May 30. Move Your Files to the Cloud

May 27, 2022 / Tech Notes & Training

Effective May 30, 2022, Dropbox will no longer be available to Commonwealth of Virginia networks.  Dropbox does not meet Commonwealth of Virginia security standards and is not an approved cloud storage or content management platform for any state agency, including NVCC. Please make sure to move any NVCC-related documents from Dropbox to NVCC-approved storage, which … Continued

Open Periods for Submitting Specific Compensation Actions

May 27, 2022 / HR News/Training

Effective July 1, 2022, NOVA HR will designate two open periods for managers to submit requests for employee actions for processing to include role code changes and in-band adjustments. Moving forward, these open periods will define the processing cycles for HR. Rationale for Change: Align NOVA HR compensation and classification guidelines with VCCS guidelines to … Continued

Career Services-101 Sessions Starting in June

May 27, 2022 / Our Nighthawks

Want to know more about Career Services and how we can help you? Undecided about your career path or unsure of how to get started? Career Services-101 sessions are here to help you! These one-hour sessions, hosted by a NOVA career counselor, will provide an overview of career services at NOVA; review the career development … Continued

Tech-101, May 31 at 1

May 27, 2022 / Tech Notes & Training

Are you new to NOVA?  No matter which position you’ve been hired for, you’ll need to understand things like multi-factor authentication, the myNOVA Portal, NVCC Office tools and where to go to ask for help. The Canvas and Educational Technology team serves all faculty and staff. Do you have questions? We have answers! Register for … Continued