In an effort to meet the needs of our employees during these extraordinary times, the Commonwealth is adding a Grace Period to the 2021-2022 DCFSA Plan year (7/1/21-6/30/22), which will extend the period to incur claims under the DCFSA until September 15, 2022. The Health Care Flexible Spending Account will NOT have a Grace Period … Continued
A Recap of the President’s Activities, Week of May 2 Below are a few of the events and activities that President Kress participated in this week. Friday, April 29-Tuesday, May 3 Panelist at the annual American Association of Community Colleges in New York City. Dr. Kress presented in Monday’s session, “A Conversation with the U.S. … Continued
During Open Enrollment, May 2 through May 16, changes in health care coverage and flexible spending account (FSA) elections are permitted for the plan year that begins July 1, 2022 and ends June 30, 2023. Employees may submit Open Enrollment election requests beginning May 2 using EmployeeDirect or by using the Enrollment Form for Employees. … 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. Thursday, OPEN LAB, … Continued
With the re-launch of NOVAnet (our employee intranet) last September, the time has come to shut down the old classic SharePoint and Legacy NOVAnet sites on Wednesday, June 1. What does this mean? When Classic SharePoint and Legacy NOVAnet are shut down on Wednesday, June 1, access to these sites will be unavailable and you … Continued
In just nine short days, NOVA will hold its 56th commencement ceremony to recognize our students’ hard work and achievement. The big event will be held Sunday, May 15 at 3 p.m. at George Mason University’s Eagle Bank Arena, 4500 Patriot Circle, Fairfax, Va. Ms. Arfa Syed, an alumna who personifies NOVA’s commencement theme “Go … Continued
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
The Summer Institute, part of NOVA’s QEP, is an in-person professional development learning opportunity open to all part-time/adjunct, dual-enrollment, and full-time ENGLISH 111 instructors at Northern Virginia Community College. This interactive three-day institute will lead English instructors through Transparent Assignment Design, Problem-Based Learning, and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy. Participants will leave the Institute with several redesigned … Continued
In 2021, NOVA was awarded a five-year $1.3 million grant from the Department of Education to support Asian American Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPI) students. As part of the grant activities, NOVA will launch a peer mentoring program on the Annandale Campus for these students called AAPI Connect. AAPI Connect is a culturally based peer … Continued
Hosted by the American Council on Education Women’s Network Virginia the Senior Leadership Seminar is a professional forum led by leaders from across the Commonwealth that unites emergent women leaders with established leaders in higher education and spans institutions statewide. “The Senior Leadership Seminar focuses on three core areas: personal development, professional development and trends in higher education. During each … Continued
