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Hot Meals Grant Available for NOVA Students

May 27, 2022 / Our Nighthawks

In our continued efforts to fight hunger and food insecurity, NOVA is now offering grants to students that will allow access to hot, healthy meals while on campus. Affordable access to food and hot, nutritious meals helps students focus, get better grades, and maintain good physical and mental health. Students will receive these funds on … Continued

Financial Wellness Events and Resources

May 27, 2022 / HR News/Training

Your financial independence and wellness remain top priorities in 2022. Please check out this month’s financial wellness newsletter and the new items below to obtain the details of the financial education offerings and resources. Virginia529. READY TO TAKE THE GUESSWORK OUT OF SAVING? Invest529’s newest savings option helps families save for their children’s future and … Continued

Microsoft Internet Explorer End-of-Life

May 27, 2022 / Tech Notes & Training

Microsoft will officially retire the legacy Internet Explorer (IE) browser on June 15, 2022. This will impact all NVCC-issued Windows devices assigned to faculty/staff and any personal home computers with IE. Microsoft’s replacement for IE is the Edge browser. Microsoft Edge is a more modern and secure browser with a built-in Internet Explorer Mode which … Continued

Open Periods for Submitting Specific Compensation Actions

May 26, 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

NOVA’s Spring Commencement Recording Available

May 26, 2022 / General NOVA News

NOVA held its 56th commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 15, recognizing students’ hard work and achievement. This year’s spring commencement was held at George Mason University’s EagleBank Arena in Fairfax. Click here to view the ceremony. Opening with congratulatory remarks from faculty and staff, this moving ceremony reminded students of how important they are to … Continued

Today at 1: College Staff Forum Council Monthly Meeting

May 26, 2022 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

The purpose of the College Staff Forum Council (CSFC) is to serve as an instrument for the formulation and expression of faculty, student and staff points of view as represented by staff who report up through Vice Presidents rather than belonging to a specific campus. The council typically considers questions relevant to its constituencies. It … Continued

Summer Flex Work Requests Due to HR Friday, May 27

May 26, 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

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

May 26, 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