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Register Now: NOVA FUNdraiser Run, Walk and Wheel, August 27

August 15, 2022 / Events

Feeling energized? Inspired? Full of ideas and passion you want to share with the NOVA community? Come visit our beautiful Manassas Campus and celebrate the start of another school year. Let’s offer our students the best we can, because Together We Achieve Success! Registration is now open for a college-wide FUNdraiser and movement event. Together, … Continued

Academic Affairs Seeks Professional Development Faculty Coord. for CETL–Express Interest by COB Tomorrow

August 15, 2022 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Academic Affairs is seeking a faculty member to serve as coordinator for the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). This person will create and coordinate professional teaching and learning activities across all six campuses and NOVA Online (NOL) in the matters of best teaching and learning practices in responsive and inclusive teaching practices, … Continued

Sharpen Online Teaching Skills to Meet New Federal Requirement

August 15, 2022 / Tech Notes & Training

The U.S. Department of Education has implemented new regulations on distance education that went into effect on July 1, 2021. One of the key elements to the new regulations is “regular and substantive interaction” (RSI) between students and instructors. Substantive interaction is engaging students in teaching, learning and assessment, consistent with the content under discussion … Continued

Academic Pathway Realignment

August 15, 2022 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

As part of the VCCS strategic planning process, colleges were requested to realign their existing academic pathways with the new VCCS Student Career Pathways. As we considered how to implement this request, our ultimate goal was to make changes that will help the college grow even stronger as we move forward with a new strategic … Continued

Daily Flyer Is Now Daily Again

August 15, 2022 / General NOVA News

The Daily Flyer is now daily again! Please read it regularly and make it your habit to inform us about all the great events and activities going on your campus.   We want to use this newsletter to announce all the great activities and events for faculty and staff, as well as announcements relevant to … Continued

Student Services To Be Open for Super Saturday, August 20

August 15, 2022 / Our Nighthawks

Student services offices and virtual services will be open for Super Saturday to serve students needing assistance with preparation for fall 2022 classes. Date:          Saturday, August 20 Time:         10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Location:  To be held across all NOVA campuses, all student services’ offices will be open to help students through the … Continued

Enjoy This Week’s CommonHealth Weekly Wellnote

August 15, 2022 / HR News/Training

Spine Support is important. Sitting all day can take a toll on your body, and having bad posture can make things worse. To avoid chronic neck and back pain, it’s important to maintain good posture while you’re sitting at your desk or other workspace. If just reading that line made you sit up a little … Continued

Fall Semester Cafeteria and Bookstore Hours: UPDATE

August 15, 2022 / General NOVA News

An updated message from your campus cafeterias and bookstores regarding fall operating hours: Food and Dining Annandale – Nighthawk Café by Surefire – will be OPEN for the fall semester (in the CF building). Hours starting August 22 will be 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The updated menu features a variety of … Continued

Save Dates for Fall 2022 President’s Office Hours, Beginning Sept. 1

August 15, 2022 / Events

The Office of the President has scheduled the President’s Office Hours for the fall semester. Please note these dates and times on your calendar. Check out Office of the President’s SharePoint site for the full link and passwords. Please save the following dates: College-wide Zooms for Faculty, Staff, Administrators Date Time Thursday, September 1 (Updated) … Continued