Archives

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

August 11, 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

Save the Dates for Fall 2022 President’s Office Hours

August 11, 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

NOVA Foodies: Join Virginia Cook-Along, This Evening, 5:30 p.m.

August 11, 2022 / HR News/Training

Cook-Along: Live Your Best Life with Virginia Food and Wine! The DHRM Office of Workforce Engagement and the Engage Anywhere team are pleased to present an evening virtual and interactive cook-along event highlighting Virginia produce and wines. This event will be led by Tassie Pippert, producer and host of the award-winning PBS cooking show, Un’Wined! … Continued

A Recap of the President’s Activities, Week of August 8

August 11, 2022 / General NOVA News

Below are a few of the events and activities that Dr. Kress participated in this week: Wednesday, August 10: Administrative Council Retreat Thursday, August 11: Panelist: RAISE the B.A.R. (Bold + Action + Results in College Excellence & Equity). Invitation: U.S. Secretary of Education. Location: Department of Education, Washington D.C. The vast majority of students … Continued

Canvas in 20: Appointment Group, Today at 11:30 a.m.

August 11, 2022 / Tech Notes & Training

Need Office Hour Appointments?  Learn to use the Appointment Scheduler in Canvas to create time slots for your students to sign up for meetings, exams, one-to-one’s or office hours. The tool is easy to use, but there are a few options and settings you will want to make sure you get just right. Join us … Continued

NOVA’s Public Safety Newsletter Wins Two State-wide Awards

August 11, 2022 / General NOVA News

The NOVA Public Safety Newsletter (PSN), distributed monthly by NOVA’s Police Department and the Office of Emergency Management and Safety, has won two more awards, this time from the Virginia Community College Association (VCCA) in its annual Excellence in Communications competition.  The PSN has won many VCCA awards over the years in its newsletter category. … Continued

Daily Flyer to Return to Daily Publication August 15

August 11, 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

Modernizing Office Hours to Better Serve Our Students

August 11, 2022 / General NOVA News

In last week’s Daily Flyer, Dr. Kress informed the college community about a new VCCS policy that replaced office hours with student engagement hours. Since then, faculty members have raised a few questions, and the background and rationale for this policy should help answer them. Nearly 60 years ago, the old office hours policy was … Continued

Academic Affairs Seeks Professional Development Faculty Coordinator for CETL

August 11, 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

DEI Grant to Highlight Neurodiversity Kicks Off the Fall Semester!

August 11, 2022 / Events

During the fall 2022 semester, the NOVA community is encouraged to attend an informative series of events to learn more about neurodiversity. Neurodiversity is a natural variation in cognitive functioning. This variation in the structure of the brain manifests as many conditions including autism, ADHD, dyslexia, auditory or visual processing disorders, Tourette’s, traumatic brain injury … Continued