It’s not too late to give your Fall Canvas course a fresh new look. Schedule an appointment today with a NOVA Course Designer who will work with you to set up a custom home page, improve course navigation and add interactivity to your courses. Simply tell the designers your vision for your course, and they will … Continued
The Academic Associate Dean Working Group will present a professional development opportunity for adjunct faculty. “Engaging Students: The Syllabus as Contract and Community Building” will explore the “nuts and bolts” of drafting a syllabus as well as the process of creating student-friendly language to set the tone within your class. The session will be on … Continued
Five NOVA students have received the Benjamin Gilman International Scholarship in the past two years! Your students could be next! Do you know students interested in Studying Abroad in 2023? The U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program enables students to study or intern abroad, providing them with critical skills necessary to … Continued
Please take note of upcoming faculty and staff caucuses. These meetings provide an opportunity for the various stakeholders to learn about ongoing initiatives affecting them and to provide input and assistance in carrying them forward. Thurs., Sept. 15, 10 a.m.: Professional Faculty Caucus Meeting, Sept. 15 Join colleagues at the Professional Faculty Caucus on the … Continued
Regina Sanders has been selected as interim director of the Office of Wellness and Mental Health for the fall semester 2022. Regina has worked at NOVA for over ten years. Most recently, she has served as a BIT (behavior intervention team) Counselor in the Office of Student Services at the Annandale Campus. She assists students … Continued
You are invited to attend the Annandale Lyceum Committee’s Constitution Day panel discussion, “The Constitution and Contemporary Justice Issues.” This important event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. in CA-302 on the Annandale Campus. The event is open to students, faculty, staff and the NOVA Community. Panelists: Dr. Hemchand Gossai, associate dean … Continued
Thanks to the Office of DEI and the NOVA Foundation, a four-part workshop series for faculty has launched this year! NOVA Online, in collaboration with the Office of International Education and Sponsored Programs (OIESP), has sponsored four one-hour workshops on Zoom–two in the spring and two in the fall. Through promoting inclusive learning environments and … Continued
The Spring 2023 ADVANCE Declaration will open on Thursday, September 15. At that time, students can access the ADVANCE Declaration on the ADVANCE website. Students will have until December 1 to complete a Declaration. To be eligible for ADVANCE, students must: Have a minimum 2.00 cumulative grade point average for those with college credit Be … Continued
On Monday, Sept. 12, the Daily Flyer published a note in remembrance of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. Unfortunately, the header indicated it has been 22 years since the tragic attacks when it has actually been 21 years. We apologize for the error.
Group work in Canvas doesn’t have to be a headache! This session will be held Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. and will show how to set up groups in Canvas and create assignments and discussions for those Groups. We’ll look at how you manage those Groups and what it looks like as a student, … Continued
