Back by popular demand, and brought to you by the NOVA Foundation Empowering Students Through the Diversity of Music presents NOVA alumnus Mr. Bobby Thompson, a renowned musician for the “Texas Blues” segment of the series. Bobby has studied Texas Blues in-depth, with several albums and awards to his credit. He has performed this style of music … Continued
Dr. Lawrence Nightingale (WO) and Professor Indigo Eriksen (WO) completed their TRHT framework Healing Circle Certification in Spring 2022. They are pleased to offer their first healing circle together on Wednesday, October 26, at 4 p.m. at the Woodbridge Campus, WAS-204. Please plan to attend the healing circle for two hours. Afterwards, Lawrence and Indigo … Continued
The Office of Strategic Insights will be offering four workshops this fall on student learning outcomes (SLO) and core learning outcomes (CLO) assessment. The target audience for these workshops is discipline chairs, program heads, assessment leads and faculty at NOVA; these workshops do not cover the academic program and discipline reviews or administrative unit planning … Continued
NOVA’s College Police wants to keep all members of our community safe, happy and healthy. In light of this, NOVA PD will provide a presentation about violence avoidance and response specifically for faculty and staff. These sessions will be offered at various days, times and locations to make attendance convenient for those desiring to … Continued
It is the time of year when the various segments of the college faculty elect their members as representatives on the ad hoc college committee: the Appointment Advisory Committee. The Appointment Advisory Committee provides information and advice for the President’s consideration on all faculty members eligible for three- and five-year appointments. We are requesting volunteers to slate a ballot of teaching … Continued
Although National Hispanic Heritage Month is coming to a close this week, there’s still time to celebrate, and NOVA Libraries can help! NOVA Libraries has many wonderful fiction books written by Hispanic authors, including both new and popular authors as well as timeless classics. Titles like Julia Alvarez’s How the García Girls Lost Their Accents … Continued
Please join the Alexandria Campus DEI Committee; the Dr. Jean Braden Center for Women, Gender and Social Equity and other collaborators for this one-time pop museum, the Foodways Exhibit, and various concurrent activities taking place from October 12 through 21. The exhibit, over 40 presentations and sessions, will feature, recognize and celebrate (but not be … Continued
As we prepare for our next strategic planning process, we need to make sure we have agreement on our North Star, our mission statement and values. At convocation this year, I challenged those gathered at the Schlesinger Center to say our mission statement and values. No one could. For reference, this is our mission statement: … Continued
Many of the workshops we offer are grounded in the principles of Non-Violent Communication, or NVC. For us, not only is NVC a guiding framework for communication in the workspace, it also represents a course of study that we gain much from when we take it on as a practice in our personal lives. Moreover, … Continued
NOVA Day at Alexandria Campus this year included a table where students, faculty and staff could create with clay! The finished pieces were fired in the ceramic studio kiln and once picked up participants have used paint, markers and pencils to decorate the surface. If you are interested in ceramics, there will be another opportunity … Continued
