“Navigate Booster Overview” is being presented via Zoom at the ACE Conference today at 10 a.m. Attend to review the basic features of Navigate that will benefit you as you engage with our NOVA students. Everyone employed at NOVA who interacts with students should be utilizing the Navigate platform for communication, recording interactions, management and … Continued
In partnership with the Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (VACRAO), NOVA will host in-person college transfer fairs on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13. These events provide students the opportunity to meet with representatives from over 50 colleges and universities in order to learn more about the transfer process. Please encourage students to … Continued
Spring 2023 Book Requests were due to the bookstore on October 1 and are now past due. If you have not submitted your order to your department admin or through the bookstore adoption portal on NOVA’s website, please do so as soon as possible. Spring term is an accelerated timeline for the textbook process. The bookstores … 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
Are you looking for alternative ways to engage your students? Virtual worlds provide an immersive 3D environment that many instructors in higher education are using with their students as an exciting teaching tool. NOVA has a region in a virtual world called Second Life (SL) that has more than 20 educational activities to enhance student … Continued
Northern Virginia Community College has a new method of access control called HID Mobile. With this new system, faculty and staff can now access secured doors (only the doors that they have been granted access to) by using just their cell phone. It’s easy, convenient, boosts efficiency and maximizes security. Use of this app is … Continued
Applications are open until October 20th, 2022 for the Amideast Education Abroad new study abroad program specifically for students of 2-year institutions and 2-year or similar non-baccalaureate degree programs at 4-year institutions. The CASE Program is an 8-day fully funded, guided program in Tunisia, specifically for students of 2-year institutions and 2-year or similar pre-baccalaureate degree programs … 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 attend. … Continued
In order to view your paycheck information or 2022 W-2 when its available in the new HCM system, employees must register in the Employee Self-Service module of the Cardinal Human Capital Management (HCM) application. Employees should have received an email sent to their VCCS Gmail email account (xxxx@email.vccs.edu) on October 3, 2022, with detailed registration … Continued
We are soliciting faculty interest in a pilot program using an instructional tool called Packback. Packback uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the quality of discussion/writing/inquiry in classes. The tool provides immediate feedback to students’ online discussion posts to help them understand the expectations of college writing. Packback AI gives students on-the-spot feedback and works … Continued
