Today’s topic is the new policy development process. In the fall of 2022, I outlined a new process for policy development at NOVA; and since that time, my office has worked with members of the College Senate to ensure that it aligned with the senate’s own internal process. As I noted in the fall, the … Continued
President Kress will host the first faculty/staff office hours of 2023 on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. If you have a question you would like her to answer, faculty and staff may submit an anonymous question until close of business Wednesday, Jan. 25. President Kress will use the most frequently asked … Continued
Graduation Prep. Sessions Thru February–Grads Must Register by March 1! Please remind your Nighthawks who are in the final classes to complete their NOVA degree or certificate that they must apply for graduation by March 1. However, graduation preparation includes more than just applying to graduate! Counselors will facilitate five Graduation Prep Sessions to assist … Continued
The campus cafeterias at Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun and Woodbridge re-opened January 17, 2023. NOVA Auxiliary Services is continuing to work on food service options for the Manassas cafeteria and hopes to have information to share in the coming months for Spring operations. Current operating hours and menus can be found at www.nvcc.edu/food. Campus Bookstores and … Continued
NOVA provides on-going communication with students to ensure they have access to information they need and want! Nighthawk News is sent every two weeks. However, we still had a lot of start-of-the-semester information to share, so we decided to send another issue. We send this along to faculty and staff so you can see what … Continued
The Annandale Campus Lyceum Committee invites you to attend a discussion on “What your mouth says about your health” with Prof. Marina D. McGraw. This event will be held from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1, in CA-302 on the Annandale Campus. The overall content will address how nutrition and oral health have a bidirectional relationship. The discussion will include the … Continued
The purpose of the College Staff Forum Council (CSFC) is to serve as an instrument for the formulation and expression of faculty, student and staff points of view as represented by staff who report up through Vice Presidents rather than belonging to a specific campus. The council typically considers questions relevant to its constituencies. It … Continued
Colleen Reilly, dean of the center of excellence for visual media and performing arts at Houston. Community College has joined NOVA as a 2022-2023 ACE fellow. This prestigious, faculty fellowship program, sponsored by the American Council on Education, or ACE, provides recipients with on-the-job experience and skills development to hone their leadership abilities and to … Continued
The Commonwealth of Virginia Learning Center (COVLC) was upgraded last month. All full-time employees continue to have access to the online catalog of courses covering a wide variety of topics, including the Fundamentals of EEO Law module required within the last 12 months for all hiring committee members. The URL has not changed, it is … Continued
Due to new year leave processing, there is a delay in loading the VSDP sick and personal leave buckets for those who are eligible. You should have been able to see these buckets in your leave balances by Jan. 23. Please note that the leave buckets are effective Jan. 10, so you can start using … Continued
