The 2023-2024 Instruction Software Application Request Form is now available. Requests must be submitted electronically through the NOVA Instructional Software Request (nvcc.edu). These requests are for instructional/curriculum software used by students as part of the instruction in a course; it is not for presentation software, management software, software for website creation or other software not … Continued
The January meeting of the Full-Time Faculty Teaching Caucus will be held today, at 10:30 a.m. Participants should register in advance. Register here. Meeting ID: 860 9599 4563 | Passcode: 095337 We hope to see you there. Submitted by: Jonathan Kolm, AL-Music, JKolm@nvcc.edu
Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) is a way of verifying that the people logging into NOVA’s systems are indeed the people we think they are. In these times when malicious and phishing email attacks are a daily occurrence, MFA provides a way to limit the number and impact of these attacks and to help ensure that only … Continued
On January 12, NOVA honored Micron with the Postsecondary Business and Industry Partnership Award as part of the annual Creating Excellence Awards, given out by the Virginia Department of Education in partnership with the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Micron was nominated by NOVA for exceptional and extraordinary contributions in support of the college. The … Continued
The SSC (the Shared Services Center) has been sending email notifications of unapproved time in error. If you receive a notification and do not see unapproved time for the date range indicated in the email when you log in, please disregard the email. Submitted by: Kim Jewell, HR Analyst, KJewell@nvcc.edu
Here is the Healthy Weight Week Tip for today. Keep Moving, Friend. Why is Physical Activity Important? (CDC) Regular physical activity is important for good health, especially if you’re trying to lose or maintain a healthy weight. When losing weight, more physical activity increases the number of calories your body uses for energy or “burns off.” … Continued
Welcome to 2023! NOVA’s current plan, Pathway to the American Dream, runs through the end of this year, and I’m asking for your help and participation in developing our next strategic plan. Specifically, I’m seeking college community members to engage in a process to define the goals and metrics that will guide the college’s work … Continued
Mildred Waller always remembered what her mother said: “It is never too late to accomplish your goals. It’s only too late if you never try.” For Mildred, her babies and family always came first, and that’s the way it was for her mother. As a few decades rolled by while raising her family, Mildred saw … 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
As a follow-up to a College Senate resolution, Dr. Kress has called for an ad hoc work group to examine NOVA’s process of awarding reassigned time (RAT) to full-time teaching faculty. The ad hoc work group is charged with reviewing the RAT procedures at NOVA, as well as best practices at other institutions, and then … Continued
