This is a reminder that direct course material sales from the publisher or providing a link in Canvas to a publisher’s web site to purchase materials directly violate our bookstore services contract with Barnes & Noble. This is a problem when publishers attempt to contact faculty and staff directly to “guarantee savings” or “guarantee the … Continued
We have been working hard to communicate with students the importance of the College’s payment deadlines, securing their classes, and making sure those classes remain right where they put them–on their schedules. Hopefully, by this point, they have been able to create the course schedule for spring 2023 that works for them. If they are … Continued
Assistant Chief William “Jake” Jacoby has been selected to succeed Dan Dusseau, who retired in May 2022, as the department’s new chief of police. Jacoby’s selection followed a rigorous national search with over 50 candidates applying from major urban and rural areas, other colleges and universities, the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies. Chief … Continued
Google regularly releases software updates for Chrome to improve performance, enhance features, and most importantly, to remediate security issues. With security and performance in mind, please take a few minutes to ensure Google Chrome is up-to-date with the latest release on your College-issued Windows or Mac device. Find directions here: IT Help Desk – NVCC … Continued
The NOVA Canvas & Educational Technology Support Services team is hosting our beginning of the semester Virtual Open House. Special sessions will be offered on January 11 and 12. (Please note the corrected dates.) Wednesday, January 11 Sessions: Math & Science Equation Tools in Canvas, 8 a.m. until 9 a.m. Annotating in the NOVA Digital … Continued
There is a small committee looking at best practices, peer institutions and VCCS policies around staff and faculty roles in supporting our students in need of mental health and wellness resources. We have a short timeline but feel it is important to get feedback from the larger NOVA faculty and staff community to help inform … Continued
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) invites applications for qualified individuals to join our faculty to support the mission and vision of the College. Located close to the nation’s capital, NOVA is Virginia’s largest institution of higher education and one of the largest community colleges in the U.S., enrolling over 71,000 students on its six campuses. … Continued
The NOVA Spring Faculty Convening 2023 (formerly Spring Convocation) will be held on Monday, January 9, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. This event will be held online via Zoom at: https://vccs.zoom.us/j/84378129674, Passcode: 528040. The Spring Faculty Convening will welcome NOVA faculty back with a Keynote Address by Todd Zakrajsek, and provide important college-wide information … Continued
The campus cafeterias at Alexandria, Annandale, Loudoun and Woodbridge will re-open 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 … Continued
Welcome back for the 2023 Power Up your Pedagogy (PUP) Virtual Conference on Monday, Jan. 9 and Tuesday, Jan. 10. The Theme for the 2023 PUP Conference is Engaging Students in a Post-Pandemic Environment. Our program features a keynote workshop on active learning with Dr. Todd Zakrajsek, a student/faculty panel, a plenary session on engaging gen Z students … Continued
