May is National Nurses Month, and NOVA is spotlighting one of our amazing Nursing students. Meet Jaime Alvarenga. He can testify that you never know where life will take you. Jaime is very passionate about his future in nursing, but when he graduated from high school, he was on a much different course—he was an … Continued
On Saturday, May 13, Cinema Professor Paul Awad and Professor Emerita Kathryn O’Sullivan will screen their award-winning documentary Bicentennial Bonsai: Emissaries of Peace at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. About the film: In 1975, only 30 years after the United States and Japan had been at war, Japan gave 53 priceless bonsai trees to the … Continued
To improve the efficiency of NOVA’s IT service offerings, community members will soon have access to our new IT ticketing and support portal. This new portal will provide the following enhancements to the user experience: a simplified IT ticketing submission process, via a simple-to-use web-based form a service catalog, which will contain standardized descriptions of … Continued
The 2023 annual conference will be held at the Omni Richmond Hotel from September 27 through 29, 2023. Details will follow as they are available. To learn more about the VCCA, visit www.vccaedu.org and click on the various tabs to: Learn about membership and the benefits of joining View previous newsletters Read notes, pictures and summaries … Continued
This summer, NOVA will offer the option of a flex work schedule to full-time administrative/professional faculty and classified staff. The summer flex work schedule will begin June 5, 2023 and go through August 5, 2023. Approval from the supervisor and the appropriate Administrative Council member is required. Additionally, if you are on a hybrid telework … Continued
The Writing Ourselves In QEP Summer Institute is an interactive three-and-a-half day institute open to all part-time/adjunct, dual-enrollment and full-time ENG-111 instructors at Northern Virginia Community College. This year, the summer institute will begin on Tuesday afternoon with keynote speaker Dr. Terrell Strayhorn. Open to all NOVA and area high school English instructors, Tuesday attendees … Continued
The Open Enrollment period is from May 1 – 15, 2023 to make changes to your health plan and/or flexible spending account (FSA) elections, add or remove family members or waive state health coverage. Elections made during this period, changes to your premiums, health benefits and FSAs will take effect July 1, 2023. Be sure … Continued
To improve the efficiency of NOVA’s IT service offerings, community members will soon have access to our new IT ticketing and support portal. This new portal will provide the following enhancements to the user experience: a simplified IT ticketing submission process, via a simple-to-use web-based form a service catalog, which will contain standardized descriptions of … Continued
Looking to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your classroom? Packback Suite is now free for use college-wide and includes: Packback Deep Dives: AI-powered writing submission platform with rubric-specific, instant feedback to help every student build their writing skills. This real-time, nuanced writing and grammar “tutoring” has been shown to increase student success and confidence in … Continued
The Writing Ourselves In QEP Summer Institute is an interactive three-and-a-half day institute open to all part-time/adjunct, dual-enrollment and full-time ENG-111 instructors at Northern Virginia Community College. This year, the summer institute will begin on Tuesday afternoon with keynote speaker Dr. Terrell Strayhorn. Open to all NOVA and area high school English instructors, Tuesday attendees … Continued
