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NOVA Profs to Screen Film at National Arboretum, May 13

May 5, 2023 / Events

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

New NOVA IT Support Portal

May 5, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

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

2023 Summer Flex Schedule

May 5, 2023 / HR News/Training

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

Deadline Extended: QEP Writing Ourselves In Summer Institute. Apply by May 15

May 5, 2023 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

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

New NOVA IT Support Portal

May 4, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

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 AI in Your Classroom? Register for May 11 Demo

May 4, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

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

Deadline Extended: QEP Writing Ourselves In Summer Institute. Apply by May 15

May 4, 2023 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

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