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Tech Tips by NOVA CETSS

May 4, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

Microsoft Excel Tip: Did you know you can use natural language to automatically create pivot tables and answer business questions? Click Analyze Data located on the right hand side of the menu ribbon. This opens a pane on the right. Excel will provide recommended Pivot tables based on your data. You can also type your … Continued

Office of Career Services Congratulates Spring 2023 Faculty Career Champions

May 4, 2023 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Professors Nauri Ahmed (WO-Accounting) and Zulma Westney (AN-Business) have gone above and beyond in their collaboration with NOVA’s Office of Career Services, and we would like to recognize their efforts on behalf of their students. Congratulations and thank you! Please see these wonderful advocates’ responses below to a recent interview we conducted. If you are … Continued

2023 Summer Flex Schedule

May 3, 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

Looking to Incorporate AI in Your Classroom?

May 3, 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

AAPI Mental Health Event with Sandhya Oaks, Tomorrow at 3

May 3, 2023 / Events

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Micron are proud to present NOVA’s AAPI Heritage Month event featuring Sandhya Oaks discussing “Caring for Our Mental Health as Asian Americans.”  Sandhya is a ministry leader, story coach and spiritual director. Born in India and adopted as a transracial adoptee in the Midwest, her story centers … Continued

Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

May 3, 2023 / HR News/Training

As a federal contractor, NOVA is required to comply with certain nondiscrimination and affirmative action recordkeeping and reporting requirements. Because a person may become disabled at any time, we are required to ask all our employees to update their information every five years. To meet this requirement, we invite employees to complete the Voluntary Self-Identification … Continued

Deadline Extended: Complete the Faculty/Staff and Student Interaction Survey

May 3, 2023 / General NOVA News

The College Senate has asked the Personnel Services Committee (PSC) and Instructional & Student Services Committee (ISSC) to gather data on student behavior as it relates to NOVA personnel. This survey is anonymous and is for informational purposes only. Your responses will be tallied only by campus designation with no personal identifiers. Your participation is greatly appreciated as … Continued