The Benjamin Gilman Scholarship application to intern or study abroad is now live! Join the info session on Tuesday, September 12, at 12 p.m. to learn more about the scholarship and how to apply. If you have students who are dreaming of studying or interning abroad, please point them toward the Gilman Scholarship! The U.S. … Continued
Please join us for wellness and mental health professional development training opportunities for fall 2023. To learn more about these opportunities visit Fall 2023 Wellness and Mental Health Professional Development Opportunities for Employees – Google Docs or see below. Office of Wellness and Mental Health (OWMH): Creating a Culture of Care (Virtual) Meeting ID: 813 … Continued
If you would like to join a reading circle for Geoffrey Cohen’s Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides, please send an email to PresidentsOffice@nvcc.edu by tomorrow, September 1. In your email, include your preference for participating in a reading circle on your campus/in your division OR collegewide. After the sign-up closes on … Continued
The NOVA Foundation and the Financial Aid Office are pleased to announce the opening of the final scholarship cycle for the 2023-2024 academic year! The scholarship application period will close on September 29. Students may submit one application to apply for multiple opportunities. For a list of available scholarships and to apply, students may visit … Continued
President Kress will host her first faculty/staff office hours of the new academic year on Tuesday, Sept. 19 from 3 p.m. until 4 p.m. via Zoom. You may submit an anonymous question until 12 p.m., Sept. 8. She will use the most frequently asked questions to frame her initial comments. As always, you can also … Continued
Do you have your NOVA Nighthawk Spiritgear? No? Well, we’ve got you covered! In addition to being available on campus in the bookstores, Nighthawk Spiritgear is now available online! Check out the different options at Barnes & Noble, Lands’ End online, at Amazon in the Amazon Nighthawk Store or by entering “Northern Virginia Community College” … Continued
After 16 years of service to the College, Fran Troy, associate director of advising, will retire from NOVA on August 31. Fran’s career at NOVA started as a transfer counselor and SDV instructor on the Annandale Campus before becoming a retention counselor for the Pathway to the Baccalaureate Program. As the associate director of advising, … Continued
Want to know more about the hybrid retirement plan? Join VRS and MissionSquare for a series of webinars on the hybrid retirement plan on Tuesday, Sept. 5. From 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., learn about the features and benefits of the hybrid retirement plan. Register for Hybrid Retirement Plan: Features and Benefits! From 10:45 a.m. … Continued
A “USA Today” article on August 25, 2022, said, during the 2022-2023 school year, households would spend an estimated $1,199 for college back-to-school supplies. This is a 35.5% increase since 2019. The rise in retail costs can be a real financial challenge; and not just for small kids, but also for our NOVA students’ household … Continued
Colleagues. This is your friendly neighborhood College Senate Chair, Jack Lechelt. The College Senate had its first meeting on Thursday, August 24. Access the information the Senators had in advance of the meeting, referred to as “the packet” on NOVAnet. The recording of the meeting is also available on the College Senate NOVAnet site as well. … Continued
