In our continued efforts to fight hunger and food insecurity, NOVA is offering its Hot Meals Grant to students this semester. This grant will allow access to hot, healthy meals while on campus. Affordable access to food and hot, nutritious meals helps students focus, get better grades and maintain good physical and mental health. Students … Continued
NOVA is opening the portal to submit the electronic Standard Telework Agreement (Form 105-109) to request one day of telework for full-time, non-probationary classified staff and administrative/professional faculty. The portal to access the electronic form will be open from August 30 through September 13. Please note: The telework process does not apply to teaching faculty. Employees … Continued
If you are a new or returning faculty member you can explore a new course modality and equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to teach hybrid courses at NOVA! Three sessions of Hybrid Certification will be available this fall and early spring. The course is asynchronous in Canvas, and you can learn anywhere anytime … Continued
NOVA Libraries are highlighting a significant change in their Artstor/JSTOR online resources. Artstor’s content, key resources and functionality are moving to JSTOR a digital library of academic journals, books and primary sources. Important changes: You can now search Artstor images in JSTOR using the Images tab on the JSTOR home page. The current Artstor homepage will have … Continued
President Kress will host her first student office hours of the new academic year on Tuesday, Sept. 5, from 3 p.m. until 4 p.m. This is an opportunity for students to hear directly from the president and to ask her questions they may have as they start the new year. Direct your students to the … Continued
In cooperation with ARCE (American Research Center in Egypt), Art History Instructor Sarah Liberatore had students in her Fall 2022 Art History-101 course create digital exhibits based on materials in the ARCE Conservation Archives. The ARCE Archives Digitization and Publication Project (ADPP) has three major objectives: digitization, description and publication of ARCE’s Conservation Archive; improved … Continued
The Virginia Community Colleges Association (VCCA) will host it’s 39th Annual Conference at the Omni Richmond Hotel from Sept. 27 through 29. It’s not too late to become a member of this important group and have the opportunity to join us for the conference. Become a member (or update your membership) and pay your dues … Continued
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
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 begin today, August 28 and close on September 29. Students may submit one application to apply for multiple opportunities. For a list of available scholarships and … 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 Friday, 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
