Dr. Christine Schull was awarded the Association of Community College Trustees’ William H. Meardy Faculty Member Award at last week’s 2023 ACCT Leadership Congress in DC. Named in honor of ACCT’s founding executive director, William H. Meardy, who championed the concept of faculty excellence as the foundation of success of the community college movement, the … Continued
The open enrollment period for participation in the Legal Resources Plan ends October 31. The plan provides limited legal services to benefits-eligible employees, their spouses and qualifying dependent children at the group rate of $18.00 per month. Plan features include no annual usage limitations, co-pays or deductibles for covered services. Click on the link below … Continued
Did you know that NOVA is a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center? We are part of a network of institutions committed to relationship-building across diverse people groups. One tool TRHT Campus Centers have found helpful is the Healing Circle. Healing Circles are small groups of people coming together in a facilitated space … Continued
President Kress will host her faculty/staff office hours via Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 19, from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. She will use the most frequently asked questions submitted in advance to frame her initial comments. As always, you can also ask questions during the meeting via the chat box, which will open following the … Continued
Please mark your calendars for the second Student Affairs Staff-Wide Meeting. All faculty and staff are invited to attend the meeting, which will be held via Zoom on Friday, October 27, from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. Find the Zoom link here and use passcode 416755. Please visit the Student Affairs SharePoint page for additional … Continued
The first of several discussions of the DEI Common Read, Just Mercy, will be held on Friday, October 20, at 10 a.m. on the Annandale Campus (Brault 276). All faculty, staff and students who are reading the book are welcome and encouraged to attend! No need to have the whole book read by then. Even … Continued
NOVA faculty and staff, you are invited to join your academic deans, provosts, the vice president of academic affairs/chief academic officer and interim associate vice president of academic affairs to help develop an Academic Master Plan for NOVA. We encourage you to share your thoughts regarding the goals, objectives and anticipated outcomes at upcoming listening … Continued
The ACE Planning Committee would like to express sincere gratitude for your participation in the 2023 ACE (Applauding Classified Employees) Conference held on Friday, Oct. 13. The presence of so many of our classified staff contributed to the success of this event. We value your input on the event, and we want to hear your … Continued
The open enrollment period for participants in the Optional Retirement Plan for Higher Education (ORPHE) runs through October 31. Active ORPHE participants have a choice of two providers: DCP (VRS investment options record-kept by MissionSquare Retirement) and TIAA. Participants who wish to change investment providers can compare and select their provider in myVRS. Provider changes … Continued
Later this month, Elaine Florimonte, NOVA adjunct art professor, will mount a solo exhibition of contemporary landscape paintings at Touchstone Gallery in Washington, DC. She has also been tapped by the National Museum of Women in the Arts to present that body of work to their Women’s Committee in December. Learn more about Florimonte’s work … Continued
