The President’s Sabbatical Award application is open until Wednesday, November 1. Teaching, administrative and professional faculty, please consider applying for the President’s Sabbatical. Read on for information on guidelines, eligibility and the application. The President’s Sabbatical Award is designed to foster creative energy by providing faculty with one semester of sabbatical leave with full pay. … Continued
As the temperatures change and we start to consider switching up the menu, consider adding more plant protein to your diet. To do that, look no further than whole grains. Plant-based options like whole grains add variety to your meals and help you avoid seasonal weight gain. Unlike refined grains (white rice, white flour, etc.), … Continued
NOVA Business Engagement and Career Services is excited to continue bringing opportunities for students to engage with area businesses. Starting this week, students can participate in our Fall 2023 Career Fairs to meet and talk with regional employers! The Fall 2023 Career Fairs, a pair of large-scale, general fairs, will be attended by more than … Continued
The call for nominations for faculty and classified staff emeritus status is now open. To be eligible to be nominated for emeritus status, an employee must have retired from Northern Virginia Community College on or before October 31, 2023, after a minimum of 5 years of full-time service to the College and a minimum of … Continued
NOVA’s Office of Wellness and Mental Health will offer ASIST Suicide Prevention Training on Thursday and Friday, November 2 and 3 (two days, all day). The training will be held in Pender 4, Room 121 (3922 Pender Drive, Fairfax). This two-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course is designed to help caregivers recognize risk for suicide, … Continued
The Annandale Campus Lyceum Committee welcomes the Annandale Campus’s Science Learning Center and Lab Equipment Coordinator Robin Rohrback to present “I Wonder if ‘Jackhammers for the Unicorn Brigade’ Is the Weirdest Thing I’ll Have to Find in This War” and to discuss her recent trip to Ukraine. This event will be held on NOVA’s Annandale … Continued
There will be a Common Read discussion on Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy, our inaugural common read, on Friday, November 10, from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. via Zoom. The discussion, led by Steve Lessner, associate professor of English, will cover chapters 6 through 10. Participants should feel free to come with ideas or questions. For … Continued
The College Senate has asked the Personnel Services Committee (PSC) and Instructional and Student Services Committee (ISSC) to gather important data on student behavior as it relates to NOVA personnel. This survey is completely anonymous and is for informational purposes only. The survey was originally sent out in Spring 2023, but we’d like a greater response. … Continued
Join the Write Now! Faculty/Staff Writing Group on Thursday, November 2, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. for another session of communal, contemplative writing. Held in the cozy comfort of the Annandale Campus’s Center for Contemplative Practice (CM-332) and via Zoom, Write Now! is a space for faculty and staff to work on any and … Continued
Come cheer on players at our 2nd Annual Basketball Tournament in honor of Veterans Day! Taking place on Wednesday, November 8, from 12 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Alexandria Campus, this signature event promises to be a fun and exciting afternoon for all. For information on the event, please reach out to Raisha Budiman at … Continued
