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
Today at 1 p.m., NOVA will be testing a portion of its emergency alert system. The systems tested will be: personal computers, desk phones and hallway monitors (digital media screens). This is just a test of our alert systems and will require no action on your part. Once the alert has concluded, you will simply … Continued
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 sessions: … Continued
NOVA Police will participate in the 25th DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Event on Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be two drop-off locations at NOVA’s Alexandria and Annandale campuses. Safely disposing of unused medications is key to reducing drug abuse and misuse, preventing accidental poisoning and protecting the environment. … Continued
Join us for “AI in the Classroom: Faculty Perspectives,” on Friday, November 3, from 1:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. This event will bring together a panel of faculty members who will share their unique insights and experiences with AI integration in the classroom and AI checkers. You will also learn about the Community of Practice … Continued
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
Cleaning Out the Medicine Cabinet: DEA Drug Take Back Day Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. Clean out your medicine cabinets and turn in — safely and anonymously — unneeded prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 28, NOVA Police will host a DEA Drug Take Back Event on the Alexandria and … 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
Join Joshua Bruce and Steve Lessner for “Check Your Technique: Hip Hop Writing Workshop 2.0.” Building on their previous workshop held last spring, this interactive workshop will focus on the connections between hip hop and writing and invite participants to Explore a variety of rappers’ techniques of writing, invention and delivery; Analyze a favorite rapper’s … 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
