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November is National Gratitude Month, a time to celebrate and give thanks. By pausing for that extra second to appreciate the things we hold most dear — family, friends, our health, that morning cup of coffee — we can improve our wellbeing and positively influence the lives of others. In fact, the impact of embracing … Continued
What better time of year for students to focus on their career than National Career Development Month? During the month of November, students can join NOVA’s Business Engagement and Career Services team for a month of career-related events, presentations and advice to support their career development. Take a look at some of our upcoming events … Continued
NOVA’s conference on teaching and learning, Power Up your Pedagogy (PUP), will be held January 8 and 9, 2024. The conference will be virtual via Zoom. Similar to last year, PUP sessions will be held on: Monday, January 8, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. for the plenary session and panels Tuesday, January 9, from … Continued
Learn to create and implement effective rubrics, streamline grading and provide meaningful feedback. Elevate your teaching game and enhance student outcomes. Join us on Wednesday, November 15, at 9 a.m. in Zoom. Register today! Submitted by: Johnna Denny, CETSS, JDenny@nvcc.edu
You may recall that we announced in April that we are hard at work on renovating NOVA’s website. We are in the home stretch of this project, and in order to cross the finish line, we’ve instituted a content freeze to give us the time and focus to dedicate to finishing this massive undertaking. This … Continued
The call for nominations for faculty and classified staff emeritus status closes this Friday, November 17. 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 … Continued
President Kress will host her faculty/staff office hours via Zoom on Tuesday, November 28, from 3 p.m. until 4 p.m. You may submit an anonymous question until 12 p.m. on Thursday, November 16. She will use the most frequently asked questions to frame her initial comments. As always, you can also ask questions during the … Continued
Are your students interested in learning a foreign language to stand out and become more competitive in an increasingly globalized workforce? Inform them of this opportunity! The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program offers funded language instruction in 13 critical languages. Of the languages with prerequisites to go abroad, we offer virtual, beginning-level instruction in Arabic, … Continued
Celebrate National Distance Learning Week with NOVA Online! Faculty and staff, please join our series of mini-webinars to explore the latest in online education. Today, November 10: Leveraging Integrated Tools to Optimize Learning (9:30 a.m.) NOVA Open Publishing and OER: A Guide to Using Pressbooks (12 p.m.) Submitted by: Dr. Cynthia Pascal, AVP of NOVA … 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
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