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
The advising teams approach is a framework for student success that makes student interactions with advising part of an intentional educational experience. Accomplishing this work requires a commitment to our shared responsibility. The advising teams approach intentionally aligns academic advisors, student services and academic departments to coordinate this holistic support for students. Holistic advising entails … Continued
The U.S. Department of Education hosted a summit on Thursday, November 9, for the Raise the Bar: Attaining College Excellence and Equity Initiative. Held in the Long Nguyen and Kimmy Duong Forum on NOVA’s Annandale Campus, the event brought together more than 200 higher education leaders from across the nation to discuss how to improve … Continued
Deaths from Fentanyl, a potent and extremely deadly synthetic opioid, are on the rise in our region and nationwide. NOVA police officers are trained and ready to respond to an overdose situation by administering Naloxone, a non-addictive drug used to effectively treat opiate overdoses. NOVA officers carry a minimum of two doses of Naloxone while … 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
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
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
For more than 20 years, NOVA has provided services to those who have served in the military, with the official Office of Military and Veterans Services (OMVS) opening in 2010. Over the years, many dedicated staff members have worked to provide comprehensive resources to veterans and military-related personnel who are using the GI Bill® and … Continued
The Office of Grants is starting a new tracking process at NOVA for VIVA grants. Faculty who plan to submit an application should notify the Grants Office. VIVA has released the Open Course RFP; the deadline for submissions is March 1, 2024. Please visit the VIVA website for complete information on the types of grants … Continued
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 must institute a content freeze to give us the time and focus to dedicate to finishing this massive undertaking. … Continued
