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Nominate Faculty and Classified Staff Emeritus by Today

November 17, 2023 / HR News/Training

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

Centrally-Funded Instructional Software Requests Due Dec. 8

November 17, 2023 / Tech Notes & Training

The 2024–2025 Instructional Software Application Request Form is now available. Requests must be submitted electronically through NOVA Instructional Software Request (nvcc.edu). These requests are for instructional/curriculum software used by students as part of instruction in a course; it is not for presentation software, management software, software for website creation or other software not directly used … Continued

Emma Howard Is a Proud Second-Generation Nighthawk

November 17, 2023 / Our Nighthawks

Emma Howard grew up in Northern Virginia. She is excited to attend NOVA and is not the first member of her family to be a Nighthawk. Emma would also tell you that one NOVA class had a profound impact on her and it wasn’t just the class itself that made such a big difference for her. … Continued

Academic Master Plan and Lab Summit Updates

November 17, 2023 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

The vice president of academic affairs and the campus provosts hosted a series of sessions this fall on crafting an academic master plan. If you attended one of these sessions, Thank you! If you did not have a chance to attend or would like to give additional feedback, please complete this survey by Dec. 1. … Continued

Next In-Person Discussion of DEI Common Read Just Mercy, Monday, Nov. 20

November 16, 2023 / Events

Please join us for our next discussion of Just Mercy on the Annandale Campus Brault 206, on Monday, November 20, at 10 a.m. It is expected that all participants will have begun reading the book.  Faculty, staff and students are welcome! Submitted by: Nathaniel Green, AN-History, NGreen@nvcc.edu

NOVA Police Officers Lend a Helping Hand to a Student

November 16, 2023 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

On Friday, November 3, while NOVA Police Officers were on bicycle patrol on the Annandale Campus, they encountered a student who had experienced a flat tire on his bike. NOVA Officers Tyrone Limos and Mark Achacoso quickly came to the aid of the student. Although the student didn’t have the necessary supplies to repair his … Continued

Thanksgiving Week Update: Bookstore and Cafeteria Hours

November 16, 2023 / General NOVA News

On Monday and Tuesday, November 20 and 21, NOVA bookstore and cafeteria hours will be as follows: All bookstores and cafés will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. (The online bookstore is always open at bncollege.com.) Surefire on the Annandale Campus will be open regular hours: 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Nighthawk … Continued

Next Full-Time Faculty Caucus, Nov. 17

November 16, 2023 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

This month’s Full-Time Faculty Caucus meeting will occur on Friday, November 17, from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Welcome to our new Executive Committee members and Steering Committee members! Please click here to join via Zoom. (Meeting ID: 889 0887 0962) November 17 Agenda: Faculty Priorities Poll Results Academic integrity/behavior  Faculty contracts/pay  Multi-year evaluation vs. “yearly” … Continued