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Call for Volunteers for NOVA’s Search Advocate Program

March 13, 2024 / HR News/Training

NOVA HR is seeking volunteers among our full-time employees across the College to serve as NOVA search advocates. Search advocates support NOVA’s commitment to creating a more diverse, fair, inclusive and equitable workplace by eliminating unconscious, unintentional biases and upholding transparent, inclusive search and selection practices. Search advocates learn principles and strategies to advance NOVA’s … Continued

Summer 2024 Canvas Course Shells Available March 18

March 13, 2024 / Tech Notes & Training

Summer 2024 Canvas course shells will be created and available on your Canvas Dashboard on Monday, March 18. Do you need help with your Summer 2024 Canvas course setup? Make an appointment with a NOVA course designer to review: Design functionality  Navigation setup  Home page  Syllabus Accessibility  Link validation Submitted by: Johnna Denny, CETSS, JDenny@nvcc.edu

Second Reading Group Discussion: “Life on the Outside,” March 22 via Zoom

March 12, 2024 / Events

Please join Steve Lessner, associate professor of English, in his Spring 2024 reading group to discuss National Book Award finalist Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett by Jennifer Gonnerman. The second Zoom meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 22, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pages 101–185 will be discussed. Two print copies of the book … Continued

GW Day at NOVA, March 19

March 12, 2024 / Events

Representatives from George Washington University (GW) will be visiting NOVA’s Annandale Campus (CA-302) on Tuesday, March 19, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. This event will help the NOVA community learn more about the transfer process, admissions criteria, degree offerings and academic requirements. This is a great opportunity for students, faculty and staff to connect … Continued

Leave Sharing Program

March 12, 2024 / HR News/Training

A faculty member at the Annandale Campus has requested to participate in the Leave Sharing Program.  Virginia’s Leave Sharing Program permits eligible employees in a Leave Without Pay (LWOP) status due to a qualified Family Medical Leave (FML) event to receive income by using leave hours donated to them by other employees. Leave must be … Continued

Period to Request One Day of Telework Closes Today, March 12

March 12, 2024 / HR News/Training

NOVA has opened the portal to submit the electronic Standard Telework Agreement (Form 105-109) to request one day of telework for full-time, non-probationary classified staff and administrative/professional faculty. The portal to access the electronic form will remain open through TODAY, Tuesday, March 12. Please note: The telework process does not apply to teaching faculty.  Employees who … Continued

June Backpacking Trips for Students: Application Now Open!

March 12, 2024 / Our Nighthawks

Do you work with students who love the outdoors? Who like to hike and camp? Do you have students who are interested in learning how to backpack? If yes, please share the following information with them! Backpacking is a combination of hiking and camping. Backpackers carry everything they need to survive in nature on their … Continued

Spring Career Fair at LO Campus, Wed., March 20

March 12, 2024 / Our Nighthawks

Business Engagement and Career Services’ Spring 2024 career fair will be held in the Higher Education Center on NOVA’s Loudoun Campus on Wednesday, March 20, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The fair will connect students and alumni with employers from the Loudoun area and beyond who are searching for talent to fill their open … Continued

Call for Volunteers for NOVA’s Search Advocate Program

March 12, 2024 / HR News/Training

NOVA HR is seeking volunteers among our full-time employees across the College to serve as NOVA search advocates. Search advocates support NOVA’s commitment to creating a more diverse, fair, inclusive and equitable workplace by eliminating unconscious, unintentional biases and upholding transparent, inclusive search and selection practices. Search advocates learn principles and strategies to advance NOVA’s … Continued