Today’s topic is NOVA’s Giving Day. For the third year, the NOVA Educational Foundation is hosting NOVA Giving Day. This year, proceeds from the April 18th event will support the NOVA Empower Bright Futures Fund. This important fund provides “just-in-time” dollars to meet the emerging needs of the College and our students. Whether that’s support … Continued
Propelled by our Fall 2023 Convocation, NOVA embraced the theme of this past academic year: “Sense of Belonging.” It was a call to action to find ways to increase the sense of belonging among all NOVA community members. To explore the theme further, colleagues responded with a variety of initiatives throughout the year, making the theme … Continued
Due to low utilization and to eliminate multiple security vulnerabilities associated with Mozilla Firefox, the internet browser will be removed from all NOVA-owned devices between Tuesday, May 7, and Friday, May 17. For Windows computers, the Advanced Desktop team will initiate a one-time automatic removal of Firefox using our central management systems. The uninstall … Continued
Adjunct faculty are invited to join Associate Deans Dr. Cathleen Cogdill and Dr. Donna Minnich to learn more about professional development and the path to promotion. See below for Zoom links to two virtual sessions: Tuesday, April 23, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Closed captioning will … Continued
NOVA’s Horticulture Club and Program are pleased to announce the annual plant sale at the Loudoun Campus Greenhouse! This year, we’ll be selling new varieties of annuals, bedding plants and indoor plants that we’ve never offered before. These include more options for shade and greater color diversity. We’ll have 11+ different types of plants to … Continued
This spring has seen plenty of requests for faculty and staff to join various committees, councils and task forces here at the College. I know it’s a lot. At the same time, this kind of participation is exactly what shared governance is all about! After my last call, I didn’t receive any self-nominations for two … Continued
The College Senate will meet on Thursday, April 18, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Please join us. We will meet in person on the Annandale Campus (Brault 321) and via Zoom (Meeting ID: 899 5324 2205). All Senate materials are available on the Senate’s NOVAnet page. If you have any questions or comments, … Continued
Open enrollment for your benefits is coming up in May. Join your HR Benefits team at benefits fairs on each campus for more information on the benefits available to you. Please see dates, times and locations below. Tuesday, April 23: Annandale (CA 302), 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Thursday, April 25: Alexandria (Gymnasium), 10 a.m. … Continued
NOVA Police will participate in the 26th Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Event on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event will take place on the Annandale Campus at the main entrance to the CA Building Lobby. Safely disposing of unused medications is key to preventing drug abuse and accidental poisoning and also helps protect … Continued
This past month saw the recently merged Office of Dual Enrollment, Outreach & Recruitment (DEOR) welcome almost 200 high school students (for a total of 430+ guests) to NOVA’s five comprehensive campuses. More than 80% of students surveyed after the spring showcase events indicated they are considering attending NOVA after high school, which means the … Continued
