Caregivers provide essential support to family members, friends and partners who need assistance due to illness, aging or disability. Their hard work and dedication ensure that loved ones can maintain their quality of life. Caregiving is more than a part-time job, though — it’s a 24/7 commitment. Caregiving certainly has its challenges, including burnout, physical … Continued
As we prepare for another upcoming school year, you might be thinking that the summer has flown by — and wishing you had made self-care more of a priority. Feelings of stress, exhaustion and even burnout are common as peak registration approaches. Join Faith Redd-Walker from NOVA’s Office of Employee Wellness and Wellbeing (OEWW) and … Continued
This interactive workshop equips you with all the Canvas basics you need to get started. Explore the platform’s functionalities through engaging exercises in your own pre-filled “Sandbox” environment. This personalized workspace allows you to experiment freely without impacting your actual courses. Preregistration is required to ensure your Sandbox is set up and ready for exploration. … Continued
NOVA’s Business Engagement and Career Services’ Northern Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (Region 7) will present a professional development training session on mentoring. We are collaborating with MENTOR Virginia to offer this FREE option to our employer partners as well as to NOVA faculty and staff. Join us today, Thursday, July 18, at 11 a.m. … Continued
Starting this fall, the VCCS will begin to upgrade to the myVCCS/myNOVA portal. This update will present users with a new login portal. While the process should be seamless, there are a few aspects that everyone should be aware of: New users will need to go through a new account claiming process in order to … Continued
This is a reminder that the College is moving to a new student-centric course material delivery model, NOVA All Access (formerly known as Barnes & Noble College First Day® Complete). This program will reduce the cost of materials for students and ensure they have all their materials across all courses prior to the first day of … Continued
Have you ever thought you might want to learn about grant writing? Grant Writing USA has opened up space for NOVA faculty and staff who would like to enroll in its upcoming workshop. In this two-day class, you will learn how to write grant proposals start to finish and how to locate and track relevant … Continued
President Kress will host her faculty/staff office hours via Zoom on Monday, July 29, from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. (Note time change). You may submit an anonymous question until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 23. She will use the most frequently asked questions to frame her initial comments. As always, you can also ask questions … Continued
How can your Virginia State Employee Wellness Program help? The CommonHealth programs and campaigns cover a variety of health topics and are available in a range of formats to meet the needs of different workplaces. Highly skilled wellness consultants provide the latest on stress, sleep, nutrition, exercise and more for faculty/staff meetings, special events, conferences, … Continued
NOVA is piloting a new program to waive the SDV-298 requirement for students seeking academic credit for work/life experience. Instead of taking SDV-298, a one-credit portfolio-development course, they can now access a self-paced, portfolio development site on Canvas free of charge. There, they can learn how to document their experiential learning for credit evaluation. This … Continued
