Please take a moment to review these important financial aid reminders for Fall 2024. Please share this information with students! Apply for Financial Aid: Students may complete the 2024-2025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and submit any items that may be requested on their myNOVA To Do List to be considered for financial … Continued
The Honors Program has been hard at work encouraging students to enroll. This semester, almost 100 students are enrolled in eight honors courses! This doesn’t include the honors students taking part in our 27 honors option courses. At the moment, there are over 350 students in the program. As the program continues to grow, we’d … Continued
As part of our ongoing commitment to campus safety and student well-being, NOVA is implementing new mandatory training requirements for all students who are new to the college in Fall 2024. These changes are in response to recent Virginia legislation—specifically, §23.1-808.1, which mandates Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Training, and §23.1-808.2, which requires Campus Safety … Continued
Brightpoint Community College is hosting the 2024 VCCS Virtual Experiential Learning Conference on September 6 at their campus in Chester, Va. The conference will highlight the exceptional potential of experiential learning by sharing student-produced projects and collaborative presentations conducted by VCCS’ students, faculty and staff. With a keynote address by Virginia State Senator and former … Continued
Do you have a love of the outdoors? Do you like to hike and camp? Are you interested in learning how to backpack? Come with us on a free student backpacking trip! Backpacking is the combination of hiking and camping. Backpackers carry everything they need to survive in nature on their backs–food, water filters, tent, … Continued
Microsoft released a new feature to enhance the visibility of Teams/SharePoint activity within the Teams app using Viva Connections. By default, users will receive notifications in their Microsoft Teams “Activity” feed when a news article is posted on a SharePoint site they follow/visit often, like NOVAnet, or on a Teams site when something is posted … Continued
Human Resources’ Office of Organizational Learning and Development (OL&D) recently had the wonderful opportunity to partner with the Office of Employee Wellness and Wellbeing (OEWW) and the Office of Wellness and Mental Health (OWMH) to bring the NOVA community an engaging webinar focused on self-care strategies. We encourage participants to continue practicing their self-care strategies … Continued
The NOVA 9-Month Full-Time Faculty Caucus will host its first general meeting of the Fall 2024 semester at 11 a.m. via Zoom on Friday, August 30. Faculty, please be on the lookout for the Zoom link in your email by August 29. If you don’t get the email by Thursday, please reach out to Secretary … Continued
We are excited to invite the NOVA community to a brief information session about the SPARK Project – a unique opportunity for NOVA faculty and staff to deliver a compelling five-minute presentation proposing a single, actionable idea that can significantly enhance student success. At NOVA, we recognize that our faculty and staff are the driving … Continued
The Office of Military and Veteran Services would like to provide an important update about a recent change in the military withdrawal policy, Public Law 117-328, Title 38 of the U.S. Code section 3691A(b) and section 3691(c). The military “withdrawal or leave of absence” policy provides colleges with the following guidance: Specifically, 38 U.S.C. §3691A(a)(2)(B) … Continued
