As part of our ongoing effort to enhance student success, an ad hoc committee has been formed to evaluate and provide recommendations on improving our collegewide scheduling practices, including the question of whether academic scheduling should be wholly or partly centralized. This committee, comprised of academic deans, associate deans, advisors, faculty members, coordinators of scheduling … Continued
When crafting a Canvas course, adhere to several key practices to foster a dynamic and immersive educational journey for your learners. Consider these three fundamental principles of course design: Dynamic Course Homepage: Develop a dynamic and informative homepage for your course that acts as the main gateway for your students. It should include a greeting, … Continued
President Kress will host her first faculty/staff office hours of the academic year, via Zoom, on Thursday, September 19, from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. You may submit an anonymous question until 5 p.m., Wednesday, September 11. As always, she will use the most frequently asked questions to frame her initial comments, and you can … Continued
Please join the NOVA Police Department in celebrating Chief William “Jake” Jacoby’s retirement as NOVA’s Chief of Police. Chief Jacoby has dedicated over a decade of service to the NOVA Police Department, beginning his tenure on December 11, 2013, as Deputy Chief of Police. He held this role for more than nine years before being … Continued
The Lifetime Learning Institute of Northern Virginia (LLI/NOVA), affiliated with NOVA’s Annandale Campus, is a non-profit, member-run organization offering stimulating educational and cultural pursuits to adults aged 50 and over. We are seeking faculty to share their expertise and rich lectures with this engaging group of life-long students for the spring semester! LLI/NOVA is now accepting … Continued
Today’s topic is our new initiative to re-engage students who have stopped out of NOVA. Both NOVA’s Inspiring Excellence strategic plan and the VCCS’ Accelerate Opportunity strategic plan focus on increasing the number of students who complete meaningful credentials; but we know that many students stop just before they reach the completion line. In fact, … Continued
Please join us on Friday, September 13 at 12 p.m. for Disparity to Opportunity: Addressing the Gender Divide in STEM Fields. This event will be held via Zoom and will feature Ms. Faye O’Brien and Ms. Judy Marouf who will speak on their work with the Nvolve Scholars Program. Please join us here! Meeting ID: … 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, … Continued
We are delighted to announce that we will continue to offer “Applying the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric” workshop for NOVA faculty through Quality Matters, a well-known professional organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of online and hybrid courses. As a national quality standard for online and hybrid courses, the QM Rubric has been used by VCCS … Continued
The Office of Employer and Career Services is excited to invite students to our first event of the fall 2024 semester! The Fall 2024 Internship Fair, sponsored by the Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, is intended to connect students and alumni with employers searching for talent to fill their open full-or part-time internship opportunities that are set … Continued
