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It’s almost here! Brightpoint Community College is hosting the 2024 VCCS Virtual Experiential Learning Conference this Friday, September 6. This virtual event will spotlight the potential of experiential learning through student-produced projects and collaborative presentations conducted by students, faculty and staff from across the VCCS. Keynoted by Virginia State Senator and former VCCS faculty member … Continued
HR Organizational Learning and Development, in partnership with VP John Ferrari, Provost Julie Leidig (LO) and Provost Molly Lynch (MA), is excited to announce our new “Leadership for All” Webinar Series. This dynamic series of lunch-and-learn webinars is your gateway to gaining valuable leadership insights and a comprehensive understanding of NOVA and the VCCS framework. … Continued
Let’s talk cornhole! NOVA’s Office of Recreation & Wellness has created a friendly, competitive and exciting cornhole tournament that fosters team spirit and includes faculty, staff and students and builds camaraderie. We’ll be splitting participants into two teams: the Green Team and the Gold Team. Each campus will host a competition from 11 a.m. to 1:30 … Continued
NOVA is excited about the opportunities that generative artificial intelligence holds to enhance the student experience. To explore these possibilities, we are excited to launch the AI Innovation Fund, supported by a Generative AI Community of Practice. The AI Innovation Fund will support projects led by NOVA employees that use AI to improve student outcomes … Continued
The VCCS’ Shared Services is offering upcoming training on “confirming orders” and how to eliminate them. Confirming orders are purchases made without prior approval and issuance of a Purchase Order. Essentially, goods or services are ordered without proper review and are, therefore, non-compliant. The VCCS must get the confirming order percentage below 5% to be … Continued
Your College Senate is in search of a volunteer to serve on the Ad Hoc Task Force on Centralizing Scheduling of Courses. The deadline to volunteer is today, at 5 p.m. This task force will move quickly, with recommendations due late November, which is why we’re rushing to replace this vacancy. Questions? The leaders of … Continued
Thank you to everyone who attended the SPARK! information sessions. For those who were unable to attend, the recording is available here (ignore user name and password and just scroll down to click on SSO access). The passcode is q0FS&%*y. The SPARK! Project is a unique opportunity for our faculty and staff to deliver a … Continued
The ACUE’s AI Quick Study Series offers a comprehensive training program designed to enhance the understanding and application of artificial intelligence (AI) in educational settings. The series is free to all faculty and staff at NOVA. Benefits of Completing ACUE’s AI Quick Study Series Training: Enhanced Pedagogical Skills: Educators can integrate AI tools into their … Continued
Do you have a love for 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
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
