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October College Senate Meeting, Oct. 17

October 15, 2024 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

The College Senate will meet this Thursday, October 17, from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Please join us. We will meet in person on the Annandale Campus (Brault-321) and via Zoom.  Meeting ID: 816 8552 1362 Passcode: senate Submitted by: Elizabeth Lanthier, Secretary, College Senate, ELanthier@nvcc.edu

UPDATE: Cafeteria and Bookstore Hours, Oct. 14 and 15

October 15, 2024 / General NOVA News

For the upcoming non-instructional days (Monday and Tuesday, October 14 and 15), all cafeterias will be closed. Campus bookstores will be open 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Current operating hours, menus and other information can be found at www.nvcc.edu/student-life/dining and www.nvcc.edu/books. Submitted by: Rob Johnson, Director, Sustainability & Auxiliary Services, ROJohnson@nvcc.edu

President’s Sabbatical Award Application Deadline, Nov. 1

October 15, 2024 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

The President’s Sabbatical Award application is now open. Teaching, administrative and professional faculty, please consider applying. Read on for information on guidelines, eligibility and a link to the application. The President’s Sabbatical Award is designed to foster creative energy by providing faculty with one semester of sabbatical leave with full pay. Each academic year, a … Continued

Virtual Mentoring Training for Faculty, Staff and Partners, Oct. 16

October 15, 2024 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

NOVA Business Engagement and Career Services’ Northern Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership (V-TOP, Region 7) is happy to present a new opportunity for mentors and supervisors: a FREE professional development training session on mentoring. We’re collaborating with Mentor Virginia to offer this free training to our employer partners as well as to NOVA faculty and … Continued

Spring 2025 Academic Advising Week: Why Choose a Program of Study at NOVA?

October 15, 2024 / Events

Please encourage your students to attend an upcoming Spring 2025 Advising Week virtual webinar, “Why Choose a Program of Study at NOVA?” This NOVA Online and NOVA Career Services collaboration will focus on the importance of selecting a program of study and understanding that program’s prospective employment opportunities in high-wage, high-demand fields. Business and finance, … Continued

October Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October 15, 2024 / Tech Notes & Training

Since 2004, the president and Congress have declared October Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a dedicated month for the public and private sectors to work together to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. This year marks the 20th Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it has grown into a collaborative effort between government and industry to enhance cybersecurity … Continued

Students Visit National Museum of Women in the Arts

October 15, 2024 / Our Nighthawks

Students in Professor Bridget Pool’s Zoom Women in Literature class convened in person to visit the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) on October 5. Located in Washington, D.C., the NMWA is “the first museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts.” Students enjoyed making connections to themes from … Continued

Get Help Designing Your Canvas Course

October 15, 2024 / Tech Notes & Training

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