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The President’s Sabbatical Award application is open until November 1. Teaching, administrative and professional faculty, please consider applying for the President’s Sabbatical. Read on for information on guidelines, eligibility and 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 … Continued
In last week’s Tuesday Topic, President Kress shared NOVA by the Numbers, an easy-to-read view of the work of the College. We were made aware that there were a few discrepancies in some of the statistics, specifically student headcount and tuition costs. We want to be precise, so we have corrected those numbers, and you … Continued
The Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), Dr. David Dore, wants to meet with a Classified Staff member from each VCCS college, similar to his meetings with the Chancellor’s Faculty Advisory Committee (CFAC). There is one volunteer so far, but I want to ensure that any other interested Classified Staff members have a … Continued
Good news! The deadline for Spring 2025 Lifetime Learning Institute of Northern Virginia (LLI/NOVA) class proposals has been extended! If you were thinking you’d like to participate in this valuable and enriching opportunity to engage with these highly inquisitive and thoughtful students, you have until November 1 to submit a class proposal! LLI/NOVA, affiliated with … Continued
Welcome to the first installment of our series, “NOVA Online Up Close.” Here, we share with you our practices and commitment to excellence in distance learning. While Federal and State regulations may not be the most exciting topic, they are vital to securing financial support (and avoiding penalties), which helps NOVA to meet its mission … Continued
“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom,” or so goes the quotation attributed to Socrates. To wonder is to lead with curiosity, to make an observation and design a hypothesis and run an experiment. Wonder invites us to play, to make mistakes, to try again … to learn. The Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence … Continued
As part of NOVA’s commitment to our MS4 Program and the environment, we are required to solicit public comment on NOVA’s draft Phase III Chesapeake Bay TMDL Action Plan. We would greatly appreciate your feedback no later than Thursday, October 31. Please click here to review and comment on NOVA’s draft Phase III Chesapeake Bay … Continued
In Fall 2022, NOVA initiated “Writing Ourselves In” (WOI), a five-year quality enhancement plan (QEP) to improve course success in ENG-111, which is required for all students in nearly all programs at NOVA. By offering faculty and staff professional learning opportunities in three evidence-based teaching practices shown to improve outcomes associated with academic success, WOI … Continued
The AI Innovation Fund will be accepting applications until Friday, November 15. Please visit the newly created AI Innovation Fund page on NOVAnet to find application information, a sample application and some national reports on AI. We look forward to receiving your proposals and reading about your ideas! Submitted by: Mike Davis, LO-MSTB, MDavis1@nvcc.edu
With nearly 50,000 nonprofit organizations in Virginia, it’s highly likely that a professional with a liberal arts background will work in the nonprofit sector at some point in their career. Join us on Zoom on Wednesday, October 30, at 4 p.m. to learn about a career in nonprofit management from guest speaker Nayeli Mowbray Garcia. … Continued