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Excess Leave Carryover Information for 2024

November 22, 2024 / HR News/Training

Classified staff and 12-month faculty are eligible to carry over excess leave into 2025. Excess leave is defined as any leave above the maximum carryover amount as detailed in the charts below. The leave carryover request form will be available beginning on December 1, 2024. The leave carryover form should be completed no later than Friday, … Continued

2024 President’s Report Now Available to Inspire

November 22, 2024 / General NOVA News

This year’s President’s Report has been printed and is on the books! It seems like just yesterday that we finished up the 2023 report. It has been another year of helping our amazing students reach their amazing goals, learning from outstanding faculty and staff who are serving with distinction and creating new partnerships that speak … Continued

Techniques for Dynamic PowerPoints: Power Play Session

November 22, 2024 / Tech Notes & Training

Elevate your presentations with creative and practical PowerPoint techniques! This session is all about adding dynamic touches that make your slides pop without overwhelming your audience. Learn to use Merge Shapes, subtract and combine images, and line motion animations to create engaging visuals. We’ll cover essential layout, video integration, and organization tricks to streamline your … Continued

Join NOVA and Micron for a National Apprenticeship Week Event, Today, 6-7!

November 22, 2024 / Events

Join NOVA, alongside one of our industry partners, Micron Technology this evening, November 22, from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m, to hear valuable insights from their apprentices in semiconductor and pre-apprentices in semiconductor and data center operations currently engaged in NOVA’s Engineering Technology Career Scholars (ETCS) Program. This event is in celebration of National Apprenticeship … Continued

Join Us for Session 2 in the Emotional Intelligence Deep Dive Series, Today, 9 to 11

November 22, 2024 / HR News/Training

Join us to enhance your ability to navigate social dynamics and cultivate stronger, more productive relationships. Social Competency will focus on developing social awareness and relationship management—key components of Emotional Intelligence (EI). In this session, you’ll learn how to sharpen your active listening and observation skills, stay present in conversations and look outward to better … Continued

Just a Gentle Reminder to Complete Mandatory Training by Dec. 23

November 21, 2024 / HR News/Training

As part of NOVA’s commitment to compliance and professional development, we write to inform you about NOVA’s 2024 mandatory training requirement for all NOVA employees. All current full-time faculty, classified staff, adjunct faculty, workforce instructors, wage/P-14 employees, and contractors, are required to complete this training through Canvas by 5 p.m. on Monday, December 23, 2024. … Continued

Encourage Your Students to Enroll in Honors Courses!

November 21, 2024 / Our Nighthawks

The Honors Program has 50 Honors and Honors Option courses on the schedule for Spring 2025. We’re hoping this diversity of classes means that all exceptional NOVA students can experience an Honors course. Honors classes are smaller, seminar-style courses focused on research, experiential learning, academic rigor and leadership. You can find all Honors and Honors … Continued

Important Guaranteed Admission Agreement Updates

November 21, 2024 / Our Nighthawks

Guaranteed Admission Agreements (GAAs) for the following institutions have recently been updated: Bridgewater College George Mason University Marymount University Regent University University of Virginia’s College at Wise – Nursing We encourage faculty and staff to review the documents to gain a better understanding of the eligibility criteria. As a reminder, a comprehensive list of GAAs … Continued

CommonHealth Wellnote 

November 21, 2024 / Get Well

How can your  Virginia State Employee Wellness Program help? CommonHealth’s 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, conferences, … Continued