We are thrilled to announce that Northern Virginia Community College has been recognized with the prestigious 2024 ICF Virginia Coaching Excellence Award in the Emerging Organization category. This honor celebrates the successful pilot coaching initiative of NOVA’s Office of Employee Wellness and Wellbeing (OEWW). This initiative promoted the value of coaching, fostered community, empowered employees and supported … Continued
The NOVA Police Department is proud to announce the creation and deployment of its own Special Victims Unit (SVU), a specialized division within the department dedicated to handling sensitive and complex investigations involving victims of traumatic crimes. This initiative reflects our ongoing commitment to prioritizing the safety and well-being of our College community. Many local … Continued
The 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is now available for all students and contributors to submit. To be considered for the maximum amount of grants, loans and work-study awards for fall 2025, spring 2026 and summer 2026, students should submit the 2025-2026 FAFSA and any “To Do Items” noted in the myNOVA … Continued
NOVA’s Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence (CATE) will host its winter faculty professional development conference on Tuesday, January 7, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Ernst Community Cultural Center on the Annandale Campus (CE Building). Formerly known as Power Up Your Pedagogy (PUP), the 2025 conference has been recently renamed WONDER … Continued
As NOVA Online continues its remarkable growth, our responsibility to maintain the highest standard of excellence in distance education has never been greater. This commitment extends beyond our institution—it influences practices across the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Here’s how we are ensuring excellence as a college and as part of the broader VCCS community. … Continued
The newly created FLASCS program is now accepting applications for undergraduate research assistants from A.S. in Science or Biology students. Selected students will work approximately 10 hours per week at GMU’s Center for Molecular Engineering starting in February 2024. Research assistants will receive a $1,200 stipend for participation along with valuable experience conducting cutting-edge scientific … Continued
Last spring the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and the Society for Experiential Education (SEE) released Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors: The Integration of Career Readiness Into the Curriculum, a report highlighting data from the joint survey that demonstrates the many ways faculty support career readiness. … Continued
The Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence (CATE) will host a virtual writing group in the spring semester for NOVA employees working on a writing project of any sort. The writing group is an informal space where interested people meet regularly via Zoom to work on independent projects (e.g. research, journal articles, book chapters, … Continued
As we go through the holidays, the hours for the bookstores, bookstore cafés and Nighthawk Cafés (cafeterias) will be adjusted based on the number of people on campus. Please see below for our holiday hours: December 2 – December 12 Bookstores will be open 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and bookstore cafés will close at … Continued
Back by popular demand (and the high positive feedback from participants at the recent ACE Conference), we are pleased to offer this highly praised session again. If you were unable to attend the ACE Conference, don’t miss this opportunity to participate in the virtual version of the workshop. If you attended and found the session … Continued
