How can your Virginia State Employee Wellness Program help? CommonHealth offers diverse wellness programs for Virginia state employees through expert consultants. They provide in-person and virtual presentations, videos and seasonal challenges covering topics like stress, sleep, nutrition and exercise. These can be integrated into various workplace events, including meetings, conferences and lunch-and-learns. If you’re looking … Continued
LASS teaching faculty are invited to join the Mandel Grant Faculty Committee for a virtual mid-year summit. This event will be held on Friday, January 31, from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. During the meeting, we will hear from faculty and a visiting scholar on career-based initiatives and discuss the LASS micro-credential program. Register here. Join … Continued
As Academic Affairs continues to support ISSC’s spring 2025 Honorlock + AI pilot, we are excited to share that the initiative is progressing smoothly. Both faculty and students are adapting well to this innovative proctoring tool, designed to uphold academic integrity and promote equitable assessments in online learning. While the pilot has been successful overall, … Continued
You spoke. Customer Engagement listened. We have updated the NOVA Services Portal to provide a better user interface and navigation experience. The NOVA Services Portal v2.0 will be accessible through the same address and includes the following enhancements: Reorganization of our Service Catalog from organizational to functional categories Clickable ‘carousel’ of the most commonly accessed services … Continued
The Virginia Retirement System (VRS) is pleased to offer pre-retirement counseling sessions to members who are within five years of retirement or less. The appointments for spring are located on the campuses indicated below. Today, January 28, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. – Loudoun Campus, LC-235, Register here. Wednesday, February 19, from 9 a.m. … Continued
Applications for the NOVA Engineering Technology Career Scholars (ETCS) program are now open for the 2025-26 academic year! Why It Matters: ET Career Scholars provides the opportunity to complete a one-year, credential-earning program at NOVA with FREE TUITION to start a career pathway in Engineering Technology or Data Center Operations. Highlights: Selected students will participate … Continued
As the demand for online education continues to grow, Northern Virginia Community College is committed to delivering the highest quality in both asynchronous and synchronous online learning. With increasingly complex guidelines from the Department of Education and a competitive higher education landscape, NOVA recognizes the need to advance its online education offerings to meet and … Continued
At NOVA, our mission is to provide equitable access to affordable and exceptional higher education, transforming lives and advancing opportunities in our community. As part of this mission, we are excited to share our role in the Virginia Community College System’s (VCCS) Accelerate Opportunity 2024-2030 Strategic Plan, which focuses on student success, workforce readiness and … Continued
Visual Humor, the controversial exhibit curated by Erica Hughes, NOVA professor of Art History (MA), remains open to the public through February 1. Try to find the one artwork that was censored due to public complaints while considering the benefits of challenging expressions versus community engagement. The exhibit even continues in the bathroom! This event … Continued
President Anne M. Kress posted a piece on the President’s Forum on January 23, titled “Northern Virginia Community College: Expanding Opportunities in the Skilled Trades.” Her article outlines the critical importance of skilled trades and the initiatives NOVA is taking to grow capacity for these programs. “Our goal is two-fold,” Kress said in the piece, … Continued
