Please join Steve Lessner, associate professor of English, for the second meeting of his spring 2025 reading group, Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration, by Jocelyn Simonson. This book addresses social justice issues related to prison reform by focusing on ways everyday citizens can make a difference in fighting against mass … Continued
In honor of National Poetry Month, Dean Nicole Tong will discuss how poets are uniquely equipped to wonder in meaningful ways in eras of uncertainty. Her talk, titled “Climate, Chaos and Keats: Poetry in Eras of Uncertainty” will look at poems by Lucille Clifton, John Keats, Ada Limon, Patricia Smith and others that respond to … Continued
Learn how to communicate with clarity. Have you ever wondered how the best speakers learn how to share their ideas in a meaningful way and in a short amount of time? The NOVA Mandel Grant Program and the CST Marketing Committee will host a webinar designed to help career launchers with a key professional communication … Continued
Annandale Campus English Professor Yuemin He was awarded the 2025 Jules Chametzky Translation Prize from The Massachusetts Review for her translation of a contemporary Chinese poem. A translation of two poems by Dr. He was published in the magazine last summer, and the one titled “A Life Unexperienced Before” was selected for the annual award. A Life Unexperienced Before … Continued
The Instructional and Student Services Committee (ISSC) Testing Center Subcommittee is reaching out to all individuals who teach! We are seeking feedback on changes that have occurred over the last year in our campus testing centers. We seek instructor feedback and opinions regarding NOVA Online in-person testing. Please take our anonymous, brief survey! Qualtrics Survey … Continued
Students face a range of challenges, both academic and personal. Faculty and staff are on the front lines of student support and are often the first to recognize when a student is struggling—but you don’t need to have all the answers. Connecting students with the right tools can help them navigate difficult times and achieve … Continued
Please join Steve Lessner, associate professor of English, for the second meeting of his spring 2025 reading group, Radical Acts of Justice: How Ordinary People Are Dismantling Mass Incarceration, by Jocelyn Simonson. This book addresses social justice issues related to prison reform by focusing on ways everyday citizens can make a difference in fighting against mass … Continued
Join us for a Quality Matters workshop to optimize learning outcomes in asynchronous online and hybrid courses. Next session begins March 25. Why it matters: The Applying the Quality Matters (QM) Rubric workshop introduces a nationally recognized standard for high-quality online and hybrid courses. Learn how to apply the QM Rubric to enhance instructional materials, improve student … Continued
Higher education user group session recap—Simulating if/then logic in advisement reports. Two case studies: Allison McElfresh, Matthew Dreitlein and Tiffany Chau, from NOVA, presented at the Higher Education User Group (HEUG) this month, speaking to 15 institutions representing both four-year and two-year colleges to explore innovative strategies for degree audit reporting in PeopleSoft Academic Advisement. … Continued
Northern Virginia Community College strives to maintain a safe and secure campus in alignment with its values of inclusion and care. At NOVA, student conduct is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our college community. Unlike a court of law, which is more punitive, student conduct in higher education is instructional in nature. NOVA’s … Continued
