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Office of International Ed: Changing the World, Changing Students

February 5, 2020 / General NOVA News

A little known fact at NOVA is that the Office of International Education and Sponsored Programs (OIESP) does more than just influence students who find their way here from abroad. OIESP regularly hosts essential delegations from every corner of the world. In 2019, OIESP hosted more than 20 delegations brought here by the prestigious Fulbright … Continued

College Staff Forum Opening

February 4, 2020 / General NOVA News

The College Staff Forum Council has a mid-year opening for a classified staff member. To be eligible, you must be college staff (not campus staff). If you would like to be considered for this position, please email Kristy Balbuena, CSFC Chair, at kbalbuena@nvcc.edu by Friday, February 7. If there are multiple people interested, we will … Continued

Introduction to Google Docs

February 4, 2020 / HR News/Training

This virtual workshop will teach you how to use basic functions of Google Docs, including creating a new document, uploading and downloading documents, converting documents to a Google format, and sharing documents for collaborative work. You will also be introduced to Google Drive and have the opportunity to share your documents to demonstrate that you … Continued

Alumna Becomes President of Accounting Organization

February 4, 2020 / Our Nighthawks

Natalia Donskaya, CPA, CFE, MBA is a 2016 graduate of NOVA’s Accounting Career Certificate Program, which gave her the accounting credits she needed to sit for the CPA exam. She currently serves as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Jill Mitchell, Professor of Accounting at Annandale (AN) introduced Natalia to the Accounting Financial … Continued

Did You Know? Campus Libraries are for the Community Too!

February 4, 2020 / General NOVA News

Q:  Can the public use our libraries?   A:  In short: yes. As a community college supported by the Commonwealth of Virginia, we are required to be accessible to the public. You can even get a community borrower card if you provide a valid, state-issued photo ID with current mailing address. Community patrons can borrow … Continued

Meet Poet Jay Udall

February 4, 2020 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

Jay Udall, professor of English at the Woodbridge Campus, recently published poetry in the Sky Island Journal, San Pedro River Review, Cutthroat: A Journal of the Arts, Little Patuxent Review, and Wild Gods: The Ecstatic in Contemporary Poetry and Prose (New Rivers Press, Minnesota State University). Udall authored a total of six books of poetry, … Continued

Yarn Storm at the AN Library

February 3, 2020 / General NOVA News

During Fall semester 2019 the Annandale Campus Library developed the “Yarn Storm the Library” project. Yarn Storming (less aggressive than the common term “Yarn Bombing”), is a world-wide phenomenon where individuals and groups cover parts of buildings, benches, bridges, etc. with knitted yarn as a form of artistic or political expression. Their goal was to … Continued

Best Practices for Using YouTube in the Classroom

February 3, 2020 / HR News/Training

This virtual session will introduce you to best practices when using YouTube with classroom instruction. The topics covered will include: creating a YouTube playlist, how to “flip” the classroom with YouTube videos, video editing features, and how to create your own YouTube channel. Date: Thursday, February 6 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Instructor: Peg … Continued

The Monday Message: Subcommittee Formed to Review Your QEP Ideas

February 3, 2020 / Uncategorized

Over the next 18 months, you will see more and more information about our SACSCOC accreditation reaffirmation in the NOVA Daily, and this is the first. During the Fall Semester, you were asked to submit proposals for consideration for our Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). The team received 14 proposals:  • Academic Coaching for First-Semester and … Continued