Faculty/Staff Highlights
Police Chief Magazine published a story by NOVA’s John M. Weinstein, Ph.D., Lieutenant, Commander, Strategic Planning and Outreach, Northern Virginia Community College Police Department. The Challenge of Innovation in Law Enforcement Organizations How is it that England, the world’s foremost military and naval power of the 18th Century, was unable to defeat George Washington’s impoverished … Continued
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
Dr. Hemchand Gossai, associate dean of humanities and social sciences at the Annandale Campus, recently published chapters in three volumes that were published by Bloomsbury Press and Oxford University Press. “The Babylonian Empire in the Bible” Oxford, 2020 “The Exile of Cain and the Destiny of Humankind: Punishment and Protection” Bloomsbury, 2019 “Jeremiah’s Welfare Ethic … Continued
Lewis III, a Canine Companions for Independence service dog in training, and volunteer puppy raiser Professor David Falkenstein have been a fixture on the Medical Education Campus (MEC) for the past 18 months. Lewis has had many memorable experiences at the MEC interacting with students, faculty and staff and has been seen not only walking … Continued
Congratulations are certainly in order for Dean Jimmie McClellan who recently received two distinguished awards! The first was the Fellowship Award from Dundee and Angus College and the second was from the Scottish institution, Abertay University who conferred an Honorary Doctor of Education degree upon Dr. McClellan at his fall Commencement. Kudos Jimmie!
Jacquelyn Cottom, assistant director of financial aid compliance at NOVA, and Allene Curto, associate director of financial aid services at Springfield College in Massachusetts, participated in an Advocacy Pipeline event hosted by the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA). During their visit to Capitol Hill, they met with staffers from the offices of … Continued
Salann Magazine’s mission is to give artists a voice around the world. They provide a platform for artists to express themselves, and to show their work to a much broader audience. Salann Magazine is an independent publication. Salann is Irish for salt. Salt is defined as an ingredient that gives savor, piquancy, or zest… art … Continued
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ARACELI BACHNER AWARDED CHANCELLOR’S FACULTY FELLOWSHIP AWARD Araceli Bachner, Communication Studies faculty member from Alexandria Campus, was awarded the Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship for the 2019-2020 academic year. The Chancellor’s Faculty Fellowship is awarded annually to no more than three outstanding professional educators in the VCCS. Faculty members are permitted up to a year … Continued
NOVA Annandale assistant professor of geology Callan Bentley was part of a team of geologists who recently published a new digital field guide to the geology of the San Francisco Bay region. Called “Streetcar 2 Subduction” in tribute to the fact the project was revising a classic book called “A Streetcar to Subduction and other … Continued
NOVA has a rich history of hiring outstanding faculty & staff like you. Thing is, many of us won’t share some of the amazing accomplishments happening on or off campus. This year, let’s change that! At the Daily Flyer, we’d like to celebrate your major accomplishments, opportunities to present at conferences, new publications, etc. … Continued