Northern Virginia Community College, in partnership with the Campus Suicide Prevention Center of Virginia, will host the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). This important event will be held on Thursday and Friday, April 3 and 4 from 8:20 a.m.-4:30 p.m. each day. Training will be located in Fairfax, Va. Just as CPR skills make … Continued
Are you working on a writing project? Do you tend to be more productive when working alongside others engaged in similar work? Need moral support from being in the presence of the creative energy of peers? (Think studying with friends in the library…but online.) Join your NOVA colleagues on Thursday mornings from 7-9 a.m., for … Continued
We are seeking members of the college’s standing committees. Nominate yourself to serve on any of these committees or nominate someone else, but please get their permission first before nominating others. What do standing committees do? College standing committees have been created by college leaders and are run by members of the Administrative Council. In the … Continued
Teaching faculty are invited to join our ongoing discussion on career readiness and micro-credentials. What’s happening? This month we are joined by Jen Nardacci, technical and professional writing certificate lead, for a session focusing on the importance of technical and professional writing. This demonstration and discussion will focus on professional writing assignments applicable across college disciplines. … Continued
Apply to serve a two-year term on either the Instructional and Student Services Committee (ISSC) or the Personnel Services Committee (PSC). Review the open slots to see if there are vacancies for your campus and job classification.The deadline to nominate via the online form is Monday, March 31, at 5 p.m. Note that you can serve … Continued
NOVA’s Spring 2025 Commencement will be here before we know it, and we need volunteers to help make it happen! This will be a day we will puff out our chests and watch with pride as our NOVA Nighthawks fly off to make their tremendous mark on the world. Under the direction of Dr. Joel … Continued
NOVA’s academic advisors are the college’s secret weapon. They work on the front lines to ensure our students are prepared to succeed, helping them make their plan and achieve their goals. We want to recognize their hard work and thank them for all they do to make sure our students cross the finish line. We … 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
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
NOVA’s Spring 2025 Commencement will be here before we know it, and we need volunteers to help make it happen! This will be a day we will puff out our chests and watch with pride as our NOVA Nighthawks fly off to make their tremendous mark on the world. Under the direction of Dr. Joel … Continued
