General NOVA News

Emotional Support Animals: What The College Should Know

November 1, 2024 / General NOVA News

Emotional support animals (ESAs) provide comfort and support to individuals with varying needs. ESAs can be various species, but dogs and cats are the most common. ESAs are not trained to perform specific tasks and do not require specialized training. While ESAs can provide essential companionship and improve their owner’s quality of life, it’s important … Continued

OER thru VIVA Open Course Grants

November 1, 2024 / General NOVA News

If you are trying to develop Open Educational Resources (OER) for your classes, Open Course Grants may be a great solution. In anticipation of the Open Course Grant cycle, which opens in November, you can explore various areas of focus. Visit VIVA Open Course Grants and last year’s application at VIVA Open Grants Call for … Continued

President to Host Faculty/Staff Office Hours, Nov. 6, 4 p.m.

November 1, 2024 / General NOVA News

President Kress will host her next faculty/staff office hours on Wednesday, November 6 from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m. (This is a date change from what was previously published on the President’s Office NOVAnet page.) Because the focus of this hour is intended for Administrative Council members to have the opportunity to answer your questions, … Continued

Planned eVA Outage Beginning Nov. 7 at 12 p.m.

November 1, 2024 / General NOVA News

SSC has provided communication that there is a planned eVA outage starting Thursday, November 7, 2024. eVA integration will be disabled on Thursday, November 7, 2024, and restore integration on Friday, November 8, 2024.  Please plan to stop all transaction activity in eVA at Noon (12 p.m.) on November 7, 2024, and watch for an … Continued

OER thru VIVA Open Course Grants

October 31, 2024 / General NOVA News

If you are trying to develop Open Educational Resources (OER) for your classes, Open Course Grants may be a great solution. In anticipation of the Open Course Grant cycle, which opens in November, you can explore various areas of focus. Visit VIVA Open Course Grants and last year’s application at VIVA Open Grants Call for … Continued

Emotional Support Animals: What The College Should Know

October 31, 2024 / General NOVA News

Emotional support animals (ESAs) provide comfort and support to individuals with varying needs. ESAs can be various species, but dogs and cats are the most common. ESAs are not trained to perform specific tasks and do not require specialized training. While ESAs can provide essential companionship and improve their owner’s quality of life, it’s important … Continued

Travel and Expense: Chrome River Training

October 30, 2024 / General NOVA News

Need help with creating, submitting and tracking your Chrome River Pre-Approvals and Expense Reports? The Chrome River University environment found in the VCCS’ Shared Services Center (SSC) portal has training videos and training content that will help you to navigate these processes. Access the links below to find all the training materials you need to answer … Continued

Service Animals: What The College Should Know!

October 30, 2024 / General NOVA News

Service animals are animals trained to provide a specific service or services to an individual with a disability. Some examples of services they are trained to do could range from opening doors, helping a student with mobility challenges into and out of a desk, navigating the campus or alerting someone if an individual is going … Continued

Food For Fines! A New Program From Parking Services

October 29, 2024 / General NOVA News

Parking Services will be launching a program where you can pay for parking citations while making a positive impact on our community by donating non-perishable food items to the NOVA food pantries. Contributions can waive one citation and help individuals with food insecurities. For a list of eligible items and more information, please visit our … Continued