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
President Kress will host her next faculty/staff office hours today from 2 p.m. until 3 p.m. President Kress will use the most frequently asked questions submitted in advance to frame her initial comments. As always, you can also ask questions during the Zoom via the chat box, which will open following the president’s remarks. Visit … Continued
Enrollment cancellation—the process by which students who have not made payment arrangements are dropped from classes—is ongoing throughout each semester at NOVA. The intent is to prevent students from accumulating debts to the college and being referred to collections, resulting in further financial hardship. To support students in making the necessary payment arrangements, NOVA engages … Continued
The fall semester has seen the rollout of NOVA All Access, the new textbook service administered by Barnes & Noble. Information on All Access has been shared with students, faculty and staff by various means over the past few months, including: Nighthawk News and Daily Flyer articles Social media stories and posts Email and text … Continued
Budget transparency comes up frequently in meetings on campus and in the College Senate. NOVA’s budget and its financial statements, as with any public institution, are publicly available. However, a factor complicating the discussions is that NOVA has many budgets, each with its own rules, regulations, policies and laws. While the budget provides information on … Continued
While it might seem too early to start talking about spring, winter 2024 and spring 2025 book requests/adoptions were due to the bookstores by October 1! Designated department personnel (not “all faculty”) must submit winter and spring textbook and course material information through the bookstore adoption portal on NOVA’s website. (Sign in using your VCCS … Continued
We are happy to share that NOVA will be expanding its live virtual proctoring pilot this spring. Exam integrity has been an ongoing challenge at higher education institutions across the country. Over the past few years, the Office of Academic Affairs has been actively collaborating with the Instructional and Student Services Council (ISSC) to address … Continued
The Office of Academic Affairs is pleased to share the following update about multiple measures and informed self-placement activities at NOVA. History The VCCS, in alignment with national research on developmental education reforms, implemented Multiple Measures (circa 2016) and Direct Enrollment (circa 2019/20). NOVA was a “Wave Two” college for Direct Enrollment. Our implementation planning, … Continued
The Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is now open! The application will remain open until January 9, 2025. For the past several years, NOVA has been honored to have several Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship Finalists, who each receive up to $55,000 per academic year for up to three years to complete their bachelor’s degree … Continued
Enrollment cancellation—the process by which students who have not made payment arrangements are dropped from classes—is ongoing throughout each semester at NOVA. The intent is to prevent students from accumulating debts to the college and being referred to collections, resulting in further financial hardship. To support students in making the necessary payment arrangements, NOVA engages … Continued
