General NOVA News
It is now time to order all Faculty/Staff Regalia for Commencement 2020. Please go to www.herffjones.com/faculty to place your regalia rental order. Please use the customer number and order number for the campus location you wish to pick up your regalia from. Regalia orders should be delivered to the bookstore during the week of May 4th. … Continued
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) has been named one of the top ten gold Military Friendly Schools in the large community college category. Continuing its mission to provide veterans, their spouses, and the military community with the finest choices for education opportunities, Military Friendly released the 2020-21 Military Friendly® Schools list on their website. Now … Continued
March 3 Women’s History Month Celebration. Come listen to notable faculty members and student leaders speak on their experiences in celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the declaration of Women’s History Month on March 3rd from 12pm-2pm. Faculty speakers include: Provost Hilbert, Dean of Students Dr. Fancher-Ruiz, and Dean of Communications Jenifer Rainey. Lunch will … Continued
African-American women have made irrefutable contributions to the world and we are thrilled to celebrate their efforts. On Wednesday, March 18th, Manassas Student Life is hosting an exhibit titled “A Tribute to the Contributions of African-American Women”. The exhibit profiles several dynamic Black women who have made significant contributions to society and includes original artifacts, … Continued
A big thank you to each of the faculty, staff and students who were intentional about developing robust programming to celebrate Black History Month during February. Now that March is upon us, please submit any events or special activities occurring on your campuses that students will participate in observance of Women’s History Month. The rich … Continued
As faculty and staff, by now you may have heard of the new Food For Fines program that Parking and NOVACard Services will be running the week of March 2nd through 6th. During the promotion, students will be able to bring select non-perishable items as payment for a citation. This is the first time the … Continued
Faculty and Staff, while we do not have any confirmed cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, we wanted to share the steps the college is taking across our campuses to assist in keeping you and our students healthy, and provide reminders of what you can do yourself. What can you do? The best ways to prevent the spread … Continued
Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Elections and Credentials Committee, we encourage you to participate in our college governance, officially known as the College Forum. The College Forum is composed of the Forum Councils, the College Senate, and the College committees. They represent teaching faculty, administrative faculty, professional faculty, classified staff, and students. We are … Continued
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) received recognition as a ‘Leader College of Distinction’ from the Achieving the Dream (ATD) national network. Each year ATD honors outstanding achievement of their network colleges through awards and recognition. Being designated as a Leader College of Distinction elevates NOVA’s status within the national network. Since joining ATD in 2007, … Continued
Last week, Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-10th) and Congressman Rob Wittman (R-1st) were given a guided tour of our Battleview Building-based FAB Lab by SySTEMic Program Director Josh Labrie. President Anne Kress, Provost Chad Knights, College Board Member Zuzana Steen and Government Affairs Director Dana Kauffman also joined-in to introduce the elected officials to the recently … Continued