General NOVA News
The College Staff Forum Council has a mid-year opening for a classified staff member. To be eligible, you must be college staff (not campus staff). If you would like to be considered for this position, please email Kristy Balbuena, CSFC Chair, at kbalbuena@nvcc.edu by Friday, February 7. If there are multiple people interested, we will … Continued
Q: Can the public use our libraries? A: In short: yes. As a community college supported by the Commonwealth of Virginia, we are required to be accessible to the public. You can even get a community borrower card if you provide a valid, state-issued photo ID with current mailing address. Community patrons can borrow … Continued
During Fall semester 2019 the Annandale Campus Library developed the “Yarn Storm the Library” project. Yarn Storming (less aggressive than the common term “Yarn Bombing”), is a world-wide phenomenon where individuals and groups cover parts of buildings, benches, bridges, etc. with knitted yarn as a form of artistic or political expression. Their goal was to … Continued
Yesterday, Dr. Kress made her first official area public keynote appearance at the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 28th Regional Economic Outlook Forum. The conference is a key event attended each year by NOVA Workforce Development in an effort to remain aware of area trends impacting our region and opportunities to “hear from business leaders … Continued
Today and tomorrow (Jan 30-31), are the last two days to make your thoughts known regarding the current reorganization structure. As mentioned during Dr. Kress’ convocation speech, the goal is ensure everyone has an opportunity to exercise their thoughts and/or suggestions. Be sure to click here to find the survey asking several questions about both the past … Continued
Northern Virginia Community College and other educational institutions in the Virginia region are closely monitoring an outbreak of a respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus (termed “2019-nCoV”). It was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and continues to expand. As this is an evolving situation, we want to keep our students, fellow … Continued
In case you were not aware, NOVA has a robust Academic Advising Site on Canvas! All advisors are encouraged to enroll via this site to access resources which are regularly reviewed and kept up-to-date. A few resources are listed below: -NOVA Advising Training Courses (see details below) -Timely and relevant announcements on college policy and … Continued
All week until Friday, January 31, each NOVA Campus will have a Medicaid representative onsite to answer questions, assist with completing applications, and more. If you’re not sure if you qualify for Medicaid or you simply want to participate in a screening, visit the event on your campus. To register and reserve your time slot, … Continued
NOVA SySTEMic is hosting a Spring Regional STEM and CTE Career Exploration Fair at the Loudoun (LO) Campus for high school students, current NOVA students, teachers, and administrators. The event will include an overview of programs of study, student services, and enrollment at NOVA. We need representation from your department by sharing information about your … Continued
NOVA Workforce is proud to announce a series of new course offerings for spring 2020! New programs include agile for project management, cloud computing, and data analytics. A few fast facts about these rapidly growing fields: · Data analysis skills were requested in 19,000 job advertisements in northern Virginia in 2019. · Demand for data … Continued