As the demand for online education continues to grow, Northern Virginia Community College is committed to delivering the highest quality in both asynchronous and synchronous online learning. With increasingly complex guidelines from the Department of Education and a competitive higher education landscape, NOVA recognizes the need to advance its online education offerings to meet and … Continued
As Academic Affairs continues to support ISSC’s spring 2025 Honorlock + AI pilot, we are excited to share that the initiative is progressing smoothly. Both faculty and students are adapting well to this innovative proctoring tool, designed to uphold academic integrity and promote equitable assessments in online learning. While the pilot has been successful overall, … Continued
As the demand for online education continues to grow, Northern Virginia Community College is committed to delivering the highest quality in both asynchronous and synchronous online learning. With increasingly complex guidelines from the Department of Education and a competitive higher education landscape, NOVA recognizes the need to advance its online education offerings to meet and … Continued
President Anne M. Kress posted a piece on the President’s Forum on January 23, titled “Northern Virginia Community College: Expanding Opportunities in the Skilled Trades.” Her article outlines the critical importance of skilled trades and the initiatives NOVA is taking to grow capacity for these programs. “Our goal is two-fold,” Kress said in the piece, … Continued
The Daily Flyer and Nighthawk News are entering their second week on the new Axios HQ platform. While we are definitely in a learn-as-you-go mode, we think it is going fairly well, and we’re looking forward to learning more and fully utilizing all it has to offer. If you missed our January 16 contributors’ webinar, … Continued
Recently, NOVA faculty received a “faculty toolkit” on the All Access program from a fellow faculty member. The email indicated that Barnes & Noble College (BNC) “made” an additional $4.8M from students in fall 2024 over fall 2023. Why it matters: BNC clearly distinguishes between revenue and profit. BNC collects a fee from students who … Continued
For spring 2025, the hours for NOVA’s bookstores, bookstore cafes and Nighthawk Cafés (cafeterias) will be: January 21 thru January 31 Bookstores will be open Monday thru Thursday, 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday (January 24 and 31), 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday (January 25), 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Nighthawk Cafés (cafeterias) at … Continued
Members of the media may occasionally ask NOVA faculty or staff to speak on the record about NOVA decisions, policies, actions or other institutional matters. NOVA has published formal guidance that explains how to respond to such requests. Why it matters: NOVA’s media relations policy and procedures strive to ensure that media and the … Continued
One of the deliverables identified in the report out from the fall semester listening sessions was the creation of a new report we’re calling the Semester Look Back. This report analyzes the previous semester’s enrollment. The Office of Strategic Insights completed this new report, which we shared in The Daily Flyer last week. Please see … Continued
NOVA is pleased to announce that President Anne M. Kress and Cybersecurity Professor Kwabena Konadu were nominated as American Association of Community Colleges 2025 Awards of Excellence finalists—Kress in the categories of “Advancing Institutional Equity and Belonging” and “Student Success,” and Konadu as “Faculty Member of the Year.” Winners will be announced at the Awards … Continued
